10/23/2008 News For: Group Health CensusSharp Community Medical Group Rolls Out SCMG Connect, an Electronic Health Record and Practice Management System ... Sharp Community Medical Group has become the first IPA in the nation to roll out an innovative implementation of Allscripts Enterprise Electronic Health Record and Practice Management solution. Group says McCain health plan bad for kids Republican presidential candidate John McCain's healthcare plan could leave millions of U.S. children uninsured, an advocacy group said Tuesday.First Focus released a report comparing the impact of the plans put forth by McCain and his Democratic rival, Barack Obama. First Focus is a lobbying group on children's issues.McCain's plan aims to make the market for health insurance and healthcare ... health: pmb group takes on illegal dumping A Pietermaritzburg environmental activist group is taking steps to stop the illegal dumping of medical waste. 1:15 p.m. ? Medical study group needs volunteers to help find the genetic cause of diabetes and kidney diease 1:15 p.m. ? A medical study group needs volunteers to help find the genetic causes of diabetes and kidney disease. The National Institute of Health and the Micronesian Institute of Prevention and Research hope to test 70,000 Pacific Islanders and Filipinos in the next two years. Los Angeles and Long Beach Health Care Provider HealthCare Partners Medical Group Bixby Knolls Office To Host ... HealthCare Partners Medical Group, a multi-specialty medical group providing Los Angeles and Long Beach health care to more than 500,000 patients throughout Southern California will host a community Open House on Saturday, October 25, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., to mark the grand opening of its Bixby Knolls medical office, at 3932 Long Beach Boulevard in Long Beach. Los Angeles Times Series Examines U.S. Health Insurance System The Los Angeles Times on Tuesday, in the first installment of a three-part series about the U.S. health insurance system, examined how "millions of Americans" who do not have access to group insurance "are paying more for individual policies that offer less coverage and expose them to seemingly arbitrary exclusions and denials. Census: Rate of uninsured Nevadans high RENO -- A new report from the U.S. Census Bureau shows Nevada has one of the highest rates of people without health insurance. The data compiled by the Small Area Health Insurance Estimates reported that nearly one in four Nevada adults younger than 65 lack health insurance. Health care plans: Obama vs. McCain Republican presidential nominee John McCain and Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama have dramatically divergent visions of how to reshape the health insurance system. Campbell to lead United Health Foundation UnitedHealth Group Inc. has appointed Jim Campbell, former chief executive of Wells Fargo Minnesota, as a special adviser for its charitable giving. Campbell has also been elected chairman of the board of the United Health Foundation. Health Care Service Corporation to Acquire TMG Health in Support of Government Business Growth Strategy Health Care Service Corporation , which operates the Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans in Illinois, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas, has entered into an agreement to acquire TMG Health, the nation's leading provider of business process outsourcing for Medicare, Medicaid and group retiree health plans. |


