11/11/2008 News For: Health Insurance Major Medical TennesseeState Helps Unemployed Find Health Insurance The increasingly rocky economy and the higher state unemployment rate have pushed Tennessee to expand one of its health insurance programs. Workers who have lost their jobs now have a reasonable option for health insurance. Seven Corners Announces First Insurance Program for International Medical Tourism Seven Corners announces the launch of the first worldwide medical tourism insurance program that reduces travel-related and medical risks associated with patients electing to have surgical procedures abroad. Nigeria: Obama Seeks Health Insurance for All The concept of expanding eligibility for Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Programme SCHIP to cover more families and workers is probably the highlight of the Obama health package. U.S. Medical Students Call On President-Elect Obama To Deliver Accessible Health Care System The American Medical Student Association AMSA, the nation's oldest and largest, independent association for physicians-in-training, congratulates President-elect Barack Obama and urges him to move the country toward a health care system that delivers accessible, affordable, high-quality health care to all Americans. "The country is in a state of crisis," says Dr. 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 Medical malpractice insurance costs drop along with claims Medical malpractice insurance has become a soft market that benefits Florida doctors seeking lower rates. Combining health with wealth The Governments move to allow top-up funding for drugs not available on the NHS could create a rival product to traditional private medical insurance. ... Hospitals worry about bad debt Hospitals worry more medical bills will go unpaid as the economy worsens and health insurance plans shift more of the cost to patients. EU health card loopholes revealed More than half of Britons who have needed medical assistance abroad have found their European health insurance card EHIC did not cover all their expenses, it has been revealed. Health care workers strike again on coast Seton Medical Center Coastside health care workers picketed in Moss Beach on Thursday, an exhibition of their collective frustration with management of the Daughters of Charity Health System. |

