News For: Medical Insurance UnisonThis will hurt: Medical debt on the rise Two studies provide further evidence of the toll that medical costs are increasingly placing on working families, even for those who have health insurance. 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. ��� Health insurance surplus The accumulated surplus of the National Health Insurance Corp. has exceeded 2.4 trillion won, disproving the expectation that a deficit would snowball due to a surge in chronic disease and aging. 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. Health Insurance Costs Climb Again Kaiser study: Health insurance premiums and deductibles are up again this year. 24% of U.S. families say paying for health care is a "serious problem." HTH Worldwide names new CFO HTH Worldwide, a provider of health insurance plans and medical assistance services, has hired Donald Joseph to serve as the new CFO of the company. 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 ... Medical Center seeks to cut $33M in operating expenses The Medical Center of Central Georgia is seeking to eliminate $33 million from its operating expenses, more than three times the amount it had previously acknowledged. 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. In Kansas, medical jobs pay most Moms and dads, if your kids want to make serious money, keep pressuring them to go to medical school -- and steer them away from food service. Doctors hold the highest-paying jobs in Kansas, according to the state's annual survey of what Kansans make. The list, released Wednesday, puts oral surgeons at the top, with an hourly wage just under $100. Other medical specialties are good, too: The ... |


