12/25/2008 News For: AARP Medical Health InsuranceYoung Israel to host health insurance seminar BROOKLINE ? On Sunday Jan. 11, Young Israel will host Universal Health Insurance: Current Realities and Future Possibilities. Young Israel is at 62 Green St., near Coolidge Corner. Target audience: those concerned with their health insurance; and those interested in state and national health reform, and Jewish perspectives on universal health insurance. Study finds more Vermonters with health insurance MONTPELIER -- A recent state survey says the number of Vermonters without health insurance is continuing to go down. ... Health Highlights: Dec. 24, 2008 Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: Breast health center a success Published: Thursday, December 25, 2008 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at 6:15 p.m. Spartanburg Regional Medical Center's Bearden-Josey Center for Breast Health opened a little more than three months ago, and it has already exceeded expectations. Massachusetts Health Officials Approve Guidelines For Subsidized Health Plans That Are Intended To Drive Down Costs The Massachusetts Health Insurance Connector Authority Board on Saturday approved guidelines for contracts with managed care companies that include incentives for cutting costs and patient-protection provisions, the Boston Globe reports. The guidelines will apply to state-subsidized Commonwealth Care health plans, which cover 162,000 residents whose incomes are too high to qualify for Medicaid. Pocono Medical Center names CEO EAST STROUDSBURG ? Chairman of the Board of Directors for PHS/PMC, Dr. Darell Covington announced last week that Kathleen E. Kuck has been named president and chief executive officer of Pocono Health System/Pocono Medical Center. Kuck has been serving as interim president and CEO of Pocono Health System/Pocono Medical Center since January 2008. Insurers ask for stricter laws on hospital medical testing VietNamNet Bridge ? Excessive health care claims are straining insurers, who are now calling for stricter laws, said Hoang Kien Thiet, director of the Viet Nam Social Insurance's Voluntary Health Insurance Department. Sainsbury's Travel Insurance Offers Award Winning Cover Sainsbury's Travel Insurance is urging winter holidaymakers to make sure that before they hit the slopes, they have their European Health Insurance Cards EHIC and comprehensive travel insurance. PRWeb Dec 24, 2008 Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/12/prweb1784804.htm State Supreme Court dubs local animal clinic a 'medical' use The Connecticut Supreme Court voted last Monday to allow a New Canaan veterinary clinic a special permit by the town to continue operating in a business zone which allows medical and dental or ?health-oriented? services. Health care switch saves $400K Recently, the town switched health insurance carriers to produce a one-time savings of $114,000. |



