Health-care costs a global issue
MarketWatch -
Jean-Louis Sarbib, vice president for the World Bank's division that produced the new report, said the document shows that poor people face almost certain financial ruin in coping with catastrophic diseases. "This inequity has tremendous consequences for the health of the world's poor," he said.
2006-06-20
Health-care costs a global issue
MarketWatch -
Jean-Louis Sarbib, vice president for the World Bank's division that produced the new report, said the document shows that poor people face almost certain financial ruin in coping with catastrophic diseases. "This inequity has tremendous consequences for the health of the world's poor," he said.
2006-06-19
Personal loans volume in Central and Eastern Europe increases
Sofia Echo, Bulgaria -
�The reasons for this trend are simple: as in Western Europe, people want to enjoy life, they focus on consumption and want to buy things � here and now. Therefore wages and salaries remain in bank accounts for daily availability instead of being transferred to savings accounts as in the past. If there are not sufficient funds in the account, people take out small loans to buy TV sets or personal computers. Demand for such types of loans is growing steadily,� says Martin Mayr, CEE market research expert at BA-CA.
2006-06-18
North Port news briefs Register your bicycle in North Port
Charlotte Sun-Herald, FL -
, St. Paul's Presbyterian Church and Trinity United Methodist Church have volunteers staffing "A Special Time," a respite care program at the Lutheran Church of The Living Waters at the intersection of North Port Boulevard and Chancellor Boulevard in North Port. This is a non-profit adult day care/respite program. It is for all ages, including those in the early stages of Alzheimer's. This program provides supervision, social activities and friendship for the participant. A Special Time provides the caregiver valuable relief from their care giving role. This service is available from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Friday. Volunteers enjoy the opportunity to celebrate life with the program participants.
2006-06-16
Nonprofit health plan ails fiscally
Rocky Mountain News, CO -
"One of the problems is the people who we had left were all of the sick people," said Sherry Rohlfing, vice president of market and business development for Colorado Access. "Those were people who didn't ever turn over. They were the people who needed a lot of services."
2006-06-15
Asbestos concern delays project
Kansas City Star, MO -
According to documents on file with the Tax Increment Financing Commission, construction was expected to begin this spring and be completed by the end of 2007. The Citadel Plaza tax increment plan proposes that about $60 million be reimbursed to the developer from new money generated by the project, while the developer would provide the remaining $43 million.
2006-06-14
HMO For Poor Posts Another Loss
cbs4denver.com, CO -
"The beauty of the Medicaid business is that there is never a policyholder at risk," Division of Insurance Chief of Financial Affairs Scott Lloyd. "If the health plan goes under, all the Medicaid enrollees can just revert back to fee-for-service."
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