12/26/2008 News For: Aetna Health Insurance North CarolinaAetna Signs Agreement with BayCare Health System Aetna NYSE: AET and BayCare Health System announced today that they have reached agreement on a new multi-year contract that ensures continuation ... Sharia-compliant health insurance plan launched in UAE Dubai: Dubai Islamic Insurance and Reinsurance Company AMAN has launched a health insurance scheme in the UAE. The new plan will offer comprehensive products that are consistent with the Sharia rules and are based on Islamic Takaful principles. A Less Healthy Health Insurance Sector The U.S. economy is in a recession, and the health insurance industry has not proved immune to what ails the nation. With joblessness on the rise, volatile financial markets, and consumer income either flat or falling by most measures, Standard & Poor's Ratings Services on Nov. 3 revised the outlook on the managed care industry to negative from stable. The impact of the deteriorating economy, ... Kitty DeGree Breast Health Center Receives Designation for Excellence Monroe, La.- St. Francis Medical Center is very proud to announce that the Kitty DeGree Breast Health Center has been designated a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by the American College of Radiology ACR. The Kitty DeGree Breast Health Center is the only center in North Louisiana and the second one in the state to have earned this honor. North Metro?s fate affects air base Jacksonville Mayor Tommy Swaim apparently threw a ?Hail Mary? pass recently in hopes of scoring a lease agreement with Allegiance Health Management Inc. with an option for it to buy financially strapped North Metro Medical Center. Nigeria: Oshotimehin Promises Community Health Insurance Abuja ? The new Minister of Health, Prof Babatunde Oshotimehin, has pledged to make community health Insurance as one of the core areas of his administration. Effort under way to help with kids' insurance A local organization is trying to ensure that Del Norte County children will not be without health insurance due to the state budget shortfall. Bush expands reach of health clinics Although the number of uninsured and the cost of coverage have ballooned under his watch, President George W. Bush leaves office with a health-care legacy in bricks and mortar: He has doubled federal financing for community health centers, enabling the creation or expansion of 1,297 clinics in medically underserved areas. 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. Unemployed Find Affordable Health Insurance Online Jobs provide many workers with health insurance. But what if you're laid off? How can you still get health insurance without breaking the bank. |




