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| Collaborative project rewards doctors for quality care |
| On 05-08-2007. |
Five large local companies are embarking on one program to reduce their health care costs while improving medical care for their employees.
Belk, Duke Energy, IBM, Presbyterian Healthcare and Wachovia, as part of the Charlotte Health Care Collaborative, will reward doctors who provide care based on national standards. ... |
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| Justin&39;s Thursday Political News 8.02.07 |
| On 02-08-2007. |
| Welcome to another edition of Justin's Thursday Political News. We are entering the dog days of summer. It's hot, muggy and I do not have anything cool or funny or witty or whatever to say to start this column off, therefore I'm just going to get right into the news. Is that OK with you readers out there? ... |
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| Autistic children wait for help |
| On 29-07-2007. |
Getting into Medicaid program takes one year; families struggle to afford therapies By BELINDA YU
In the debate over early intervention therapy for Wisconsin's growing population of children diagnosed with autism - and who should pay for it - one thing is clear: Hundreds of children with autism aren't getting the therapeutic aid many medical experts say represents their best hope of attaining one normal life. ... |
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| Blue Cross CEO to lead ECU board |
| On 25-07-2007. |
The head of North Carolina's largest health insurer became chairman of the East Carolina University Board of Trustees on Tuesday.
Board members elected Bob Greczyn Jr., president and CEO of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, to replace former chairman Steve Showfety, whose term on the board ended earlier this year. Greczyn had been vice chairman of the ECU board for the last two years. ... |
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| Odd pairings lobby for kids&39; health |
| On 21-07-2007. |
Seniors are joining with doctors. Unions with health providers. The pharmaceutical industry with one of its biggest critics, the advocacy group Families USA. They share the same goal — expanding the State Children's Health Insurance Program.
one bill moving through the Senate would add $35 billion to the program over the next five years, raising total spending to $60 billion. House leaders likely will call for ... |
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| TUESDAY: Ailing 9/11 workers sue $1B WTC insurance fund for sick ... |
| On 17-07-2007. |
NEW YORK (AP) - Ailing ground zero workers went to court Tuesday to demand that the company overseeing one $1 billion Sept. 11 insurance fund spend the money to pay for their health care.
The workers have already filed one class-action lawsuit claiming the toxic dust from the World Trade Center site gave them serious, sometimes fatal diseases. On Tuesday, they sought compensation from the WTC Captive Insurance ... |
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