10/13/2008 News For: The Mail Handlers InsuranceN.M. rated worst in U.S. for worker insurance ALBUQUERQUE ? New Mexico ranked worst in the country for the percentage of residents who are covered by health insurance through their employers, according to a new report from the Economic Policy Institute. No compulsory health insurance Bahrain, which spends over BD20 million a year on subsidising healthcare services or equal to 6 per cent of gross domestic product, is not ready yet to implement compulsory health insurance for everyone as perceived in the draft law pending before Parliament, a senior government official said. John Smallwood: Lester's recovery aided by Red Sox' special treatment BOSTON - Jon Lester didn't want to be babied. He'd made it back from the treatable non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. He was 7-2 when the cancer Q.A on health care with U.S. Senate candidates Question: What should Congress do to increase the availability of health insurance coverage to the uninsured? Should government take a larger role in providing health coverage, should it be left to the private sector, or a combination? Sen. Mitch McConnell: "There are a number of common-sense steps Congress should take to lower health care costs and improve access to health insurance for ... The small business owner?s guide to the Presidential election: Health care John McCain and Barack Obama would go in opposite directions when it comes to the employer?s role in providing health insurance. Man homebound after surgery for rare cancer Aaron Reibe, the 28-year-old Longview man diagnosed with a rare cancer in October and who underwent a 15-hour surgery in Baltimore on Jan. 3, was released from Mercy Medical Center on Wednesday, according to his mother, Peggy Reibe of Longview. Elite students depend on public welfare for family medical care Stanford and several University of California campuses no longer offer health insurance to families of graduate students. So the students, unemployed and too poor to pay for private coverage, enroll in taxpayer-supported plans. Ontario health fair serves public ONTARIO - Louise Alacio does not have health insurance. So the 62-year Ontario resident spent Sunday afternoon getting free tests and screenings at the third annual Reach Out West End health and wellness fair. Oral cancer rates rising is linked to virus spread by sex Ten years ago, most of Dr. Brian Nussenbaum's oral cancer patients were men over 60 who used tobacco and drank heavily. Today, his patients with oral cancer look different. And so does the risky behavior that seems to be leading to their cancer. Analyst says organ donors should get lifelong medical insurance SINGAPORE: On the issue of legalising non-related living organ donation, one health policy analyst has suggested providing free medical insurance for organ donors and to only allow donations from Singaporeans for a start. |


