News For: Major Medical health InsuranceruanceFree health fair slated at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center Everything from snowboarding lessons to a teddy bear, for the first 500 kids who take advantage of health screenings, will be offered at the sixth annual Community Health and Safety Fair on Saturday at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Colton. Study looks at tribal health Associated Press - September 25, 2008 1:05 AM ET OKLAHOMA CITY - A medical study led by a University of Oklahoma health researcher shows that American Indians have more strokes and a... Sincere docs put focus on AMA insurance plan Lewis Lazare: Before the economy went into a tailspin, health insurance was a major topic of discussion on the presidential campaign trail. But the Chicago-based American Medical Association still believes health insurance for all Americans is a matter of utmost importance as Barack Obama and John McCain vie for the presidency. Researching Medical Literature on the Internet - 2008 The Internet is an accepted place to turn for research, and nowhere has this become more apparent than in the fields of medicine and health care. A veritable explosion of available medical information seeks to meet the needs of both professionals and the public. Patterson creates Oakland Medical consortium Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson spent weeks touring medical facilities in the county and saw two things: billions of dollars were being spent on expansions and no one was bragging about it. States, medical groups oppose abortion rule Several medical associations and 13 state attorneys general voiced their opposition Wednesday to a proposed federal rule that they fear would open the door for hospitals and physicians to deny access to contraception. Tackling medical ethics Wed, Sep 24, 2008 2:09 a.m. The ethical practice of medicine is normally one of those academic subjects that gets little public attention, at least when compared with the skyrocketing cost of medical care and the difficulty millions of Americans have in obtaining health insurance. Studies Show Strain of Medical Bills As Washington debates the best way to avert an economic meltdown, increasing numbers of Americans are struggling with another financial crisis: the growing burden of unpaid medical bills. Confidential medical records found on back of student's homework New Brunswick health officials are again investigating a security breach concerning health records, after an Edmundston fifth-grader was given a patient's confidential medical record on the back of a homework assignment. Fitch Rates Univ Health System of Eastern Carolina's (North Carolina) $246MM VRDBs 'AA-'/Underlying Fitch Ratings has assigned an underlying 'AA-' rating on approximately $246 million of North Carolina Medical Care Commission University Health System of Eastern Carolina's UHSEC f/k/a Pitt County Memorial Hospital series 2008 A-1, A-2, B-1 and B-2 variable rate demand bonds VRDBs. In addition, Fitch affirms UHSEC's outstanding debt at 'AA-'. The Rating Outlook is Stable. |


