Group Health Insurance - The new face of family practice
The new face of family practice
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Aug 30 7:12 PM
Dr. Charlie Abraham studied medicine at the University of Damascus, but these days he’s far from his native Syria. Instead, he’s treating patients at the busy Family Medical Center on a gritty stretch of Lake Street in Minneapolis. “Everybody is trying to come to the United States,” said Abraham, a first-year resident in family medicine. “You get good training and make better money here.” As more Save to My Web
Iowas medical coverage comes in at healthy No. 2
The Des Moines Register - Aug 30 2:23 AM
Iowa was a bright spot during the past few years when it comes to health insurance coverage, according to new Census estimates made public Tuesday.Save to My Web
Iowa Uninsured Rate Falls, Poverty Rises
KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids - Aug 29 2:17 PM
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Poverty is on the rise in Iowa, but the state is one of only three making progress on health insurance coverage, according to new figures the U.S. Census Bureau released Tuesday.Save to My Web
Posted August 29, 2006 Forum: Health-cost issues complex
Wausau Daily Herald - Aug 29 2:45 AM
More emphasis ought to be placed on primary care and prevention, and private insurers, publicly funded health plans and individuals need to find ways to pay for it if the nation is to take serious aim at addressing rising health care costs.Save to My Web
UNINSURED IN MICHIGAN: 11% lack health care coverage in 2005
Detroit Free Press - Aug 30 3:25 AM
Susan Squire filed for bankruptcy when the phone calls and threats became unbearable as hospitals tried to collect on the $92,000 debt she racked up in medical bills from a 2005 heart attack and triple bypass surgery. The 57-year-old Warren resident didn’t have health insurance and didn’t see any other option.Save to My Web