Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
In an editorial about U.S. automakers' "woes" in competing with foreign automakers, the New York Times writes that problems with health care costs for General Motors, Ford Motor and Chrysler Group "underscore the need for a government-backed system of universal health care." According to the editorial, GM last week offered ...
Posted in Health Insurance | No Comments »
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
Springer is launching the International Journal of Emergency Medicine, a new quarterly publication which will focus on the various clinical advancements and research developments from around the world in emergency medicine. For the first two years, the journal will be available free of charge exclusively on Springer's online information platform ...
Posted in Public Health | No Comments »
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
UNISON, the UK's largest public sector union, is calling on NHS Employers to banish the agony of needlestick injuries (NSI) for good, by making safer needles compulsory across the health service. The call comes in the wake of the tragic death of gifted nurse, Juliet Young, who contracted HIV from ...
Posted in Nursing | No Comments »
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
Among women, breast cancer is the most common cause of cancer death. Each year nearly 180,000 women in the United States are diagnosed with breast cancer. More than 40,000 a year die from this disease*. These facts stress the importance of a quality-ensured early detection of breast cancer as well ...
Posted in Breast Cancer | No Comments »
Monday, February 18th, 2008
The Senate on Thursday by voice vote approved an amendment to the Indian Health Care Improvement Act reauthorization bill (S 1200) that would prevent implementation of a new Medicaid rule, CQ Today reports (Wayne, CQ Today, 2/14). The reauthorization legislation would increase the number of American Indians in health care ...
Posted in Public Health | No Comments »
Monday, February 18th, 2008
Summaries of health care reform developments in Colorado and New Mexico appear below.
* Colorado: Gov. Bill Ritter (D) on Wednesday announced a series of health care proposals that would expand coverage to an additional 200,000 uninsured state residents, the AP/Denver Post reports (Paulson, AP/Denver Post, 2/13). ...
Posted in Health Insurance | No Comments »
Monday, February 18th, 2008
A health care plan that combines the best elements of the current employer-based system and the Medicare model would create big savings, offer more choices and guarantee affordable coverage to all U.S. residents, according to a new cost and coverage analysis of the plan by the Lewin Group, a nationally ...
Posted in Medicare | No Comments »
Monday, February 18th, 2008
Delta Dental of Missouri (Delta Dental), the largest dental benefits provider in Missouri, announced the introduction of its new MAXAdvantageSM benefit option that effectively extends the amount of treatment covered under the plan year maximum benefit amount (the dollar value limit of coverage for each member for each benefit year). ...
Posted in Dentistry | No Comments »
Monday, February 18th, 2008
As part of its ongoing effort to raise the quality of health care in Massachusetts, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA) announced a change to the current incentive plan for hospitals. The announcement, made at an event hosted by the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative and The New England Health Care ...
Posted in Public Health | No Comments »
