| Evacuees find health care needs being met Local health care workers and hospitals have mobilized to meet the medical needs of hurricane evacuees in Memphis. New program will allow people to manage health care online A $1 million health care investment by the province will allow Nova Scotians to manage their families’ health online. The province announced Friday an equity investment in Connecting People for Health, a business cooperative that offers a secure web-based service for managing health care. Subscribers can access online referrals, test results and medical records, as well as peer support ... Biz Beat: Barton offers a one-stop online health-care shop Barton HealthCare System has unleashed a new service to create more convenience in health-care shopping: Tahoe's Medical Marketplace. Democrats weigh the future of health care reform If Sen. Barack Obama is elected president and his party maintains or widens control of Congress, Democrats say they’re ready to reform the health care system so that more people can get the medical attention they need. Health care solutions can come with own ailments Two years ago, the good people in my native Massachusetts came up with a solution to the health insurance crunch. Every adult in the commonwealth must have health insurance — or face legal penalties. Residents now can choose from a panoply of new, cheap policies — some as low as $250 a month. State auditor stumps at fair for kids’ health care The idea of providing virtually all the children of Montana health insurance is so popular, the Healthy Montana Initiative ballot initiative, I-155, will probably pass by a large margin, even though Montana is closely divided on most other issues, said State Auditor John Morrison. Health care is a human right BURLINGTON -- The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United Nations in 1948, proclaimed, "everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of oneself and one's family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care." World Health Organization calls for hospitals and medical facilities to observe the standards of health care RECOGNIZING the risks that newborns face, the World Health Organization WHO has provided hospitals/maternity facilities and medical personnel with guidelines to prevent the incidence of neonatal sepsis. State businesses bypassing health care incentives INDIANAPOLIS | Only two Indiana companies have taken advantage of new state tax credits designed to coax more businesses into offering health insurance to their employees. Mental health crisis in focus COLUMBIA — The state is trying to get a handle on what medical providers classify as a crisis: holding mental health patients in emergency rooms when they have no other place to go for treatment. The Delivery of Behavioral Health Care Services Study Committee, made up of 10 legislators, is being established this summer at the direction of a joint resolution that calls for a list of recommended ... |


