12/25/2008 News For: Low Cost Family Health West VirginiaLow-cost clinic's financial health needs a booster shot Staff ?members at the Community Health Centers of Pinellas see evidence of the bad economy on a daily basis. More people are coming in who have lost their jobs and their health insurance. Kaiser donates $50,000 to Health Express for transportation to doctor appointments Kaiser Permanente recently donated $50,000 to Auburn-based Health Express to expand its free and low-cost transportation services for patients who don't have access to reliable and affordable transportation to and from their medical appointments. A project of the nonprofit Placer Collaborative Network and Seniors First, the Health Express program was launched late last year to serve western ... Low risk to public health from Southdown fire Auckland Medical Officer of Health, Dr Denise Barnfather, says the risks to the public remain very low from the fire at the Southdown freezing works site. Mich. chooses prison health company, angers foes LANSING, Mich. ? Michigan is hiring a new company to treat state prisoners with medical problems after investigators criticized the existing health provider for low productivity and not having enough doctors. Pennsylvania gov's top health care aide to leave HARRISBURG ? The director of Gov. Ed Rendell's efforts to expand health insurance to low-income children and adults, help doctors pay their malpractice bills and modernize Pennsylvania's health care system is stepping down. At Least 35 Fatal Staph Infection Cases in Virginia Over Last Year There were 1,380 invasive cases of MRSA in the first year Virginia began tracking the staph infection, and at least 35 people died.Gov. Timothy M. Kaine ordered medical labs across the state to report the more serious cases of MRSA, or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, to the state Health Department last year. There really is affordable health care Dear Savvy Senior: Where can a person turn to for low-cost medical, dental and eye care? I?m 62 years old, recently uninsured and living on a tight budget. ? Can?t Wait for Medicare DOL Releases Updated FMLA Poster; mystateposters.com Offers Low-Cost, Eco-Friendly Compliance On December 18, 2008, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a new Family and Medical Leave Act poster required to be posted by employers covered by the FMLA. This includes all public sector employers, and private sector employers with 50 or more employees. NIH Study Examines How Breastfeeding Impacts The Cost Of Health Care For Very Low Birth Weight Infants The National Institutes of Health NIH has awarded nearly $3 million to support Rush University Medical Center's study analyzing how human breast milk impacts the health outcomes and health care cost savings for very low birth weight infants - babies less than 1500 grams. A family's faith helps them find the best gift of all No matter what's under the tree this year, the Lees have the most precious gifts they could ask for. They're at home, together, in Dandridge this year. And 5-year-old Kara Lee is in better health than she's been in a long time. That's in part because Kara got a priceless gift earlier this year, from her identical twin sister, Lauren: cancer-free bone marrow. |




