| Search 1) News For: Nexion Health Louisiana HHS Secretary Declares Public Health Emergency For Louisiana Following Hurricane Ike's Landfall HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt declared a public health emergency to ensure that individuals, including those enrolled in Medicare, Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program SCHIP in Louisiana, continue to receive their health care items and services. The declaration follows one made on Thursday to cover Texas. HHS Secretary Declares Public Health Emergency for Louisiana Following Hurricane Ike's Landfall HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt today declared a public health emergency to ensure that individuals, including those enrolled in Medicare, Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program SCHIP in Louisiana, continue to receive their health care items and services. The declaration follows one made on Thursday to cover Texas. Reports criticize Obama, McCain health plans Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's health care plan would cost too much and create more regulation, while Republican John McCain's plan would leave 60 million Americans without health insurance and reduce coverage, experts said on Tuesday. HHS Secretary Declares Public Health Emergency for Louisiana Following Hurricane Ike's Landfall WASHINGTON----HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt today declared a public health emergency to ensure that individuals, including those enrolled in Medicare, Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program in Louisiana, continue to receive their health care items and services. Health Highlights: Sept. 16, 2008 Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: What are health insurance options after job loss? Q: I just lost my job. What are the best options for preserving some form of health insurance? Entrepreneurs look to candidates for health care reform Jody Hall considers herself lucky to be able to offer health insurance to the 55 employees of her two Seattle coffeehouses, Vérité Coffee and Cupcake Royale. But she may not be able to afford it much longer. Her premiums, currently $6,000 a month, took a staggering 40% leap last year. Even that is just for major medical, coverage that she calls "compromised." And it's available only to employees ... Taxpayers foot bill for 75% of council's health-care benefit A little-known benefit for Nashville's part-time legislative body is taxpayer-subsidized health insurance — for life. Economists take critical view of health plans John McCain's health plan won't lower the ranks of the uninsured. Barack Obama's fails to curb the soaring cost of health care, meaning initial gains in helping more people buy health insurance would eventually be undermined. Mental health shortage hits wider health system: AMA The Australian Medical Association AMA says a shortfall of emergency beds in South Australia is partly due to a shortage of mental health services. |


