Articles, tagged with "access to health care", page 1
Can Tennessee Health Insurance Rise To Health Care Reform Requirements?
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee has investigated what the national health care reform law could mean for Tennessee residents. The state currently has a waiver making it exempt. The BCBS of Tennessee study estimates that 683,000 Tennesseans will get ...
Doctors Say Florida Health Insurance Mandate Is Necessary
The mandate to buy Florida health insurance is being challenged in court, and politicians continue the public debate in the media, but are these the professionals in the best position to make such a decision? What are physicians saying about the requirem...
Telecom model can effort for health insurance
To penetrate rural markets, health insurance companies to introduce innovative products in different price ranges.
350 million in 1947, India has now the second largest population with over 1.21 billion people. But six decades after independence, acces...
Getting appointments for transitions
No matter who you are and how well insured you and your family, there are increasing problems in getting access to health care. The main reason is the falling number of doctors opting to join the ranks of the frontline troops in general practice. Not only...
Rural Healthcare to Drive the Global Telemedicine Industry
As per our new research report "Global Telemedicine Market Analysis", rural areas in most of the countries face various problems in the provision of medical services and health care, including funds, expertise, and resources. To meet this challenge, the g...
6 Things Young Adults Should Know About Managing Their Health Care
Despite perceptions that young adults consider themselves young and invincible, the majority of Americans aged 18 to 26 are taking an active role in maintaining their health.
Two out of three young adults have a usual source of health care [http://fami...
Medicare And Medicare Supplement Insurance Face Support And Threats
While some Republican legislators seek to reduce Medicaid and Medicare benefits, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius goes about her business to not only expand access to health care, but to also improve the health care that's available. ...
How Do California Health Insurance Group Plans Differ From Individual Plans?
Up to 4.57 million Californians are reportedly underinsured or are without any health insurance. The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research found that many of these people are healthy and young, between 18 and 44.
Among those in need of California he...
Florida Health Insurance Gives Free Preventive Care
By 2010, three times as many people had switched to health plans with deductibles of $1,000 or more compared to 2006. While this type of health insurance in Florida can cut premiums by a couple of hundred dollars a month, savings can be overshadowed by fu...
The role of navigators
One of the problems with insurance is understanding exactly what is on offer and how well the various policies will meet your needs. Most people assume the main barrier to accessing medical insurance is affordability. But, particularly among the poor, edu...
What Are The Main Issues Involved With Medical Insurance
There are plenty of factors involved in health care. Naturally a person needs to have access to health care when they require it. That is basic to being able to live. The other largest issue is about the cost. In case you don't have coverage in place then...
Locum Tenens Physicians
Some medical facilities see locum tenens physicians, aka temporary physicians, as an expensive burden, as they often cost more to hire due to the temporary nature and required flexibility of their work. However, especially given the current economic and p...
Surgical Wait Time
Access to health care in both Canada and the United States can be a problem with possible long surgical wait times.
A 2008 report published by Health Canada on the statistics of the waiting times for patients in Canada to see a specialist is normally ...
Americans Have Poorer Health than the British
England has a bad reputation when it comes to the health of its citizens. In fact, it is considered the least healthy nation in Europe. All the more alarming then that a new study shows that Americans have poorer health than the British. Researchers used ...
Get More From Health Insurance In California
Health insurance for California offers different types of coverage, such as HMO plans. A health maintenance organization or HMO requires you to use specific doctors and hospitals unless you need emergency or urgent care. With an HMO plan, you'll also need...