New trend findings of “underinsured” patients based on successful resolution of more than 48,000 cases by national, non-profit Patient Advocate Foundation in 2008 Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF) – a national non-profit organization that seeks to safeguard patients through effective mediation assuring access to care, maintenance of employment and preservation of their financial stability relative to [ Read More ]
Archive for April, 2009
10th Annual State of the Air Report Publishes Local Air Quality Grades Online The 10th annual American Lung Association State of the Air report released finds that six out of ten Americans — 186.1 million people — live in areas where air pollution levels endanger lives. State of the Air 2009 acknowledges substantial progress against [ Read More ]
As world health leaders work vigorously to consider action to combat the outbreak of swine influenza, the Consumer Specialty Products Association says taking simple precautions can help consumers stay healthy. “The swine influenza outbreak is something everyone should take seriously,” said Chris Cathcart, CSPA President. “There are several preventive measures consumers can take to keep [ Read More ]
American Med Tech, Inc. offered a specially assembled home protection kit for swine flu based on the germ killing power of silver. “We spent the entire weekend assembling swine flu kits from existing inventory already boxed in pre-paid overnight FED-EX boxes,” said David B. Phillips, Ph.D. CEO. Additionally, Dr. Phillips reports: “We have been selling [ Read More ]
Today the human growth hormone (HGH) industry approaches $2 billion a year. It claims benefits for enhancing athletic performance, anti-aging and stimulating growth. Unfortunately, many of these remain unproven says NAIRO, trade association of independent review organizations (IROs) whose members see daily requests from health plans asking about the medical necessity of growth hormone therapies [ Read More ]
Hospitals are cutting services and staff, while more patients are in need of assistance Six out of ten hospitals nationally are seeing a greater proportion of patients without insurance coming through their emergency departments, according to a new survey from the American Hospital Association (AHA). At the same time, nearly half of hospitals reported they [ Read More ]