Denplan the UK based insurance company, Oral B the well known toothpaste manufacturer and others are joining forces to hold a seminar about dental prevention. The focus on the seminar will be how minimal intervention (MI) can help in dental care. The title will be MI: Examine the Future of Preventive Care – Profitable Minimal […]
Despite trying to ensure that all US citizens are covered by health insurance, it seems opponents of the health care reforms are having success. The bill passed before the recent federal elections include a provision that all citizens must have insurance cover. The Government also included another provision that this will be subsidised for those […]
One of the perks for working for a particular employer is health insurance provision. For instance, in the UK many companies now offer its employees Bupa or some other similar scheme. In other countries there will be similar employee benefits. However this could be under threat. A report by a global service company specialising in […]
A health insurance plan for the State of Utah civil servants may be under threat. An audit has found that the costs of running the plan have escalated, and not enough is being done to keep costs down. The last audit carried out in 2003 found that the Utah Public Employee Health Plan (PEHP), which […]
With the new proposals for changes in the National Health Service (NHS), it is perhaps worth knowing a little of what’s happening in the USA. A new study carried out by Health and Human Services Department has found that 129 million Americans under 65 years of age while having medical problems, do not have adequate […]
Becoming pregnant is one of the joys of life. However it has recently been found that some women are having difficulty getting travel insurance. This is a very serious issue in many ways, not least the cost that might have to be paid for treatment. If living and travelling in the UK, this is not […]
Being told that you have cancer is bad enough, but when you find out that the insurance cover you had been paying out for many years is insufficient, this can devastating. But that’s exactly what has happened to one US resident. David Beach of Hemet was due to undergo chemotherapy. However the day before his […]
It’s been a rocky ride for the United States’ history-making President Obama. From a storybook campaign and election to outright obstinacy in Congress, President Obama has held strong and has continued to push for reform in much of the American way of life, including the controversial healthcare reform. Now, many of the achievements from the […]
Health care reform across America is due for a massive shake-up in 2011 with a number of changes being put into place – the overhaul means that there are few likely to remain unaffected. For most people who have health insurance or if you are one of the 900,000 people in Tennessee on Medicare then […]
GPs are being encouraged to ask their patients if they have private medical cover as it emerges that the NHS may save millions if existing private medical cover was taken full advantage of. Whilst the NHS tackles budget cuts and growing pressure on resources it is estimated that around £285 million a year could be […]