News For: Medical Insurance For Seniors AfordableMedical Director of Renowned Facility Says Back to School Time is Also a Time for America's Seniors to Keep Learning With millions of children returning to classrooms around the country this month, the Los Angeles Jewish Home's Medical Director Rick Smith is recommending that seniors "return to school" also by continuing their education as a means to stay young. 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. Insurance counseling program to expand North Carolina's program to counsel older people on health insurance choices should be able to expand services thanks to a new federal performance grant. Boy whose doctor in jail revaccinated for school The 5-year-old boy whose doctor is in jail is finally in school, but his medical records remain locked in an office that closed almost two months ago. Health insurance costs grow more gradually in 2008 -- Health insurance premiums rose a modest 5 percent this year for coverage that's getting skimpier, researchers say. The 5 percent increase was comparable to last year's uptick. Overall, premiums for family coverage increased to $12,680 and premiums for single coverage increased to $4,704, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Health Research and Educational Trust. Employers ... Habs' Carle carried off ice on stretcher Montreal defenseman Mathieu Carle was carried off the ice on a stretcher after being hit by Detroit's Tomas Kopecky during an exhibition game Wednesday night. Carle lost and regained consciousness on the ice after the hit. He was taken to Detroit Medical Center for further testing. The injury happened about 5 minutes into the exhibition game. Kopecky hit Carle after he had passed the puck at the ... Ahead of the Bell: Natus Medical downgraded A Needham and Co. analyst downgraded shares of Natus Medical Inc. Wednesday, saying he expects the medical device maker be hurt if hospitals decrease their spending in 2009. Government's role worries makers of medical devices With politicians on the campaign trail pledging to lower health care spending, medical device companies are pushing to ensure their technology isn't targeted by federal cost-cutting efforts. Medicare pays questionable claims of $1B Associated Press WASHINGTON ��� The government paid more than $1 billion in questionable Medicare claims for medical supplies that showed little relation to a patient���s condition, including blood glucose strips for sexual impotence and special diabetic shoes for leg amputees, congressional investigators say. Dropped From Insurance: Family Wants Policy Change CARBONDALE -- Family members say 24 year old Jessica Cantrell is making progress in a St. Louis hospital. But her family will have to cover the medical bills as she recovers because of the language in SIU's insurance plan. |


