Drugs have never been so expensive — or so cheap.
News reports and anecdotal evidence indicate that the recession is prompting many people to skimp on prescription drugs, putting their health at risk now and setting them up for higher medical expenses in the long term. So now is a good time to take a hard look at what you spend on
and figure out how you can make that money go farther.
The average brand-name prescription cost an eye-popping Read the rest of this entry »
HASTINGS, Minn., Dec. 31 (UPI) — Among U.S. adults who already belong to fitness clubs, 60 percent say they will keep their current memberships, a survey indicates.
Despite the tough economy, a recent consumer survey for Anytime Fitness says that most Americans are not willing to give up their health club memberships, but are taking costs into consideration.
Among those who already belong to fitness clubs, 60 percent say they will keep their Read the rest of this entry »
LEWISTON, Minn. — Money, drugs and documents are missing from the Lewiston Police Department’s evidence locker; close to $50,000 sent to the city is unaccounted for; and a number of public records are missing from City Hall, acting Mayor Richard Ahrens said Wednesday.
Ahrens made the comments at the conclusion of his final city council meeting, saying that incoming council members should address the problems.
“I hope they get Read the rest of this entry »
Published: February 20, 2009
A 30-year-old Culpeper man is being held without bond after police say they found drugs, a gun and thousands of dollars in his Culpeper residence.
Leroy D. Yates, of the 600 block of Southview Court, is charged with felony possession with the intent to distribute crack cocaine.
Sgt. Jim Fox of the Culpeper County Sheriff’s Office said officers with the multi-jurisdictional Blue Ridge Narcotics Task Force, the Read the rest of this entry »
Whether you’re uninsured, self-insured or covered through an employer, you’re probably looking for ways to save on health care.
This year, the average employee on a company’s group plan will still pay $3,597 in health-care costs, $331 more than in 2007, reports Hewitt Associates, a human resources company. Try these eight cost-cutters to help put a big chunk of that money back in your wallet:
1. Ask for a freebie.
When Read the rest of this entry »
Businesses want health insurers to try harder to improve their wellness and disease management programs, according to a
survey.
The news comes as employers increasingly move away from shifting costs to their employees, relying instead on wellness and disease management programs to control costs.
PricewaterhouseCoopers found that nearly 80 percent of large employers and 5 percent of small businesses say such programs are important to them, but Read the rest of this entry »
DENVER – The Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing announced that four health-care organizations serving Larimer and Weld counties have been awarded more than $2.7 million in funds from a 2004 increase in the state’s tax on tobacco sales.
Those receiving awards were Sunrise Community Health Center in Greeley, $1.74 million; Salud Family Health Centers in Longmont, Frederick and other Northern Colorado locations, $610,548; North Read the rest of this entry »
TUESDAY, Dec. 9 (HealthDay News) — Putting money in people’s pockets can help persuade them to shed fat, suggest American researchers who created two incentive-based approaches for losing weight.
In one, participants played a lottery and received a prize if they achieved or lost more than the target weight. In the other approach — called “deposit contract” — participants invested their own money, which they lost if they failed to achieve weight Read the rest of this entry »
“They’ll get swallowed up by somebody else, if they need to exist; and if they don’t, they’ll just close,” said Tuck Crocker, vice president of the healthcare practice at management consulting firm BearingPoint.
Hospitals, which employ 5 million people, are reporting that donations and investment returns are down, patient visits are flat, and profitable diagnostic procedures and elective surgeries are declining as people with inadequate insurance Read the rest of this entry »
) – As an emergency room doctor, I was moved by problems that people faced in seeking medical care. I established FreeMD.com to provide a new, free medical service that will save people money by immediately helping them determine what may be wrong and where to go for the appropriate care. Taking the right steps when something happens is important whether consumers have medical insurance or not.
Many people are alone when symptoms pop up or Read the rest of this entry »