Health CareNews and information about health care.Conference on systems of care starts- September 16, 2008 A three-day conference focusing on developing and enhancing systems of care for children and adolescents with serious emotional needs began yesterday.http://www.guampdn.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080916/NEWS01/809160308/1002/rss Texas rushes Ike relief as health crisis looms- September 16, 2008 Texas officials warned on Monday of a possible health crisis and urged thousands to leave the island city of Galveston, where relief supplies were scarce after the onslaught of Hurricane Ike.http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/world/5018726 Calvo: Initiative is the best of all worlds- September 16, 2008 Proponents who hope to open a casino in Tamuning believe their initiative has matured and evolved to fit the wants of the public and the needs of the island.http://www.guampdn.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080916/NEWS01/809160312/1002/rss Collin County Democratic candidates speak to voters- September 16, 2008 FRISCO Dozens of Democrats filled up on pork ribs and politics Friday to get better acquainted with their party's county candidates during "Speak with the Candidates Night," hosted by the Democratic Party of ...http://www.mesquitenews.com/articles/2008/09/15/celina_record/news/23.txt Supes to discuss health care - Sonoma Index Tribune- September 16, 2008 Health care will be discussed on a county level when Supervisors Valerie Brown and Tim Smith address Sonoma Valley Hospital's Strategic Planning Committee on Wednesday, Sept. 17. The pair will be joined by Rita Scardaci, director of the county's ...http://www.sonomanews.com/articles/2008/09/15/news/doc48cf0a3937fe1877712927.txt Netlets for Monday, Sept. 15 - Minneapolis Star Tribune- September 16, 2008 Exxon Mobil posted the highest profits ever for a U.S. corporation, $11.68 billion, in the second quarter of 2008. Yet we are invited to believe that environmentalists who oppose drilling in protected areas are causing high gas prices. The U.S. Gov ...http://www.startribune.com/opinion/letters/28426374.html?elr=KArksi8cyaiUo8cyaiUiD3aPc:_Yy... For Wall Street, a 'lost weekend' but companies like Aetna press on - TriVallyCentral- September 16, 2008 Ron Williams admitted that last Friday's speech at the Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce was his first major address to a non-Aetna audience. His timing couldn't have been better. This past weekend could be called the economy's "Lost Weekend." The ...http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=20122162&BRD=1645&PAG=461&dept_id=57... UPDATE 1-US bans free meals, cold calls for Medicare pitches - Reuters- September 15, 2008 WASHINGTON, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Companies that offer Medicare health insurance and prescription drug coverage can no longer offer free meals during pitches or make unsolicited sales calls, the U.S. government said on Monday. The insurers also must ...http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSN1530168820080915 Medicare rules ban cold-calling by insurers - International Herald Tribune- September 15, 2008 WASHINGTON : Medicare issued new rules Monday that restrict insurance agents' contact with the elderly and disabled when selling prescription drug plans and more comprehensive health coverage called Medicare Advantage. The regulations will go into ...http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/09/15/america/Medicare-Insurers-Regulations.php Hope, confusion in hunt for ovarian cancer tests - Seattle Post Intelligencer- September 15, 2008 WASHINGTON -- Does a test that promises to find ovarian cancer sooner really do so Could other tests nearing the market prolong survival by getting patients the right care faster A race is on for blood tests to better detect this intractable killer ...http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/health/1500ap_healthbeat_ovarian_cancer.html |