12/25/2008 News For: Cinergy Health Health InformationBreast health center a success Published: Thursday, December 25, 2008 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at 6:15 p.m. Spartanburg Regional Medical Center's Bearden-Josey Center for Breast Health opened a little more than three months ago, and it has already exceeded expectations. Health Digest: Free testing offered at health fair Feb. 5 More than $400 in medical testing services will be available free to the Longview community at the "Get it Together" health fair from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 5 at the Solheim Arena on the LeTourneau University campus, 2100 Mobberly Ave. Health Highlights: Dec. 24, 2008 Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: Aetna Signs Agreement with BayCare Health System Aetna NYSE: AET and BayCare Health System announced today that they have reached agreement on a new multi-year contract that ensures continuation ... Health insurance waiting list a record State says 145,800 have no coverage, an all-time high. The number of Pennsylvania adults on a waiting list for state-subsidized health insurance has reached an all-time high, a state Insurance Department spokeswoman said this week. UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News Orbital, SpaceX to resupply space station ... Boosting blood flow may fight Alzheimer's ... Cancer enzymes found in zebrafish study ...Older people at risk from mixing drugs ... Health/Science news from UPI. Angola: Eleven Health Units Built in Kwanza Norte Province Ndalatando ? Eleven new health units, including a maternity hospital, were built and rehabilitated during the year 2008, in the northern Kwanza Norte province, in the light of local action of increasing the supply of basic health and medical assistance services to the population. Aetna, BayCare Health System sign agreement to continue services in Tampa Bay Aetna, a US-based provider of health insurance products and related services, and BayCare Health System have reached an agreement on a new multi-year contract that ensures continuation of their long-term relationship in the Tampa Bay area. The new contract takes effect on January 1, 2009. Massachusetts Health Officials Approve Guidelines For Subsidized Health Plans That Are Intended To Drive Down Costs The Massachusetts Health Insurance Connector Authority Board on Saturday approved guidelines for contracts with managed care companies that include incentives for cutting costs and patient-protection provisions, the Boston Globe reports. The guidelines will apply to state-subsidized Commonwealth Care health plans, which cover 162,000 residents whose incomes are too high to qualify for Medicaid. A Less Healthy Health Insurance Sector The U.S. economy is in a recession, and the health insurance industry has not proved immune to what ails the nation. With joblessness on the rise, volatile financial markets, and consumer income either flat or falling by most measures, Standard & Poor's Ratings Services on Nov. 3 revised the outlook on the managed care industry to negative from stable. The impact of the deteriorating economy, ... |




