11/29/2008 News For: Care Source Insurance OhioOhio Senior Health Insurance Information Program to host Medicare Check-up Day Dec. 14 The Ohio Senior Health Insurance Information Program will host Medicare Check-up Day 2008 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 15 at Lakewood Public Library Main Branch, 15425 Detroit Ave. Representatives will provide information on recent Medicare changes, explain the... 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 ... Ohio gains 516 yards in win over Miami (Ohio) OXFORD, Ohio -- Boo Jackson passed for three touchdowns and Chris Garrett ran for two as Ohio beat Miami Ohio 41-26 on Friday, piling up 516 yards of total offense. Braintree seems increasingly unlikely to join state health insurance plan Braintree’s chance to join a state health insurance plan may finally be dead. The police union’s president, leading a group of several unions, said the town’s offer fell far short. But the mayor said Wednesday that he remains optimistic an agreement can be reached. Childrens health insurance priority for state WASHINGTON Wisconsin has the nations fourth-lowest rate of uninsured children, but the director of a health advocacy group said the state could cover more kids if Congress expands the State Childrens Health Insurance Program, or SCHIP. Gene flap delays babies' epilepsy care Australian infants with a severe form of epilepsy risk having their diagnoses delayed because of a company's patent on a key gene, a hospital official says.It is the first reported evidence that private property rights over human DNA are adversely affecting medical care, the Sydney Morning Herald said.Dr. Deepak Gill, head of neurology at the Children's Hospital at Westmead, said if he could ... Preferred Care Rates to Rise 13-15% Health insurance rate hikes are arriving just in time for the holidays. A day after Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield announced its rate increases, Preferred Care delivered double-digit premium increases. Obama to Broaden Role of Genetics in Medical Care WASHINGTON -- For years, scientists have held out hope that the rapidly evolving field of genetics could transform medical diagnosis and treatment, moving beyond a trial-and-error approach as old as the Hippocratic Oath. Report: Nearly all Hawaii children have insurance HONOLULU _ Hawaii is one of the top states in the nation when it comes to children covered by health insurance. That's according to a new study by a national organization for health care consumers called Families USA. Hair care for cancer To show their support for cancer patients, the students received crazy haircuts, with one student opting to be shaved completely bald, another having the Superman logo carved into his hair and one girl having more than a foot of her long black hair cut off. Photo caption: Northwood Middle School teacher Todd Roberts cuts Quan Tran’s hair for annual Aunt Elena’s Hair Care Challenge. Tran ... |




