11/30/2008 News For: Coventry Cobra Health CareGroup calls for action on health care quality The National Priorities Partnership is calling on all employers, health insurers, medical professionals, labor and government organizations and other interested parties to commit to a core list of six objectives its members believe will improve the quality of health care and lower costs within the next three to five years. Now what? Things to know if you're switching health care systems It's health insurance re-enrollment time, and many Ozarkers who are changing health plans may have to find new physicians, specialists and a different hospital. Veterans' health care center changes name: Center makes progress toward expanding The newly named Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks previously known as the Fayetteville Veterans Affairs Medical Center is inching its way towards breaking ground on a 144,000-square-foot addition. Northwest Arkansas Times Jail health care required, pricey News stories that quote inmates griping about medical care at the Merrimack County jail really burn jail Superintendent Ron White. Cutting health care costs? Sjon and Lakisha Fisher both have jobs that provide health insurance ��� he works for Chrysler, and she���s an employee of Grant County. Rule will strengthen right to refuse care Measure focuses on health workers' 'right of conscience' The Bush administration is planning to announce a broad new "right of conscience" rule permitting medical facilities, doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other health care workers to refuse to participate in any way in morally "objectionable procedures" such as abortion and possibly including birth control and artificial insemination. ... Keeping Health Coverage After a Job Loss QMy company has been laying off people, and I'm worried I may lose my job soon. If that happens, what will I be able to do about my health insurance? State Considers Health Insurance for Students Some state officials are trying to decide whether all college students should be required to have health insurance. About18 percent of Utah residents between 18 and 34 are uninsured, the highest rate in the state, according to a 2008 Utah Healthcare Access Survey. John T. Nielsen, Gov. Jon Huntsman's adviser on health care, said plans for a low-cost health insurance plan for students could be ... World Medical Association supports mercury phase-out in health care Manila - Health Care Without Harm HCWH-Southeast Asia commends the World Medical Association WMA for unanimously passing a resolution calling for the phase-out of mercury in health care and urges health professional organizations in the Southeast Asian region to follow suit. Health plan shifts hurt some Missouri Highway Patrol Capt. Randy Beydler will retire Monday, and he's looking forward to healthy days ahead. But if he needs medical care, it likely won't be with the doctors he's grown to know and trust. |

