12/25/2008 News For: Low Cost Family Health care CoveragePennsylvania 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. 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. Newspapers Examine Health Care Issues Prompted By Current Economic Recession Two newspapers recently published articles that examined the health care issues faced by many individuals as a result of the current economic recession. Summaries appear below.Raleigh News & Observer: The News & Observer on Monday examined the problems with medical costs that many individuals face amid the current economic recession. Gerald McEntee: Health Care Reform Needs a Public Option If we fail to insist on a public health insurance option as part of any health care reform legislation enacted in Congress, we won't have the kind of change that America voted for in November. Pa. 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 and modernize Pennsylvania's health care system is stepping down. Low-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. 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 County to pay nearly $100,000 for inmate health IRON MOUNTAIN - The Dickinson County Board of Commissioners voted to accept a proposal from Health Professionals, Ltd. HPL of Peoria, Ill. to provide inmate health care services at the county jail for an annual cost of $99,386.28. Health care for jail inmates is mandated by state law and can include prescription drug coverage, medical supplies, laboratory and radiology testing, and visits from Michigan's choice for prison health care panned by foes Michigan is hiring a new company to treat prisoners with medical problems after investigators criticized the existing health provider for low productivity and not having enough doctors. CUNA Mutual ends health benefit for retirees The recession has claimed more victims, this time 1,000 retirees of CUNA Mutual. The Madison-based insurance company will stop paying a subsidy to retirees who have medical coverage through the company's benefits program, but will allow the retirees to continue coverage at the retirees' option, with the retirees paying for the cost. The transition to the retirees paying for their health care ... |




