Kaiser Permanente is America’s leading integrated health plan. Founded
in 1945, it is a nonprofit, group practice prepayment program with
Southern California headquarters in Pasadena, California. Kaiser
Permanente serves the health care needs of 3.2 million members in
Southern California. Today it encompasses the nonprofit Kaiser
Foundation Health Plan, Inc., Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and their
subsidiaries, Read the rest of this entry »
Proposition A is the largest bond measure in San Francisco’s history. Due to the city’s poor oversight on bond-financed projects and emerging dire long-term financial problems facing local, state and federal governments, bond measure accountability has never been more important to voters.
The credit crunch is paralyzing municipal government financing. San Francisco not only faces unprecedented delays in selling Prop. A’s bonds as the market for Read the rest of this entry »
just tried to reintroduce us to Tom Daschle, his new Health and Human Services secretary, but the press just wants to talk about bad Governor Blagojevich. Question time!
“Like most of the people of Illinois, I was appalled and disgusted by what I heard in those transcripts.” Barry did not get into politics to make money, but rather to “reclaim a tradition of public service.” And also he wanted to be president! “Let me be absolutely clear: I do not Read the rest of this entry »
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 22, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — American Specialty Health (ASH), one of the nation’s largest personal health improvement companies, announced that it will administer its Silver&Fit senior fitness program to eligible SCAN Health Plan members in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and San Diego counties. SCAN is one of the fastest growing Medicare Advantage plans in California.
Upon enrolling in Silver&Fit, SCAN members will Read the rest of this entry »
By Journal staff Wednesday, October 08, 2008
A Sturgis woman accused of providing illegal prescription drugs to her teenage son and his friends made a court appearance on Wednesday morning. Tara Fairbanks, 37, was on probation for an incident last fall when she illegally obtained prescription drugs. Wednesday’s hearing was a petition for revocation of probation concerning those charges, and 4th Circuit Court Judge Jerome A. Eckrich set a 4 Read the rest of this entry »
. Promote competition by allowing insurance to be sold across state lines. Encourage multiyear insurance products.
. Adopt malpractice reforms that limit frivolous lawsuits and excessive damages. Promote less expensive alternatives such as walk-in clinics in retail outlets. Invest in prevention and care of chronic illnesses. Increase competition by permitting the sale of nationwide insurance not regulated by states.
. $1.3 trillion over 10 years, Read the rest of this entry »
Associated Press
10.28.08,
3:18 PM ET
St. Vincent’s Hospital got permission Tuesday to tear down a distinctive 1964 building, a key step in a heavily debated plan to build Greenwich Village’s biggest development in decades.
The city Landmarks Preservation Commission voted 6-4 Tuesday to allow the demolition. It didn’t directly address the redevelopment plan, which includes a towering new hospital and hundreds of high-end apartments in Read the rest of this entry »
THE federal Health Minister, Nicola Roxon, warned private health
insurance funds she would take a dim view of premium increases
after the Senate yesterday passed a compromise deal on the Federal
Government’s Medicare tax breaks for middle-income earners.
After weeks of Senate machinations, the Government, the Greens,
the South Australian independent senator Nick Xenophon and Family
First joined forces to pass legislation increasing the income
levels Read the rest of this entry »
AUB fair highlights importance of fitness, wellbeing
Saturday, November 01, 2008
BEIRUT: The American University of Beirut (AUB) held a two-day Wellness Fair on Thursday and Friday which aimed at raising awareness among the AUB community about the importance of staying fit, eating right, and thinking well. AUB president Peter Dorman inaugurated the fair and toured the booths at the exhibit, which was held at West Hall.
“This is a dream for many Read the rest of this entry »
Geoffrey Flolo, a professional clarinetist who also works at a health food store in Virginia, avoids eating wheat, rye, or barley whenever possible. All three grains contain the protein gluten, which he believes is unhealthy for him. A few years ago, his self-imposed restriction meant eating no pizza, no bread, and no doughnuts. Now Flolo eats all those, thanks to the profusion of new gluten-free products.
In not quite 1 percent of Americans, consuming Read the rest of this entry »