| VIDEO: Medical center to host Men's Health Day Sept. 12 The free event at the University of Rochester Medical Center will include discussions with top men's health specialists, hands-on demonstrations, and a healthy breakfast and lunch. HMSA launches online health-risk assessment The Hawaii Medical Service Association is launching an online health-risk assessment program that can offer a wellness action plan to target their health risks. Health care solutions can come with own ailments Two years ago, the good people in my native Massachusetts came up with a solution to the health insurance crunch. Every adult in the commonwealth must have health insurance — or face legal penalties. Residents now can choose from a panoply of new, cheap policies — some as low as $250 a month. More people getting government health coverage In two unexpected developments, the number of people without health insurance has dropped for the first time in seven years. The reason: More people are getting government coverage, despite the Bush administration trying to curtail certain government programs. Legislators Discuss Teacher Health Insurance Arkansas lawmakers will have to decide whether offering teachers the same health insurance plan as other state workers is required under a Supreme Court decision on school funding. Rising Roanoke health costs gain notice Roanoke's medical community was abuzz yesterday after a front-page Wall Street Journal article concluded the city's booming health-insurance rates are due in part to Carilion Health System's prices. Carilion, a Roanoke-based nonprofit organization that runs eight hospitals, is a powerful economic force in the Roanoke Valley, one that some local doctors complain has squeezed many residents out of ... Public Health Programs Responsible For Dip In Uninsured Rate Says APHA, Urges Strengthening Medicaid And Medicare Statement from Georges C. Benjamin, MD, FACP, Executive Director. "While we welcome news today from the U.S. Census Bureau that the number of uninsured Americans has declined, the picture is not all rosy. Yes, the number of people without health insurance has decreased from 47 million in 2006 to 45.7 million in 2007, but it's the government public health programs that are picking up the slack. State health care program for kids featured at AquaSox event tonight EVERETT – There are approximately 75,000 children in Washington State who have no health insurance, 5,000 of which are believed to live in Snohomish County. Gustav is growing Local officials representing medical, health, law enforcement and human aid agencies met on Saturday to discuss the county's readinessfor the effects of Hurricane Gustav, which is expected to make landfall on Tuesday morning. Man reaches plea deal in health fraud case LOS ANGELES ---- A man who allegedly recruited and paid homeless people to receive unneeded medical care in a scheme to charge the government millions of dollars reached a plea deal Thursday in U.S. District Court. |


