News For: Nationwide Benefit PlansPost-flood housing project begins CEDAR RAPIDS and#8212; Linda Beltz is first.The 57-year-old housekeeping supervisor at Mercy Medical Center will be the first flood victim to benefit from the first of what is expected to be several City Hall-backed plans to replace homes and apartments lost in June's historic flood.Beltz stood on a group of vacant lots at 12th Avenue and Eighth Street SE on Monday afternoon as city officials ... Council insurance will cost millions Providing Metro Council members and their families with taxpayer-subsidized health insurance for life will cost the city close to $10 million over time, and that figure is expected to increase as more members take advantage of the benefit amid rising health-care costs. Benefit rocks the Turtle Eight bands performed at The Greene Turtle on York Road Friday night for XTSR's "Rock the Benefit" concert to raise awareness for autism. The six-hour event, which featured Towson's own Play By Play, was set up to raise awareness about the disorder and raise money for medical research. Company C goes pink in October CONCORD ��� On Sept. 15, Company C unveiled its newest product design ��� the Sachi Pink accent rug. Available for a limited time only, this 2-foot by 3-foot accent rug was specially designed to benefit breast cancer awareness and community outreach. NU moving HQ to Hartford United Technologies, Aetna, The Hartford, and Phoenix ��� all Fortune 500 companies ��� make Hartford their home. Now Northeast Utilities plans to relocate its corporate headquarters from its outer-limit bunker on the Berlin Turnpike to downtown Hartford. Aetna Pharmacy Management Certified for Fourth Consecutive Year by HR Policy Association for Meeting Stringent ... Aetna NYSE:AET announced that the HR Policy Association, which represents 250 of the largest U.S. employers, re-certified Aetna's pharmacy benefit management organization for again meeting the HR Policy Association Pharmaceutical Coalition's transparency standards, which provide employers with the most rigorous level of drug purchasing transparency available in the marketplace. Virtual Colonoscopy As Good As Other Colon Cancer Screening Methods, Study Finds CT colonography, known as virtual colonoscopy, is as accurate at screening for colorectal cancers and pre-cancerous polyps as conventional colonoscopy, the current screening standard, according to the National CT Colonography Trial, a nationwide multi-center study that included the San Francisco VA Medical Center. Be wary of medical discount cards Mark Sarmadi, a diabetic, thought he had found the answer to getting health coverage when a salesman pitched him what he thought was a low-cost insurance program. New health care policy allows parents' plans for children until age 30 Jobs may be hard to come by for young adults these days, but finding health insurance may have just gotten easier. Australian govt to water down health insurance plan CANBERRA, Sept 23 Reuters - The Australian government will water down plans to reform private health insurance in order to win support in the upper house Senate to pass the new laws, Health Minister Nicola Roxon said on Tuesday. |


