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High-deductible health insurance (search) plans heavily touted by President George W. Bush could wind up damaging access to medical care and increasing the likelihood of high medical bills for lower-income policy holders, according to data released by the Commonwealth Fund (search) Thursday. Meanwhile, one expert warns that wider use of …

NEW YORK – Regional supermarket chain Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. (GAP) on Friday reported a wider-than-expected quarterly loss as it pushed ahead with a reorganization and called its near-term outlook “conservative.” Its loss swelled to $75.3 million, or $1.96 a share, in its fiscal third quarter ended Dec. …

In the bowels of a small New York theater in a seedy section of town, Kathie Lee Gifford (search) is being a little naughty. “So I’m having a little vino,” she says sweetly. “So sue me.” OK, OK. Take it easy, Mrs. Gifford. The wine, it’s soon clear, functions in …