11/11/2008 News For: Ieee Health care InsuranceEye on the pie column: Health care in Indiana lagging nation Toby Twotoes and I are having lunch. "I'm worried," Toby says. "About what?" I ask. "Health," he says. "Whose health?" I ask. "Everybody's," he says.? "Why?" I ask. "All during the election campaigns," he elaborates, "the candidates for president, governor and other offices talked and talked about health care, but they meant health insurance. They never really got around to discussing access and ... 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. Ensuring the health of Tarrant County residents From rising medical costs, poor access to physicians, and a lack of adequate health insurance for nearly 16 percent of Americans 47 million in 2006, according to the U.S. Census, it?s no wonder that people consider our health care system broken. Looking for Free or Low-cost Health Insurance? - It's no secret that accessing health care is a challenge for the 47 million Americans who are uninsured. Lack of health insurance forces many Americans to choose the health care they receive based on what they can afford, not what they actually need. 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. Doctors 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. Second opinion: Health plan must accept new employee If you have questions about the practices of your managed-care coverage, ask the experts at the state Department of Managed Health Care. They take up issues ranging from difficulties getting an appointment to denial of a doctor's recommendation for treatment. My 26-year-old son was covered by health insurance through his employer until he was laid off last November. He was in the middle of ... Diabates group topic Friday is taking care of self when sick Cheryl Kraich from the Northeast Colorado Health Department will present ?Taking Care of Yourself When Sick? at the Morgan County Diabetes Success Group on Friday, Nov.14, from noon to 1 p.m. at Colorado Plains Medical Center. Retired GM workers struggle to replace health care For about 100,000 of its white-collar retirees, time is about to run out on GM's gold-plated medical benefits. What the candidates say about health care coverage WOODSTOCK ? Christine Contreras works daily with patients who do not have health insurance. As a phlebotomist at a McHenry County medical office, she often encounters patients who change their mind about having recommended blood tests when they learn how much they will cost. |

