News For: Www,Basic health ,ComWorkers pay more, get less in health benefits American workers are paying more for their employer-backed health insurance and getting skimpier benefits - a troubling trend that authors of a new study say offsets a moderation in premium increases. Health insurance premiums rose a modest 5 percent this... Health insurance premiums up 5 percent, study finds Premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance rose a modest 5 percent this year, according to a nationwide survey released Wednesday morning -- numbers that are close to what South Florida employers are reporting. More Americans unable to pay medical bill BEIJING -- A new study by the Center for Studying Health System Change showed a growing number of Americans are having difficulties paying their medical bills, according to hschange.com. Thursday. Mercer to offer breast health awareness seminars The Mercer University School of Medicine will offer several breast health awareness seminars throughout October, which is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Employee disputes health policy Leave without pay, health insurance and salaries were focal points at Tuesday's Tom Green County Commissioners' Court regular session. MSNBC.com Examines New Ovarian Tissue Transplant Procedure MSNBC.com on Thursday examined an experimental procedure that aims to preserve the fertility of girls and young women undergoing medical treatments for cancer and other conditions that could cause them to become sterile. Quick takes on health: Writing through grief; preventing falls; mental health Writing-focused bereavement group begins Sept. 30. Dinner seminar addresses how seniors can prevent dangerous falls. Program focuses on breast cancer myths, prevention and early detection. Author Lori Schiller will deliver the annual Jessica Cole Henderson Lecture for the National Alliance on Mental Illness. FDA expands use of cervical cancer vaccine The cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil also works to prevent cancers of the vagina and vulva, federal health officials said Friday, as they approved expanding its use to protect against those diseases as well. English proposes new health-care plan U.S. Rep. Phil English is touting a new health-care plan that promises to be as portable as a 401k. The Healthy Americans Bill would allow most Americans to choose his or her own health plan instead of health insurance from an employer. We pay more for less insurance Health insurance premiums rose a modest 5 percent this year for coverage that's getting skimpier, researchers say. |




