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Health insurer 2Q profits boosted by past quarters

admin — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 03:57:00 +0000

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.

Health Dept: Immunize now for new school year

admin — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 12:52:59 +0000

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.

Health Care Overhaul Extend the Life of Medicare by 12 years

admin — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 21:52:17 +0000

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 will depend on achieving significant savings in health care in coming years. The annual trustees report for …

Ravalli County mental health center going up

admin — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 06:51:45 +0000

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.

Solano County health fairs set for next week in Fairfield, Vallejo

admin — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 15:56:06 +0000

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.

Priority Health Honors Providers for Quality Care

admin — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:52:06 +0000

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.

Missouri vote puts health care back in crosshairs

admin — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 09:51:54 +0000

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

HEALTH CALENDAR

admin — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 18:52:45 +0000

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 attend. Registration fee: $35 …

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Obesity weighs heavily on health, lifespan in US: study

admin — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 03:56:06 +0000

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.

Judge Allows Challenge to Health Care Overhaul to Move Forward

admin — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 12:51:55 +0000

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 the single question of whether or not Congress has the power to regulate — and tax — a citizen’s decision not to participate in …