11/29/2008 News For: Care Plus Health PlansVeterans' health care center changes name: Center makes progress toward expanding The newly named Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks previously known as the Fayetteville Veterans Affairs Medical Center is inching its way towards breaking ground on a 144,000-square-foot addition. Northwest Arkansas Times State Considers Health Insurance for Students Some state officials are trying to decide whether all college students should be required to have health insurance. About18 percent of Utah residents between 18 and 34 are uninsured, the highest rate in the state, according to a 2008 Utah Healthcare Access Survey. John T. Nielsen, Gov. Jon Huntsman's adviser on health care, said plans for a low-cost health insurance plan for students could be ... State rates health care plans, medical providers California's annual Health Care Quality Report Card, which rates health care plans, medical groups and providers, is now available online. The report is intended to help families and individuals make more informed decisions about health care. It can be viewed at In addition to providing overall ratings for HMOs, PPOs and other health plans, the report offers a breakdown of how well each insurer ... Medicare?s Too Costly Private Plans Congress must remove unjustified subsidies to inefficient private health insurance plans that have added to the cost and complexity of the Medicare program. Health-care unit to cut 1,600 jobs Royal Philips Electronics NV said yesterday it plans to cut 1,600 jobs at its health-care division in response to a global economic slowdown. Spokesperson Joon Knapen said the cuts fall mostly in the U.S., Germany and Netherlands, where its medical imaging operations are largest. Up, up and away: Health care premiums rising It's that time of year again. Time to find out how much your health insurance premiums will rise. Not if they're rising, but rather how much more you and your employer will pay next year, because at this point, some increase is almost a given. "If we were back in the Roman days I would have been killed years ago because they always sacrificed the messenger," joked Jim Elrod, president of the ... World Medical Association supports mercury phase-out in health care Manila - Health Care Without Harm HCWH-Southeast Asia commends the World Medical Association WMA for unanimously passing a resolution calling for the phase-out of mercury in health care and urges health professional organizations in the Southeast Asian region to follow suit. Philips to cut 1,600 jobs at health care division Royal Philips Electronics NV said Tuesday it plans to cut 1,600 jobs at its health care division in response to a global economic slowdown. Spokesman Joon Knapen said the cuts fall mostly in the U.S., Germany and Netherlands, where its medical imaging... Philips to cut 1,600 jobs at health care division Royal Philips Electronics NV said Tuesday it plans to cut 1,600 jobs at its health care division in response to a global economic slowdown. Spokesman Joon Knapen said the cuts fall mostly in the U.S., Germany and Netherlands, where its medical imaging operations are largest. The company will try to avoid forced layoffs but some were likely anyway, Knapen said. The jobs represent 5 percent ... Trinity opens new care units STEUBENVILLE — Officials at Trinity Health System announced the opening of two new patient care units at Trinity Medical Center West. Located on the second and third floors of the new tower building, the unit boasts a new patient care delivery system. |




