10/12/2008 News For: Care Source Health Insurance OhioLooking 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. 3 charged with health care fraud Federal prosecutors announced health care fraud charges Thursday against a Miami Beach chiropractor and two Broward County residents accused of defrauding insurance firms out of $3 million in payments for unnecessary medical services. Inmate health-care issues make budgeting difficult Lauderdale County Sheriff Ronnie Willis quickly acknowledges that budgeting for inmate health care is a hit-or-miss process."You don't ever know from year to year what to expect," the sheriff said.Law enforcement and the courts never know what medical issues might surface in a criminal suspect or defendant once they're placed in jail. Forum at TMH tackles health-care issues With the goal of airing and tackling child health-care issues, more than 25 members of the North Florida medical community gathered at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital on Friday for the North Florida Children's Health Forum. Health care coverage in state dropping, report says Nearly half of all North Carolina children are not covered by health insurance. And more children statewide are expected to become uninsured in this economic downturn. That bleak assessment was part of a national report delivered Thursday afternoon by the non-profit group, Economic Policy Institute, which is based in Washington, D.C. The report ... Senators Propose Health Insurance Disclosure Bill A group of bipartisan senators proposed legislation Tuesday that would compel employers to tell employees what their health insurance costs -- a step, the senators said, toward getting a handle on the spiraling cost of medical care. Employers Look To Raise Out-Of-Pocket Costs For Employee Health Plans, Rather Than Increase Premiums With the open enrollment period for health insurance beginning and employee wages remaining static, many employers are hesitant to significantly increase health care premiums and instead are opting to increase the amount employees pay for out-of-pocket items such as deductibles and copayments, the Wall Street Journal reports. State's health insurance enrollees up 9% HONOLULU - The number of Hawaii residents receiving free health insurance from the state rose 9.1% in the past two months. State officials say the number could climb further as the economy deteriorates. 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 ... Some health insurance abbreviations FSA: Flexible spending account; pre-tax fund for medical expenses. HSA: Health savings account; tax-free fund, accompanied by a high-deductible health plan, generally set up through employee contributions otherwise paid as monthly premiums. HMO: Health maintenance organization; health plans in which people see network providers through a primary care physician. POS: Point of service plan; more ... |


