11/11/2008 News For: Health Insurance Major Medical OnlyDoctors Need Insurance For New Mental Capacity Assessments Warns Medical Defence Union, UK Doctors who assess the mental capacity of mental health patients must have insurance against any liabilities that may arise, under new legislation which has just come into force. The UK's leading medical defence organisation, the Medical Defence Union MDU says the regulations mean that doctors who are reliant on discretionary indemnity will not be eligible to carry out these assessments. Health insurance scam hits the state NORTH ADAMS -- Keith Daub thought he had found the best insurance deal when he was shopping around for a new health insurance plan last year -- until a letter from the company set off sirens and he discovered the state Attorney General is suing the company. 4 Your Money: Buying Your Own Health Insurance The tough economy may be forcing you to cut back on your family's healthcare coverage, but it doesn't have to. CBS4's Gwen Belton shows you how you might benefit from a specific type of health insurance. We're lucky to live in an age of medical miracles. What we desperately need now is a health care service to match A medical miracle: a statin drug designed to cut cholesterol in the blood has been found to reduce the rate of heart attacks by 54 per cent, strokes by 48 per cent Health Minister: Medical tourism in Singapore stable Singapore's Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan said Tuesday that medical tourism in the city-state have not been affected by the recent financial crisis and he blamed its slower growth for the lack of capacity. He was quoted by local radio 938LIVE as saying that Singapore's medical industry has been enjoying a steady growth of about 20 percent a year. His remarks came after Parkway Health, one of the ... Health levy defeat pinches workers at small businesses Barry M. Rindhage of Saginaw likely will lose his health insurance coverage and worries about medical bills piling up during an emergency. He is one of two employees at The Print Shop in Saginaw Township and contributes to his health... Health care cited in safe haven case An Omaha mother cited medical and insurance woes as the reasons why she dropped off her 11-year-old daughter Friday morning at Bergan Mercy Medical Center under Nebraska's safe haven law, according to a police affidavit. Recruiters" group backs DOH on fight vs OFW medical exam "decking system" MANILA, Philippines - A group of manpower agencies has expressed support for the campaign of the Department of Health DOH against the "referral decking system" being used by an exclusive group of medical clinics in conducting medical examinations for overseas Filipino workers OFW bound for the Middle East. New health insurance program not filling up as expected CAMBRIDGE ? The state?s new health insurance subsidy program for small businesses has not yet filled to capacity, despite early predictions from policymakers that the program would quickly run out of money. Long waiting list at govt hospitals irks Saudis JEDDAH: Although medical care for Saudi citizens is free of charge ? thanks in a large part to the emphasis on public health care instituted by the Kingdom?s founder King Abdul Aziz ? this free health care is only available at public hospitals. |

