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Gentiva Health posts double-digit revenue, profits gains (Newsday)
Increased Medicare revenue helps boost GTIV Increased Medicare revenues helped Gentiva Health Services Inc. post double-digit increases in both revenue and earnings in its second quarter, the Melville-based home health-care provider announced Thursday.
POLL: Nearly One-Third of Ohioans Want State to Spend More Money on Health, Education (Centre Daily Times)
Nearly one third of Ohioans would like the state to spend more money on healthcare, according to the fourth annual Ohio Health Issues Poll, which gauges Ohioans’ opinions on healthcare topics. The Ohio Health Issues Poll is funded by The Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati. In future weeks, the Health Foundation will announce other results from the poll including information about insurance, …
Tax Code Structure Leads To Health Insurance Breaks For Wealthy Americans, Exerts Tell Congressional Committee (Nasdaq)
(RTTNews) - A panel of experts told lawmakers Thursday that the current way the tax code treats health insurance should be reformed, in order to provide a more efficient and fair health care system.
Sen. Baucus Says Current Health Care System "Unsustainable" (Nasdaq)
(RTTNews) - Senator Max Baucus suggested Thursday that the U.S. should alter the way the tax code treats health insurance, though he warned against making drastic changes too quickly.
Bank’s health won’t impact insured cash (Bankrate.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Insured deposits and shares are safe, regardless of an institution’s health, says Dr. Don Taylor.
‘Telecoms open to allocating half of revenues to health, education’ (Philstar.com)
Instead of reducing the P1 text charge, telecommunication firms are willing to allocate half of their income from text messaging or P0.50 per text to health and education programs as investment in youth.
Health Highlights: July 31, 2008 (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:
One Year After Seizure, No Comment From Chief Justice on His Health (Law.com via Yahoo! Finance)
One year after he suffered a seizure near his summer home in Maine, Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. is not commenting on the current state of his health. In his public appearances and on the bench, Roberts has shown no signs of abnormalities in the last year.
Think gas prices are high? Watch out for health care (USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News)
Gas prices are in the political spotlight right now; this year’s spike has been painful and the calls for action and heads have pushed other issues to the side. But it is worth remembering that when it comes to real, sustained growth in costs, when it comes to real, sustained erosion of families’ disposable income, gas still can’t hold a candle to the real elephant in the room: health …
Health investigators use props, patience to track salmonella (USA Today)
The nation’s outbreak of salmonella saintpaul has been going on for four months. At least 1,307 have been sickened, and it’s not over yet. As state and federal officials zero in on jalapeos as the cause, the eventual conclusion of the investigation will be based on painstaking detective work. It has been slow going, patient by patient, involving hundreds of public health workers nationwide.
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Coventry, Health Net shares rise after upgrade (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Shares of Coventry Health Care Inc. and Health Net Inc. rose Monday after a UBS analyst upgraded the managed-care providers’ stock from a "Neutral" rating to "Buy."
Report ranks county health concerns (The Globe Gazette)
MASON CITY Heart disease and stroke, substance abuse, physical activity and nutrition, overweight, radon and diabetes have been identified as the most pressing health problems affecting Cerro Gordo County, according to a report released Monday by the County Department of Public Health.
Health Highlights: July 28, 2008 (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:
Owner says his unique business can salve pains of health-care crisis (The Salt Lake Tribune)
Posted: 8:19 PM- Michael Bianchi thinks he has the solution to the nation’s health care crisis: Keep people out of the doctor’s office by paying out benefits that encourage healthy lifestyles.
Faces Of The Health-care Crisis (CBS News)
The National Federation of Independent Business is on the Hill today, distributing a new booklet to congressional offices titled, The Faces of the Healthcare Crisis: Small Business in America. The compendium details the difficulties small business owners face in getting health care. The effort is designed to send a message to Congress and the next president that small businesses are …
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UA to host 1st candidate for health-affairs VP (The Arizona Republic)
William M. Crist, dean of the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine, will be the first job candidate for vice president of health affairs to visit the University of Arizona.
Cutting health care will hurt, activists argue (The Sacramento Bee)
Labor and health care activists are weighing in on the state budget fight with a new television ad seeking to avoid further cuts to health care. Following is the text of the ad and an analysis: Fresno physician Virgil Airola is one of three Valley health care workers starring in an ad denouncing cuts in health care programs. The spot, by a coalition of labor and health care advocates, …
Foreclosures raise health concerns (Boston Globe)
Half-full with water turned green by algae and surrounded by knee-high grass, the kiddie pool behind the foreclosed house on Bank Street provides the perfect breeding ground for mosquitoes. Such properties are a growing concern for health agent Michelle Roberts. "It’s starting to become a real problem," Roberts said last week of the town’s 10 or so foreclosed and …
Obesity causes health problems for youths (UPI)
NEW YORK, July 26 (UPI) — Hundreds of thousands of U.S. youths have prescriptions for medications used to treat chronic health problems linked to childhood obesity, pharmacy data shows.
Apple CEO Jobs replies to health rumors - off the record (San Jose Mercury News)
The lingering questions about the health of Steve Jobs appear to have been answered by an unusual source: Jobs himself, whose passion for secrecy is legend.
Health Highlights: July 26, 2008 (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:
One-Stop Spot for Health-Care Needs (Washington Post)
Prince George’s County is considering a novel way to deal with limited access to health care: converting empty stores in old shopping centers, even entire malls, into medical facilities.
McHenry County health department reducing water test fees in August (Northwest Herald)
The McHenry County Department of Health is offering reduced-fee water well testing in August.
Extending Health Insurance (Washington Post)
Children are generally dropped from their parents’ health insurance when they turn 18 or 19 or graduate from college. But 16 states now require insurers to cover dependent children on their parents’ policies until the children are in their mid-twenties — and sometimes up to age 30.
Utah County health program is touted (Deseret Morning News)
In an effort to reduce health-care costs, increase health happiness and save tax dollars, Utah County has implemented a new health program for employees.
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