It’s been reported that the costs of insurance paid out to cover employees has rocketed across Europe. A survey was carried out asking employers what it now costs them to provide insurance benefits, including health insurance for their employees. The answer was a staggering 4.9% increase in 2010. The average was 3.3% overall. The survey […]
With China’s rapid progress towards developing a market economy, the Government has also decided to reform its health care system. China is hoping to extend its basic health insurance scheme which currently supports 90% of the population by a further 440 million people. The extension would take in many of those who are not covered […]
Public spending cut backs in one United State’s county has been attacked as being mean spirited. It seems Collins County in Texas has approved a $90 million spending cut on health insurance, but at the expense of 30 retired workers. What’s more the Commissioners who cut the budget did so without giving any of the […]
A free medical clinic was recently held at a school in Nashville, Tennessee, for those who do not have health insurance. It attracted over 1400 people. The Remote Area Medical Volunteer Corps (RAM) organised the free clinic at McGavock High School in Nashville with 500 doctors and other medical professionals. A variety of surgeries including […]
When people think of health insurance, it is normally in connection with adults. However it shouldn’t be forgotten that in the US children also need to be covered. This fact was highlighted recently by the story of one mother whose health insurance expired just one week before her daughter was diagnosed with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder […]
Anyone who has health insurance in India will soon be allowed to swap and change policy holders in just the same way as they can with mobile phone providers. Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) has issued new guidelines which come into force on the 1st July this year. The rules will apply to both […]
Britons living abroad are being warned that their health insurance premiums could rise by as much as 15% from April onwards. Some insurers are thought to only increase premiums by around 10% but the average could be between 12-15 %. Speaking with the Daily Telegraph, a Bupa spokeswoman said: “The 12 to 15 per cent […]
The State of Massachusetts set a new landmark in 2006, when they passed a bill to make buying health insurance compulsory. However it seems despite this new law, the numbers of people who are becoming bankrupt because of medical bills is still rising. According to the American Journal of Medicine the total number of personal […]
Hundreds of businesses, most of them small firms are signing up with a Massachusetts insurance company in the USA. The insurance company charges large fees if employees decide they want treatment at expensive hospitals. As such, they are encouraged instead to go to low cost hospitals. With ever increasing health costs many American firms who […]
Health is fast becoming a major issue in Ireland along with the economy and the banking crisis. However many are positive that a proper health care system can be created in the country which is both fair and efficient. Unlike in Britain with a free national health service, Irish people, like most people around the […]