Archive for February, 2007
Cancer girl ‘dies with dignity’
A teenage leukaemia patient who shunned treatment to spend more time with her family, dies.
UK predicts big dementia rise
More than 1.7 million people in the UK will have dementia by 2051, costing billions each year, experts forecast.
United to fine physicians if patients go to “wrong” lab
Health plan executives say the policy is a reminder to help patients stay in-network. Doctors fear it sets a disturbing precedent.
The health whisperer: A help or a hindrance?
Businesses and insurers hire health coaches to make sure their employees or members stay healthy, thus cutting costs. So where does that leave doctors?
Blues sees potential in HSA money, opens its own bank
The BlueCross BlueShield Assn. is taking affiliates into the health care financing market, but WellPoint wants its own bank.