News For: Vytra Health InsuranceuranseWeigh options when deciding on health insurance if unemployed If you���ve recently lost your job, or are soon to be unemployed, you���re going to want to know what your health insurance options are. Allegiance Health aiming to improve ER experience By Chris Gautz | Allegiance Health has hired a new contractor to take over the medical direction and physician staffing of its emergency room in an effort to improve patient satisfaction and cut patient waiting time. 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. Ike creating public health disaster HOUSTON, Sept. 19 UPI -- Medical officials in Texas treating patients for Hurricane Ike-related maladies or other ailments say the storm also created a near health disaster. 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. Free health screenings available today in Gary GARY | The Wellmobile will offer free health screenings from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today next to Fifth Third Bank, 4511 W. Fifth St. Screenings will check blood pressure, cholesterol, glucose, HIV and prostate cancer. PA offers advice for Women's Health Month As September is women's health awareness and gynecological cancer awareness month, Cari Stenz, PA-C, at the Women's Health Center of Alpena addressed issues and preventative care women can use to stay healthy. Stenz emphasized that one of the biggest things women can do for preventive care is to take care of their bodies. Providence Health to drop lawsuit against Empire SPOKANE, Wash. Providence Health Care will drop its lawsuit against Empire Health Services involving some shared operations amid worries that the litigation could stop the sale of Deaconess Medical Center to a for-profit company. Live Audience Supports Universal Health Coverage, USA Intelligence Squared U.S., the Oxford style debate series sponsored by The Rosenkranz Foundation, announced the results of the first debate of its Fall 2008 season on the motion, "Universal health coverage should be the federal government's responsibility. 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. |




