Displaying items 37-48 of 681
» View courant.com items only
< Previous
•
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-57
•
Next >
-
Community Blue spat aired before House panel
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewWhen Marie Acquafondata retired in November after 40 years at UPMC Shadyside and switched to her husband's Community Blue health plan through Highmark Inc., she was surprised when UPMC later told her it wouldn't accept her insurance. She had breast...Tags: Oncology, Medical Specialization, Pittsburgh, Breast Cancer
-
Clay County medically underserved, health care authorities say
The Florida Times-UnionClay County has a shortage of doctors and is medically underserved with a limited safety net system for the poor and uninsured, health care authorities say. Baptist Clay Medical Campus opens Wednesday on Fleming Island, while St. Vincent's Medical...Tags: Private Health Care, Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), Hospitals and Clinics, Diabetes, General Practitioners
-
Employers, insurance companies prepare for health reform exchange
The Wisconsin State JournalSoaring health insurance costs drove the Epilepsy Foundation of Wisconsin to make a big change 10 years ago: It moved to a smaller office with cheaper rent. Now, executive director Art Taggart hopes federal health reform will bring more relief. He's not...Tags: Marketing, Consumers, Rentals, Health Insurance Cost, Employment
-
READER SUBMITTED: Connecticut Health Council to Host 'The Politics of Health Policy' with Scott Rasmussen
HartfordThe Connecticut Health Council, an association of health sector leaders who work together to promote Connecticut as a premier center for the development of businesses, initiatives, and technology that improve health care and wellness both nationally and...Tags: Sales, Health Care Reform (2009), Environmental Issues, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Healthcare Industry
-
Area family contends with crippling medical bills
The Record-Eagle, Traverse City, Mich.Two years ago, Bruce Gokey went to Munson Medical Center's emergency room for treatment of flesh-eating bacteria and suffered a massive heart attack while hospitalized, his sister Ruth Schaub said. In January, Gokey's health skidded again. He...Tags: Oxygen (tv network), Hospitals and Clinics, Medicaid, Rick Snyder, Diabetes
-
Baptist, Aetna teem up to provide collaborative health care in Memphis area
Commercial AppealBaptist Memorial Health Care unveiled a plan Friday to partner doctors and hospitals on data-driven teams to push down health costs for employers with up to 3,000 workers. Baptist's new health care model is part of an agreement announced Friday by...Tags: Insurance, Medical Procedures and Tests, Health Insurance Cost, Hospitals and Clinics, Employment
-
Aid cuts force Syrian refugees to pay for health care
The Lebanon Daily StarSyrian refugees in Lebanon now have to pay for basic health care due to deep budget shortfalls, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees announced Friday, as the country's refugee population continues to climb. UNHCR cuts require refugees to...Tags: Refugee, United Nations, Health Insurance Cost, Medical Procedures and Tests, Skin Conditions
-
Latin America threatened by mounting cancer epidemic- study
Reuters* Healthcare access lagging, treatment costs rising * Both structural, short-term reforms needed By Asher Levine SAO PAULO, April 26 (Reuters) - Latin America's growing prosperity is fueling a cancer epidemic that threatens to overwhelm the region...Tags: Medical Research, Science and Technology, Harvard Medical School, Brazil, Oncology
-
CareFirst proposes 25 percent rate increase under health care reform
Blaming the cost to implement health care reform, the state's largest health insurer has proposed eye-popping rate increases to state regulators for individuals and small businesses. CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield wants to raise rates an average of 25...
Tags: Phil McGraw, FTI Consulting Inc., Judges, Senior Health, Insurance
-
State's health workers deserve protection from violence
Workplace violence is a serious occupational hazard in hospitals and other health care facilities, a fact that has escaped an unsuspecting public. Nationally, nursing assistants employed by nursing homes have the highest incidence of workplace assault...Tags: Culture, Crime, Law and Justice, Social Sciences, Long Term Care, Hospitals and Clinics
-
Hofstra opens Gitenstein Institute for Health Law
Newsday"Justice" and "health care" are terms seldom heard together. But ensuring quality health care for everyone is the goal of the new Gitenstein Institute for Health Law and Policy at Hofstra University's law school in Hempstead. "We see health care and...Tags: Students, Colleges and Universities, Crime, Law and Justice, Nassau University Medical Center, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
-
Scott at odds with House, Senate
Gov. Rick Scott sent a message Tuesday to House Speaker Will Weatherford and Senate President Don Gaetz that his priorities need to get more attention. “I’m sure that the speaker of the house and the senate president would like to have a...Tags: Joe Negron, Executive Branch, Politics, Government, Don Gaetz
Apr 30, 2013
|Story| McClatchy-Tribune
Apr 29, 2013
|Story| McClatchy-Tribune
Apr 29, 2013
|Story| McClatchy-Tribune
Apr 28, 2013
|Story| Hartford Courant
Apr 28, 2013
|Story| McClatchy-Tribune
Apr 27, 2013
|Story| McClatchy-Tribune
Apr 27, 2013
|Story| McClatchy-Tribune
Apr 26, 2013
|Story| Reuters
Apr 24, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Apr 25, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Apr 25, 2013
|Story| McClatchy-Tribune
Apr 23, 2013
| Orlando Sentinel
Original site for Healthcare Policies topic gallery.
