10/13/2008 News For: Low Cost Health Care Care FirstLooking for Free or Low-cost Health Insurance? - It's no secret that accessing health care is a challenge for the 47 million Americans who are uninsured. Lack of health insurance forces many Americans to choose the health care they receive based on what they can afford, not what they actually need. Q.A on health care with U.S. Senate candidates Question: What should Congress do to increase the availability of health insurance coverage to the uninsured? Should government take a larger role in providing health coverage, should it be left to the private sector, or a combination? Sen. Mitch McConnell: "There are a number of common-sense steps Congress should take to lower health care costs and improve access to health insurance for ... Work begins on first hi-tech health-care park HCM CITY ? The nation?s first integrated hi-tech health-care park covering 37.5 ha will include teaching hospitals, research centres, medical institutes and other community facilities, its developer says. Bakken gives health care in Hawaii a strong pulse In retirement on the Big Island of Hawaii, a Minnesota medical engineering legend is experimenting with health care. Legislative inaction leaves Pa. health care group's future in question Left unsettled when the state Senate adjourned this week was the future of the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council, the independent watchdog agency that tracks the cost and quality of medical care offered by the state's hospitals and paid for by its insurers. Pa. health-care battle shows states struggle alone When Gov. Ed Rendell first proposed an ambitious plan to expand subsidized health insurance to uninsured Pennsylvania adults, he wanted the state to step into a void left by the federal government's failure to act. Heart Disease, Stroke Treatment Efficiency Measures Must Consider Quality Of Care, Cost, Groups Say Measures used to determine the efficiency of medical tests and procedures for heart disease and stroke must consider quality of care in addition to cost to determine the value of the services, according to a joint policy statement released recently by the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology, CQ HealthBeat reports. Hemet, Menifee Valley health care workers call one-day walkout Monday Health care workers at hospitals in Hemet and Menifee Valley will stage a one-day strike starting at 6 a.m. Monday to protest actions by the public hospital district that runs the facilities, according to a news release from SEIU United Healthcare Workers-West. Health care reform remains in limbo Rendell's fight for coverage of more uninsured adults yet to allay legislators' fear: how to pay for it. When Gov. Ed Rendell first proposed an ambitious plan to expand subsidized health insurance to uninsured Pennsylvania adults, he wanted the state to step into a void left by the federal government's failure to act. Will the lack of doctor and nurses affect the quality of health care in Czech hospitals? The Czech Doctors? Association is ringing the alarm. It says that Czech hospitals may not be able to guarantee the current quality of health care for much longer due to a lack of doctors and nurses. More and more Czech doctors are accepting job offers from medical institutions in Western Europe, particularly Germany and Austria, where they claim to have better facilities, higher salaries and ... |

