Charter to transform private health
Sunday Times, South Africa -
"As you know the department has over the past few years taken legislative and other measures to strengthen the financial situation of schemes... they are now financially stable and the Council for Medical Schemes has put in place strategies for early identification of potential problems which they then deal with."
2006-06-19
Surprising number of children insured
Cincinnati.com, OH -
Health insurance coverage is a strong indicator of the population's overall health, Donovan said. Only 2 percent of children with private insurance were reported to have fair or poor health status, compared to 8 percent of children with publicly-funded insurance or no insurance at all.
2006-06-18
CLC hosts meeting to fight health care privatization in Canada
National Union of Public and General Employees, Canada -
“Even though it is documented that most of the growth in health care costs has been on the private side, and even though the Romanow Royal Commission convincingly argued that further privatization would fundamentally undercut medicare as a 'moral enterprise,' there is considerable uncertainty as to precisely what needs to be done to stop privatization in the current political context,” Georgetti says.
2006-06-16
CLC hosts meeting to fight health care privatization in Canada
National Union of Public and General Employees, Canada -
“Even though it is documented that most of the growth in health care costs has been on the private side, and even though the Romanow Royal Commission convincingly argued that further privatization would fundamentally undercut medicare as a 'moral enterprise,' there is considerable uncertainty as to precisely what needs to be done to stop privatization in the current political context,” Georgetti says.
2006-06-15
Quebec to allow limited private health insurance
CBC News, Canada -
The federal government's program to supply medical marijuana doesn't work, the Canadian AIDS Society said in a report released Wednesday. Survey of users of medical marijuana suggests few obtain the drug through official channels, despite government's nearly $6-million contract to grow the plant.
2006-06-14
Call for private health cover
Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand -
Elected board member Robin Booth, 47, recently had surgery to correct painful and debilitating haemorrhoids. Although both his parents and a grandparent had the operation at their local public hospital, Booth said he had been told by senior board management that he would probably never have had the operation if he did not have health insurance.
2006-06-13
Call for private health cover
Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand -
Elected board member Robin Booth, 47, recently had surgery to correct painful and debilitating haemorrhoids. Although both his parents and a grandparent had the operation at their local public hospital, Booth said he had been told by senior board management that he would probably never have had the operation if he did not have health insurance.
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