The coverage at issue was established in 1996 by the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA. A key goal was ensuring that people who lost their jobs were able to remain insured. HIPAA works in tandem with COBRA, a federal law that extends job-based group insurance coverage, entirely at the individual’s expense, for up to three years after a person leaves or loses a job. (COBRA stands for Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Read the rest of this entry »
The hour Molly Will spends getting a massage each month is just about the best 60 minutes of the expectant mother’s month.
“It’s nice to have (my husband) rub my back at the end of the day,” but getting a professional massage helps alleviate tension and aches, said Will, 29. Her first baby is due March 5.
Will is among other expectant mothers who are taking advantage of a relatively new service offered in north central Wisconsin.
Aspirus Women’s Read the rest of this entry »
Monday, January 5, 2009
CONOR LALLY, Crime Correspondent
THE VALUE of illicit drugs seized by garda last year exceeded €200 million. The total value of main drug types seized last year was €212.3 million, compared with €167.5 million in 2007.
The seizures in both years are well ahead of trends in the previous five years, when drugs valued at between €80 million and just over €100 million were seized annually. Read the rest of this entry »
WASHINGTON (AP) — That day in July was one that Tammy Morse won’t soon forget.
Five months earlier, her husband lost his job as a recruiter for the financial services industry. Now it was the summer and the family savings were gone. She saw no way to get health insurance coverage for her family other than to apply for Medicaid.
And that was why she made the drive from her Stratford, Conn., home to the nearest office of the state’s Department Read the rest of this entry »
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BALTIMORE (AP) — A new study finds Maryland tied for last among states nationwide in readiness for a health emergency.
Maryland scored a five out of 10 possible points on indicators for health emergency preparedness capabilities according to the study released Tuesday by the Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Tied with Maryland were Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Read the rest of this entry »
WASHINGTON (AP) — The final presidential debate was a last hurrah, of sorts, for tall tales told before a large national audience by Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama.
The two took familiar liberties with facts in a matchup that also gave viewers a brand-new head-scratching exchange over a man McCain called “my old buddy, Joe, Joe the plumber.”
Each candidate again twisted his rival’s health care plan. McCain told a golden Read the rest of this entry »
In the universe of global diseases, polio would seem to be a minor problem. Fewer than 2,000 people in the world were stricken last year. AIDS and malaria, by contrast, killed more than three million people. In a list of the world’s most threatening infectious diseases, polio would rank pretty far down—past measles, meningitis, influenza and drug-resistant tuberculosis, to name a few. Which raises the question: why did
release $255 million of Read the rest of this entry »
Terrell Owens hopes his coaches spent their bye week looking back at what made the Dallas Cowboys so successful lastseason.
In other words, how they got T.O. theball.
The outspoken wide receiver with the well-worn reputation for wanting to be involved simply hasn't been during the Cowboys' midseason swoon. He's been held to a pair of catches three times this season, doesn't have a 100-yard receiving game and has caught more Read the rest of this entry »
Chicago, Ill.
– I’m just back from Zurich, Switzerland, where I had a chance to get some insights on the Swiss medical device industry. As I was asked to talk about the U.S. medical device industry and entry strategy into the U.S., a good look into the worldwide medical device industry helped me prep for the conference. It’s worth sharing with you.
The medical device industry is composed of a broad array of different types of products. These range Read the rest of this entry »
Victoria fast bowler Shane Harwood will be given until the last hour to prove his fitness to play in the Ford Ranger Cup final against Queensland at the MCG on Sunday.
he sustained during the Sheffield Shield game against New South Wales and will be given as much time as possible, Bushrangers coach Greg Shipperd said.
“He’s the leading wicket-taker in the competition, he’s a vital member of our side, and so we will give him absolutely probably Read the rest of this entry »