“People have contacted unemployment and have not been able to get through at all, and when they have, they sometimes haven’t been given information about the Medical Security Program,” said Health Care for All counselor Hannah Frigand.
The medical program is run by the same state office that administers unemployment, and Hamlett said that every applicant who files for unemployment is mailed an application and brochure about health coverage.
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Only four of the 27 referees failed the fitness test as the five-day FIFA Referee Development Course came to an end yesterday at the Alhambra Inn.
A result which is remarkable when compared to other countries worldwide, revealed Merere Gonzales, FIFA/ CONCACAF Referee Fitness Officer.
Said Gonzales: “I am tremendously pleased with a number of factors that came out of this course. Passing the fitness test is one thing, but the method and way in Read the rest of this entry »
Mental fitness is as important as physical fitness. They go hand-in-hand. The nonprofit Mental Health Association of Southwest Florida is passionately devoted to helping people achieve balanced, happy lives and to diminish the destructive stigma of mental illness.
When one person suffers, everyone is affected: family members, co-workers and employers.
Established in 1957, the Mental Health Association of Southwest Florida serves approximately Read the rest of this entry »
Dec. 22 (Bloomberg) — Battling a deadly brain tumor,
Senator
is focusing on one last political
goal: medical insurance for all Americans.
Kennedy, 76, shepherded most of the major health-care
legislation that’s gone through the U.S. Senate since he took
office 46 years ago. Now he and a staff that refers to itself as
“Team Kennedy” are moving fast to align the U.S. Congress and
special interest groups behind a comprehensive health-care Read the rest of this entry »
Turns out that the FDA and Big Pharma have more in common than we thought. They both tapped the same PR firm to improve their reputations.
Earlier this year the FDA hired Qorvis Communications, an influential PR group in Washington, to help mend the agencys ailing image with a public awareness campaign. But since 2006 Qorvis has been
, Big Pharma’s principal trade group. Ooops.
PhRMA was surprised to find that out. Ken Johnson, a honcho Read the rest of this entry »
An orthopaedics and rehabilitation hospital is to be set up in Bahrain.
The German Orthopaedic Hospital is expected to be operational during the first half of next year, said officials.
The Venture Capital Bank yesterday signed a founders agreement with a group of German surgeons, who are planning the implementation of the project.
The hospital aims to offer first-class orthopaedic and rehabilitation medical services of German standards.
It Read the rest of this entry »
“The National Association of Health Services Executives would like to
extend their congratulations to President-elect Barack Obama on his
historic victory in Tuesday’s election. We are confident that health
care reform will continue to be at the forefront, as one of the single
most important issues that President-elect Barack Obama will address
during his presidency. Health
care reform is the single Read the rest of this entry »
Drugs trashed career and me, says jailed Lillo Brancato
Thursday, February 19th 2009, 8:31 PM
, imprisoned for his role in a
cop killing, is ashamed he blew his stardom on drugs.
, the “Sopranos” actor said his yen for dope had left him a lost cause.
“Instead of having two drinks, you’ll have four. And then from the four drinks, then you’ll snort a line of cocaine,” Brancato told ABC’s “2-0/20″ in a
interview that will air Friday night. Read the rest of this entry »
BERNE (Reuters) – Switzerland’s Daniel Albrecht has been woken from a three-week coma induced by doctors after he crashed in training for last month’s Kitzbuehel World Cup races.
The Swiss Ski federation announced Thursday that Albrecht’s condition had improved sufficiently for doctors at Innsbruck’s University Hospital to also remove the respiration tube used to assist the skier’s breathing.
Hospital spokesman Johannes Schwamberger said Albrecht Read the rest of this entry »
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program at their annual conference. The program helps control health
care and disability costs that are often difficult to measure –
disability, absenteeism and lost productivity — and provides employers
with the tools to build a healthy, engaged and highly productive
workforce.
s award-winning program, part of the
Aetna Health Connections suite of programs and services that enable
health and wellness solutions, is available to mid-size and Read the rest of this entry »