| Search 1) News For: Cinergy health Health r Health insurer reenters R.I. market Tufts Health Plan, a Massachusetts-based health insurer, announced yesterday that it is returning to Rhode Island to challenge the two insurers dominating the market. Health insurer reenters R.I. market Tufts Health Plan, which left the state in 1999 following a price war, has gained approval to begin offering medical insurance to Rhode Island residents. Bi-Partisan Burgess Health Care Bills Headed To House Floor, USA Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. R-TX announced that two bi-partisan bills he helped write to improve health care passed out of committee and now head to the House floor. Votes are expected by the full House of Representatives in the next few weeks. The first bill, the Physician Workforce and Graduate Medical Education Enhancement Act H.R. AMA Launches New Health Care Ad Blitz The American Medical Association unveiled new print and television ads Thursday, promoting health-care coverage for the country’s 46 million uninsured. In a press conference at the Capitol, AMA president Nancy Nielsen thanked Sens. Ron Wyden D-Ore. and Bob Bennett R-Utah and Rep. Michael Burgess R-Texas for tackling the issue in a bi-partisan fashion. The two new AMA television ads are ... Health Highlights: Sept. 19, 2008 Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: Providence Health to drop lawsuit against Empire Providence Health Care will drop its lawsuit against Empire Health Services involving some shared operations amid worries that the litigation could stop the sale of Deaconess Medical Center to a for-profit company. Ike creating public health disaster HOUSTON, Sept. 19 UPI -- Medical officials in Texas treating patients for Hurricane Ike-related maladies or other ailments say the storm also created a near health disaster. America's Health Care at Risk: Guaranteeing Patient Access to Specialty Care The nation's most influential voices in health care are in Florida to tackle one of the most critical issues facing Americans -- finding a cure for the nation's ailing health care system. James R. Bean, MD, president of the AANS, is among the distinguished speakers presenting today. He will speak about medical liability and Medicare -- two crucial issues affecting patient access to care. Health Insurers Are Not AIG Health insurers get hammered this week. Man Alive! Conference Tackles Men's Health, UK The Ulster Cancer Foundation UCF and BT have hosted the first Man Alive! Conference, to address the subject of men's health in the workplace. The conference was the focal point of the Man Alive campaign, launched by the charity in partnership with BT to inform men about cancer, encourage them to make positive changes to their lifestyle and empower them to take control of their health. |


