News For: Medical Insurance Permanent ResidenceFMC ties up with AXA-Alkoot Insurance 24 September 2008 Doha - Future Medical Center FMC has tied up with AXA-Al Koot Insurance, which will enable all those having health insurance coverage by AXA-Al Koot to avail the services of the clinic without making any payment at the clinic. 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. This will hurt: Premiums rise faster than wages in N.C. Two studies provide further evidence of the toll that medical costs are increasingly placing on working families, even for those who have health insurance. Protesters target health care Providers of medical insurance are more concerned about dollars than people, claims a coalition of labor and other organizations that wants the federal government to take a bigger role in health care financing. Medical center to hold health and safety fair in Colton The Arrowhead Regional Medical Center is planning to host its sixth annual Community Health and Safety Fair on Saturday at the center in Colton. Working the Land, Buried by Medical Costs A new study on health care coverage for farmers and ranchers highlights a long-discussed and deepening concern: Families that live off the land have difficulty affording health insurance and, in many cases, spend a disproportionate percentage of their total income on premiums and out-of-pocket costs, especially in Montana. Regina inmate suffers 'medical emergency' REGINA SNN -- An inmate at the Regina Correctional Centre was taken to hospital Wednesday for a "medical emergency." Online medical resource will be unveiled An online resource of medical services in North Dakota will be unveiled at 11:30 a.m. Friday in the Executive Room II of the Seven Seas Inn in Mandan. 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. 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. |


