News For: Nationwide Major Medical health InsuranceStar Hospitals.net and India-Based Star Health and Allied Insurance Company, LTD Poised to Work With U.S. Insurance ... Star Hospitals.net, a North American healthcare facilitator, continues to break ground in the booming medical tourism industry in India by partnering with the country's first and most successful health insurance company, Star Health and Allied Insurance Company, LTD. Through this joint venture the two premier healthcare services will focus on collaborating with a U.S. or Canadian-based health ... 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. Calypso Medical and The University of Pennsylvania Health System Announce Collaboration for Proton Therapy SEATTLE & PHILADELPHIA----Calypso Medical today announced that it has received a $1 million grant from The University of Pennsylvania Health System to develop a compatible version of the Calypso�� 4D Localization System that would enable real-time tumor tracking during proton therapy for cancer treatment. Mkulo: Better health insurance services... The government has said that improvement in the provision of health insurance and other similar services would help it do away with the burden of spending more than 11 per cent of its national budget to meet health services. Finance Q&A: Job loss and health insurance Question: I just lost my job. What are the best options for preserving some form of health insurance? Answer: Don't confuse "best" with "affordable." One of the first lessons many unemployed people learn is how expensive health insurance really can be. Pennsylvania Physicians Concerned About Renewal Of Medical Malpractice Insurance Subsidy Program Physicians in Pennsylvania are concerned that the state's Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error fund, which provides doctors with subsidies for malpractice insurance, could expire this year as lawmakers debate changes to the state's health care system, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.Gov. Health Highlights: Sept. 22, 2008 Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: Tesco launches private medical plan for children Tesco Personal Finance has launched a private medical insurance plan for children. Studies look at Hispanics' access to U.S. health care system Three studies published online on Wednesday in the American Journal of Public Health look at how poverty, language and health insurance coverage affect access to care among foreign-born U.S. residents, particularly Hispanics, HealthDay/U.S. News & World Report reports. Nigeria: Corruption, Bureaucracy Are Bane of Primary Healthcare Delivery -DR Onuh Dr Sunday Omale Onuh is Consultant Gynaecologist and Medical Director of Nisa Premier Hospital, Abuja. He told Sunday Trust that corruption has delt primary health scheme a deadly blow. According to him, even the National Health Insurance Scheme NHIS has failed to get to the grassroots. |


