The gravely ill economy is making Colorado’s health care system sick.
The state Medicaid office since January 2008 has enrolled 3,000 new members a month for health aid to low-income residents, a rate a spokeswoman calls “astronomical” and unprecedented in the program’s 40-year history.
Denver Health, the prime urban outlet for residents lacking health insurance, saw 1,500 new uninsured patients in December, 250 more than a year before.
In the Read the rest of this entry »
Holiday decorations are barely put away before the avalanche of ads bombard us: weight loss products, work out equipment, tech gadgets to help count calories fat grams and carbs, and those infamous infomercials.
By Shirley Perryman
From the attention marketers pay to weight loss, it appears that getting thin seems to be everyone’s goal, and everyone needs a gimmick to be successful. However, about a third of those who make a resolution to lose Read the rest of this entry »
The U.S. government has released its official report of nursing home inspections.
The 25-mile radius of Detroit Lakes hosts five nursing homes â St. Maryâs Innovis Health, Emmanuel Nursing Home, Frazee Care Center, Sunnyside Care Center and Perham Memorial Home.
) varied throughout the nursing homes and the four categories of critic, but the good news is overall, all of the five nursing homes within 25 miles of Detroit Lakes were given Read the rest of this entry »
Published on Sunday, Jan 25, 2009
1.
Plum Spooky,
Janet Evanovich. The bounty hunter Stephanie Plum hunts an evil genius and his sidekick, who are hiding in New Jersey’s Pine Barrens.
2.
, Stephenie Meyer. One woman won’t surrender to the aliens who have taken control.
3.
Black Ops,
W.E.B. Griffin. An Army officer and special presidential agent is targeted for death — but by whom?
4.
, Patricia Cornwell. The forensic pathologist Read the rest of this entry »
Insurance often feels like a waste of money or a “hedge your bets” gamble that something bad will happen. While there may be a thousand ways to spend your hard earned cash, going without health insurance can be the costliest gamble you’ll ever make. The law forces us to purchase car insurance, but health insurance is voluntary. Health insurance, however, protects our most valuable asset, our health. The question is, what is the best way to protect Read the rest of this entry »
President Barack Obama has a lot on his plate these days. But he should move quickly to create a single agency with the sole purpose of ensuring the safety of the nation’s food supply.
The inefficiency of the current system boggles the mind. The Department of Agriculture receives 80 percent of the money allocated by Congress to ensure food safety, but it only regulates 20 percent of the supply — meat, poultry and eggs. The Food and Drug Administration Read the rest of this entry »
Ten states outlaw the practice of “gender rating” health insurance rates for individual coverage — but not California.
The lawsuit is part of a flurry of activity in Sacramento and around the state seeking to end gender rating in health insurance. Since December, two bills have been introduced in the legislature, to address the issue: Assembly bill AB 119 and Senate bill SB 54.
If either of the two bills were signed into law, the suit against Read the rest of this entry »
A state official is promoting a bold plan that would allow high school graduates to earn medical degrees in just five years, potentially creating 23-year-old physicians — the youngest in the nation.
Lt. Governor John Garamendi, who is also a University of California regent, envisions a program at the University of California-Merced which would create more Central Valley-grown family doctors, using an educational approach that is cheaper, quicker Read the rest of this entry »
Having the Steelers in the game is a bonus for the Zero ad: It features Steelers star safety Troy Polamalu.
“We’re thrilled about Troy, and we’re thrilled about the Steelers. … (It’s) going to be a powerful spot in the game,” said Katie Bayne, North American chief marketing officer, as she and other executives on Wednesday introduced Coke’s new global ad campaign with the theme “Open Happiness.”
The Zero ad and two upbeat Coca-Cola ads will Read the rest of this entry »
, a nonprofit group, believe that a decision by the Food and Drug Administration to allow
contaminated with melamine or its byproducts to remain on store shelves is “seriously flawed.”
The FDA tested 89 containers of U.S.-manufactured infant formula and reportedly detected traces of
in a can of milk-based liquid Nestle Good Start Supreme Infant Formula with Iron, and traces of
in three different cans of Mead Johnson’s Enfamil Read the rest of this entry »