Health Insurance News

12:24 PM EST
2/6/2012 American CEOs get an Israeli medical educationA delegation of top North American hospital heads see Israel's state-of-the-art facilities, emergency drill.

Source:TML Topics:Health, Healthcare Policy, Social Issue, Health Insurance, Economy, Business And Finance

8:54 PM EST
1/26/2012 The coming nursing home shortageThe latest casualty of the Great Recession may soon be the nation's elderly. Cuts in government payments for patient care and less construction of new nursing homes are already taking a toll. Add to this the aging baby boom generation and you have a worst-case scenario in which older people who need full-time care won't be able to get it.

Source:KaiserHealth Topics:Health, Healthcare Policy, Social Issue, Health Insurance

3:10 PM EST
11/30/2011 Medicare to pay for obesity preventionMedicare announced Tuesday that it will pay for screening and preventative services to help recipients prevent obesity.

Source:AHN Topics:Health, Illness, Obesity, Social Issue, Health Insurance, Government Health Care, Medicare

1:48 PM EST
11/17/2011 Teens in greater danger of heart diseaseNew data sheds a dismal picture of children's cardiovascular health, suggesting that America's teens could be at greater risk for heart disease.

Source:AHN Topics:Health, Disease, Heart Disease, Social Issue, Health Insurance

7:22 AM EDT
9/23/2011 More young Americans acquire health coverageTwo surveys made Gallup and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that more young Americans acquired health insurance in the past 12 months.

Source:AHN Topics:Health, Government Health Care, Politics, Government, National Government, Social Issue, Health Insurance

8:43 AM EDT
9/8/2011 Study: American primary care doctors earn more than foreign counterpartsA study has found that American primary care doctors are paid higher than their counterparts in other countries. The higher fees were considered among of the main reasons why healthcare is expensive in the United States.

Source:AHN Topics:Health, Hospital And Clinic, Labor, Wage And Pension, Employee Benefits, Social Issue, Health Insurance

2:56 PM EDT
8/18/2011 Cartoons encourage kids to want unhealthy foodCartoon characters influence what kids eat and encourage them to ask for unhealthy food.

Source:AHN Topics:Health, Illness, Obesity, Social Issue, Health Insurance, Lifestyle And Leisure