12/25/2008 News For: Cigna Health Care JobsNewspapers Examine Health Care Issues Prompted By Current Economic Recession Two newspapers recently published articles that examined the health care issues faced by many individuals as a result of the current economic recession. Summaries appear below.Raleigh News & Observer: The News & Observer on Monday examined the problems with medical costs that many individuals face amid the current economic recession. Gerald McEntee: Health Care Reform Needs a Public Option If we fail to insist on a public health insurance option as part of any health care reform legislation enacted in Congress, we won't have the kind of change that America voted for in November. 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. 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. Early Glance: Managed Care companies NEW YORK Shares of some top managed care companies are down at 10 a.m.: Aetna fell $.10 or .4 percent, to $26.09. CIGNA fell $.29 or 1.9 percent, to $15.22. Growing numbers of uninsured strain health care providers With the announcements of thousands of layoffs around Charleston has come the loss of health insurance, compounding an already multilayered problem in the health care industry. Obama's Health Care Meeting in Tallahassee Local medical physicians and residents discussed what changes they would like to see in the national health care system. Health care switch saves $400K Recently, the town switched health insurance carriers to produce a one-time savings of $114,000. Doctors offer free care for needy CEDAR RAPIDS and#8212; Good news for Linn County residents who could use some and#8212; the uninsured.Eleven doctors have enrolled in Linn County Public Access, a new program for the county that matches low-income adults without health insurance with doctors willing to donate their services.Patients who qualify can see doctors for free.Linn County modeled its program on Project Access in ... Health fair draws crowd at Riverwalk Loma Linda University Health Care and Turner Development Corp. attracted more than 700 people to a recent health fair at the Medical Park at Riverwalk in Riverside. |




