Managing a Retirement X Factor: Health Care
Health care is a constant area of stress for people as they approach retirement. In fact, according to the Voya Retire Ready Index, 91 percent of workers are concerned about their ability to cover health…
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Colorado consumer advocates challenge proposed health-insurance rate hikes
Rate experts with the Colorado Consumer Health Initiative filed comments this week. The comments call on regulators at the Colorado Division of Insurance to carefully scrutinize proposed 2016 rates from Rocky Mountain Health Plans, which…
Family First Health celebrates 45th anniversary
YORK, Pa. (WHTM) Family First Health, a community health center with locations in York and Adams counties, is celebrating its 45th anniversary in York. Founded in response to the York Charrette and as one of…
Health scare over: NJ man has malaria, not Ebola
Health scare over: NJ man has malaria, not Ebola LAKEWOOD, NJ — A New Jersey man whose illness caused a health scare has been diagnosed with malaria, police said. Police were called to a Wawa…
Giants ‘concerned’ about health of injured Jason Pierre-Paul
Even though the New York Giants sent team officials to a Miami hospital to check on the status of injured defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul, the clubs contingent returned to New York without having met with…
Jail health care costs exceed budgets
Brunswick County has spent $825,000 in fiscal year 2014-15 — its budget was $785,000. In New Hanover County, the jail needs an additional $400,000 beyond its $2 million budget. We have a moral and legal…
Obamacare gives Cook County Health a financial boost
Dr. Tim Ekhlassi performs an eye exam on patient Edgar Reina-Isaza in the Ophthalmology Clinic at Stroger Hospital in Chicago on Tuesday July 7, 2015. The Cook County Health and Hospitals Systems revenue, including Cook…
WHO ‘unfit for health emergencies’
The Ebola crisis proves the World Health Organization (WHO) lacks the capacity and culture to deal with global health emergencies, says a damning independent report, commissioned by the WHO itself. The review panel says WHO…
‘Safer’ Plastics Linked to Health Problems in Kids
Two chemicals commonly used in products such as plastic wrap are linked to an increased risk of high blood pressure and other health problems in children and teens, according to new research. The two chemicals…
More free or low cost health care is available, thanks to Aurora grant
RACINE COUNTY — Families making it work without health insurance now have a greater chance of getting in yearly checkups. A few months ago, for example, a family of four earning less than $3,031 per…
