News For: United Health Care Medical ProfessionalHealth care charges cloaked in confusion It began with a dizzy spell. Before long, though, what really had my head spinning was the inscrutable way that health-care providers and insurers put a dollar value on medical services -- and how that leaves patients unable to determine a fair price for any treatment. U.S. Senate Candidates Square Off Over Health Care The candidates for Colorado���s open seat in the U.S. Senate squared off over health care this weekend. Democrat Mark Udall and Republican Bob Schaffer appeared at the Colorado Medical Society���s annual convention. KCFR Health Reporter Eric Whitney was there and has this report. Minnesota Medical Trends / Companies launching on-site health clinics Wilson Tool in White Bear Lake has joined a growing list of companies trying to control health care costs by building their own medical clinics. Bi-Partisan Burgess Health Care Bills Headed To House Floor, USA Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. R-TX announced that two bi-partisan bills he helped write to improve health care passed out of committee and now head to the House floor. Votes are expected by the full House of Representatives in the next few weeks. The first bill, the Physician Workforce and Graduate Medical Education Enhancement Act H.R. Health Highlights: Sept. 20, 2008 Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: Community Health Network plans Noblesville campus NOBLESVILLE �� Community Health Network will be the first tenant of a $20 million medical office campus at 146th Street and Cumberland Road. The 111/2- acre Hamilton Healthcare Campus will consist of two buildings offering primary care services, physician specialists, urgent care, occupational health care, imaging services and a pharmacy, according to a news release from developer Jackson ... Coalition calls on Senate to consider health care legislation for uninsured Harrisburg Bureau Chief HARRISBURG ��� Providing health care coverage to the uninsured as the economy weakens is just as important as helping doctors cope with medical malpractice costs, members of a health care access coalition said Wednesday. WHO/PAHO Supports Health Response To Hurricane Ike In Cuba Cuban medical facilities have been extensively damaged by extreme weather events in recent weeks, jeopardizing health care delivery in the country's west. In response, the World Health Organization WHO has secured US$524 000 to re-equip health facilities and provide maternal and child health care in Pinar del Rio province and on Isla de la Juventud, off the southern coast. Dallas Regional Medical Center earns accreditation Dallas Regional Medical Center has successfully completed a survey from The Joint Commission, an independent, not-for-profit organization that accredits and certifies more than 15,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States. Army Reduces Service Obligation for Health Care Officers to Two Years FORT KNOX, Ky.----The United States Army Medical Department announced today it has implemented a portion of the Army���s Officer Accession Pilot Program which permits it to reduce the Military Service Obligation period to two years for experienced health care professionals ages 43 to 60 years old, seeking initial appointment as an Officer in all Army Medical Department Corps. |




