11/11/2008 News For: Ieee Health InsuranceencePercentage soars of SC children without health insurance BLUFFTON -- A national health care advocacy group reported Tuesday that more than 12 percent of South Carolina children do not have health insurance. Health board rejects claims over ?200m bill A health board is facing a ?200m maintenance bill to repair its ageing hospitals and medical centres, it emerged yesterday. Documents released to the Labour Party under Freedom of Information FoI rules revealed NHS Grampian's maintenance backlog bill. No cost change with health reform, local experts say With the election decided and new health care options promised, two local medical professionals said sweeping reform of the nation?s medical system might not cost any more than what already goes into the system. Aetna Recognized by the National Business Coalition on Health for Innovation The National Business Coalition on Health NBCH recognized Aetna NYSE:AET yesterday with an eValue8TM Philadelphia Inquirer Series Examines Delays In Needed Care For Patients Without Health Insurance The Philadelphia Inquirer on Monday, as part of a series titled "Falling Through: Casualties of the Health Insurance Crisis," examined how patients without health insurance often experience delays in needed care because of their coverage status. Rendell urges Senate to take up health-insurance expansion HARRISBURG - In June, Gov. Rendell called on Senate Republican leaders to strike a deal on expanding health insurance for the uninsured before the end of the budget season. LSUHSC public health contributes to estimate of HPV-related cancers Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Professor Vivien Chen, Ph.D., Associate Professor Xiao Cheng Wu, M.D., Ph.D. and Assistant Professor Edward Peters, D.M.D., S.M., Sc.D., at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans School of Public Health contributed five papers to the largest most comprehensive assessment of the burden of human papillomavirus-associated cancers in the United ... 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 ... Guelph doctor will help health network improve screening WATERLOO REGION Nov 11, 2008 -- A Guelph family doctor has been appointed to help other family doctors in Waterloo Region and Wellington County improve cancer screening rates for their patients. Dr. Sophie Wilson has been named by Cancer Care Ontario to lead primary care physicians for the Waterloo Wellington Local Health Integration Network. Wilson's first priority is to support local family ... State 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. |


