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County Commission Cancels Long Term Health Insurance Due to rising operation costs the Houston County Commission voted Monday to cancel the long term health insurance used by the county’s employees. Primary Health expects higher earnings Medical centres and diagnostics operator Primary Health Care Ltd says it has a strong long-term outlook and anticipates higher earnings in the current financial year. Health care stocks performing well Health care stocks, which have been plagued by a variety of ailments in recent years, are emerging as one of the stock market's few bright spots. Over the past three months, health care companies in the Standard & Poor's 500 are up 4.4 percent on average,... Health care execs with power recognized Two local health care executives ranked among the country’s “100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare,” according to Modern Healthcare magazine. Experts agree: Fixing health care will be expensive Sixteen health care experts from around the country shared their thoughts about how the next president could reform the system Monday morning during an event that coincides with the Democratic National Convention. Health Care on the Mississippi, Part IV This is the fourth in a series examining how the candidates’ health care proposals will affect ordinary people who live in the river town of Helena-West Helena, Arkansas, and how the press could cover that angle. Hawaii health care faces rising costs, few answers Health care in Hawaii is facing a crunch, with rising costs and fixed reimbursements from medical care plans, and answers are not coming easily for the hospitals or for the state. DNC's health-care statistics check out The claim: "We spend more on health care than any other country, but we're ranked 47th in life expectancy and 43rd in child mortality." Specter talks about energy, health care at Chambersburg town meeting CHAMBERSBURG, PA. Questions about the energy crisis and health care came up several times Monday during an open house town meeting hosted by U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter. Study: Long-Term Use of Incense Raises Cancer Risk Long-term exposure to burning incense raises the risk for developing upper respiratory tract cancers, a study finds. Uninsured Get Less Health Care Than Insured MONDAY, Aug. 25 HealthDay News -- Uninsured Americans will spend $30 billion out of pocket for health care, and receive $56 billion in uncompensated care in 2008, new research... Final Glance: Health Care Equipment companies Shares of some top health care equipment companies were down at the close of trading: Baxter fell $2.34 or 3.3 percent, to $68.15. New kind of day care to the rescue Service caters to kids with medical needs so parents can work. When children have major long-term medical problems, their families struggle with more than just health. MPP unmoved by latest long-term care funding announcement Nickel Belt MPP France Gelinas did the math on an Ontario government announcement about providing $23.3 million to hire 873 personal support workers in long-term care homes. It may sound good, but Gelinas says the "budget re-announcement" will only amount to two extra minutes of hands-on care per [...] Long-term care homes to share extra $240,018 Sault Ste. Marie will receive $240,018 for additional hours of care at five area long-term care homes, the city's MPP announced Tuesday. The money will provide 17,623 additional hours of care, David Orazietti said. "This investment in personal support workers will provide more bedside care to residents [...] Tobacco control programs reduce health-care costs Tobacco control programs not only reduce smoking, but reduce personal health care costs as well, says new research published in PLoS Medicine by Stanton Glantz and colleagues at the University of California San Francisco. Eastern Health shifts patients from hospital beds to care homes Newfoundland and Labrador's largest health authority is considering a six-month pilot program to move hospital patients to personal-care homes to alleviate the high demand for hospital beds. Some Wisconsin Democrats retreating from health-care reform plan When Senate Democrats unsuccessfully pushed a plan to give health coverage to every person in the state last year, they all voted for it together. But though health-care reform remains a top issue for Democrats on the campaign trail, incumbent and first-time candidates are no longer united in embracing the $15 billion plan, and some are backing away from it. "The issue is money and right now, ... County cuts back on health care for retirees The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors unanimously agreed to cut back on health-care benefits for retirees and non-union workers after more than three hours of discussion during its meeting Tuesday. Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights Developments Related To Health Care Issues In New Hampshire U.S. Senate ... Summaries of developments related to health care issues in the New Hampshire U.S. Senate race between former Gov. Jeanne Shaheen D and incumbent Sen. John Sununu R appear below. Health unit issued early warning The local health unit warned long-term care facilities about the Maple Leaf meat recall five days before the province warned the public about a nationwide outbreak of a dangerous bacterial infection. Peterborough County-City Health Unit health protection manager Edwina Gracias told The Examiner yesterday the health unit issued [...] |