Health insurer 2Q profits boosted by past quarters By The Associated Press The biggest publicly-traded health insurers all saw sizable gains in their second-quarter net income in part because claims from previous quarters came in lower than they expected. Read more on Channel 8 San Diego
Health Dept: Immunize now for new school year Back to school means children are required to be up-to-date on all immunizations. To avoid long lines and the possibility of a shortage of vaccines, the Paris-Lamar County Health Department is offering immunizations at $14 per child regardless of the number of vaccinations given. Read more on [...]
Health Care Overhaul Extend the Life of Medicare by 12 years WASHINGTON (AP) – The annual checkup of the government’s big benefit programs for the elderly showed that the administration’s sweeping health care overhaul will extend the life of the Medicare hospital insurance fund by 12 years. But officials are cautioning that the dramatic gain [...]
Ravalli County mental health center going up HAMILTON – Mental health patients in Ravalli County will get more attention and space as construction on a crisis stabilization center is set to begin by this weekend. Read more on KPAX Missoula
Solano County health fairs set for next week in Fairfield, Vallejo As part of National Health Center Week in Solano County, health fairs will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p. Read more on The Vacaville Reporter
Priority Health Honors Providers for Quality Care GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.—-Priority Health, one of the nation’s top health plans, is pleased to recognize 138 primary care practices across the state of Michigan with the Priority Health Quality Awards. Read more on Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
Missouri vote puts health care back in crosshairs Missouri voters’ overwhelming opposition to requiring nearly all Americans to buy health insurance puts one of the least popular parts of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul law back in the Read more on St. Louis Post-Dispatch
HEALTH CALENDAR The 11th annual Pediatric Conference, 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday, Foster Auditorium, Cox South, 3801 S. National Ave. The conference is designed to assist health care providers in identifying and treating the victims of child abuse. Pediatric nurses, pharmacists, respiratory care workers, hospital chaplains and all other interested health care personnel are invited to [...]
Obesity weighs heavily on health, lifespan in US: study Americans’ expanding girths are driving down the number of years they live in good health, a study published Tuesday said. Read more on AFP via Yahoo! News
Judge Allows Challenge to Health Care Overhaul to Move Forward A federal judge in Virginia has declined to dismiss a challenge to the president’s health care overhaul, writing that each side should have an opportunity to fully make its case. “While this case raises a host of complex constitutional issues, all seem to distill to [...]
