12/25/2008 News For: Low Cost Health Pregnant Ca CaliforniaLow-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 ... 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. 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. 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. Health Highlights: Dec. 24, 2008 Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: 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. 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. Michigan chooses prison health firm, angering critics LANSING - 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. Prison Health Services Inc. was notified earlier this month that... |




