Posted on Jun 07, 2008 under health, health insurance |
Being an American if you’re not worried about the state of health here there are some statistics that can get your head reeling for sure! Despite being right up there economically America faces innumerable health risks and not for nothing. According to a study, United States is the only nation that’s gone through industrialization without paying much heed to its health insurance system. A UN Health Development report takes one further into the details. According to that, the uninsured have a real tough time dealing with health disorders simply because they’re uninsured. Hospitals and medical centers do not take it into their stride if they find uninsured persons seeking care and the latter end up with less than their fair share. Additionally, their chances of receiving quality outpatient care also go down a few notches.
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Posted on May 15, 2008 under health insurance |
The Great Depression of the 1930s devastated the health insurance industry. Millions of people lost their jobs and had little money to pay for “extras” like insurance, so few bought new policies and many stopped paying the premiums on their existing policies
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Posted on May 15, 2008 under health insurance |
Unlike Medicare, Medicaid provides extensive benefits for long-term care. But the Medicaid program was created to pay for care needed by the poor, and only those who meet the program’s definition of poverty can receive these benefits.
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Posted on May 15, 2008 under health insurance |
The state and the Hawai’i Medical Service Association have reached an agreement to provide an estimated 3,500 uninsured children in “gap group” families with health coverage.
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