Kaiser, Health Net to reinstate some policies ...San Francisco Chronicle: 0 views since Friday, May 16, 2008 at 12:56 AMTwo health insurers - Kaiser Permanente and Health Net - agreed Thursday to reinstate policies for members who were stripped of their coverage after they incurred medical expenses. Thursday's actions were part of an investigation by state regulators into the...
McCain's health under the microscope ...UPI: 0 views since Thursday, May 15, 2008 at 07:59 PMWASHINGTON, May 15 (UPI) -- Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain's health has become a frequent campaign issue given his age and life experiences, analysts say.
Health care deal challenged ...San Francisco Chronicle: 0 views since Thursday, May 15, 2008 at 06:56 PMA big union, national, state and local medical groups, a local government official and a U.S. House panel filed documents Thursday in Washington, D.C., in efforts to block the biggest health care deal in Nevada history. The documents filed with the federal...
Cardinal Health spent $200,000 on lobbying in 1Q ...AP via Yahoo! Finance: 0 views since Thursday, May 15, 2008 at 05:57 PMMedical products supplier Cardinal Health spent $200,000 lobbying Congress in the first quarter, according to a government disclosure form.
1,200 people to have canceled health-care coverage restored ...Los Angeles Times: 0 views since Thursday, May 15, 2008 at 05:51 PMThe action comes after Kaiser Permanente and Health Net reach an agreement with the a state agency. Two of the state's largest health plans agreed today to reinstate nearly 1,200 patients whose health coverage the insurers dropped after the individuals incurred high medical expenses.
Coventry Health Care approves 5 percent buyback ...AP via Yahoo! Finance: 0 views since Thursday, May 15, 2008 at 05:45 PMCoventry Health Care Inc., a health insurer, approved a program to buy back 5 percent of the company's stock, the company said Thursday.
UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News ...UPI: 0 views since Thursday, May 15, 2008 at 05:44 PMScientists are wary of lunar dust ? First-episode schizophrenia to be studied ? The molecule hydroxyl is detected on Venus ? Genes in mice act differently in humans ... Health/Science news from UPI.
Waterpipe Smoking in Colleges Could Become Public Health Problem ...HealthCentral.com: 0 views since Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at 06:14 PMCopyright © 2008 ScoutNews LLC. All rights reserved. WEDNESDAY, May 14 (HealthDay News) -- The increasing use of waterpipes, or hookahs, by U.S. college students could become a serious public health problem, according to a Virginia Commonwealth University study.
UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News ...UPI: 0 views since Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at 05:44 PMPolar bear listed as threatened species ? Compound might stop cancer progression ? Dogs are trained to find feces by scent ? Change needed in end-of-life dementia care ... Health/Science news from UPI.
District backs away from Corona health study ...The Arizona Republic: 0 views since Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at 05:25 PMTempe Union High School District is distancing itself from a health study done in the spring by an Arizona State University professor and Corona del Sol High School parent.
Waterpipe Smoking in Colleges Could Become Public Health Problem ...HealthDay via Yahoo! News: 0 views since Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at 05:01 PMWEDNESDAY, May 14 (HealthDay News) -- The increasing use of waterpipes, or hookahs, by U.S. college students could become a serious public health problem, according to a Virginia Commonwealth University study.
Health Highlights: May 14, 2008 ...Washington Post: 0 views since Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at 05:01 PMHere are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors ofHealthDay:
Closing Glance: Health care companies end higher ...AP via Yahoo! Finance: 0 views since Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at 04:19 PMShares of health care providers and service companies gained ground with the market Wednesday as major indexes advanced on a better-than-expected consumer inflation report.
Mother's mental health tied to child's development ...Reuters via Yahoo! News: 0 views since Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at 03:59 PMEvaluating the emotional health and social connectedness of pregnant women may help determine if their children will need extra help to meet developmental goals later on, Canadian researchers say.
Officials told of health loophole ...TVNZ: 0 views since Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at 02:46 AMHealth officials were told five years ago that foreign patients were getting cheap medicines at taxpayers' expense, but it seems they did nothing about it.
Mental health experts, HPD team up to help patients ...Houston Chronicle: 0 views since Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at 01:49 AMMental health professionals are riding alongside Houston police in a six-month pilot program designed to help defuse crisis situations involving unstable people, officials said.
House panel OKs bill to charge lawmakers for health insurance ...The Providence Journal: 0 views since Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at 11:07 PMPROVIDENCE ? Rhode Island?s $13,508-a-year part-time legislators would have to start paying 10 percent of the cost of their health-insurance premiums under a bill that cleared the House Finance Committee yesterday.
ASX:IBA) eHealth Network Now Connects 30 Australian Health Funds ...IBA Health Limited's ABN Newswire via Yahoo!7 Finance: 0 views since Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at 09:03 PMSydney, Australia, May 14, 2008 - (ABN Newswire) - IBA Health Group Limited (ASX: IBA)(PINK:IBATF) - Australia's largest listed health information technology company today announced two additional Australian private health insurance funds will connect to its expanding eHealth network for real-time, point-of-care electronic health claiming and payment services.These latest agreements are with ...