News For: Mojor Medical health InsuranceAMA head raps lack of health insurance Dr. Nancy Nielsen, the Buffalo physician and University at Buffalo Medical School senior associate dean who became the president of the American Medical Association in June, told UB medical students and alumni Friday that it was ���unconscionable��� that 47 million Americans do not have health insurance. Insurance Denies Life-Saving Surgery, Calling It "Cosmetic" "Aetna health insurance has denied me coverage to treat a disconnected jawbone and insufficient airway, which is called mandible/maxillary hypoplasia," explains Karen George of Woodbridge, Virginia. "Aetna stated they see no necessity for surgery except for cosmetic reasons despite the fact that I have medical necessity letters from six different doctors. Weigh options when deciding on health insurance if unemployed If you���ve recently lost your job, or are soon to be unemployed, you���re going to want to know what your health insurance options are. MD Health Medical Research Inc. and Lakeridge Health sign research service agreement MD Health Medical Research Inc. and Lakeridge Health are pleased to announce an agreement for research services to all campuses of the Lakeridge Health hospital network. The intention of this agreement is to support interested clinicians at LH in all phases of clinical research including proposals, development, review, management, publication and/or presentation of research studies. After 5 years, Maine health program faces problems Five years after Gov. John Baldacci signed into law a bill creating Dirigo Health, the state-sponsored health insurance program has yet to come close to its goal of covering a large share of Maine's uninsured. Noted Medical Physicist to Document OSLD Superiority at ASTRO Landauer, Inc. NYSE: LDR, a recognized leader in personal and environmental radiation monitoring, today announced that noted medical physicist, Paul A. Jursinic, Ph.D., will be presenting at ASTRO his findings on the superiority of Landauer's Optically Stimulated Luminescence Dosimetry OSLD for clinical dosimetric measurements. Dr. Jursinic is renowned among health physicists for his ... After medical centers close, patients want their medical records Two local medical centers shut down and patients want to know why. Both the Martinsville Family Medical Center and the Sandy River Medical Center in Axton closed their doors last week. They were part of Central Piedmont Health Services. Alta docs call on health board to communicate pandemic plans The organization representing Alberta's doctors and medical students says it needs regular communication from the province's new Health Services Board about preparations for an influenza pandemic. Mental health clinic to add Clarksville satellite The Mental Health Cooperative of Middle Tennessee will open a full-service satellite office in Clarksville on Oct. 1 across from the old location of Gateway Medical Center in the Hilldale area. Baucus pledges push on health insurance costs Sen. Max Baucus pledged a renewed push for medical reform Wednesday on the heels of a report showing that the cost of health insurance premiums in Montana rose 5 1/2 times faster than income since 2000. |

