Personal pleas boost Goodyear health care signups
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The personal touch made all the difference in getting workers at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. with chronic health problems such as diabetes to sign up for programs to control their conditions, a study found.
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Any improvement in medical treatment is welcome news. And black Americans, who are so maltreated by our health care system, deserve an extra share of good news.
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Jane Fumich and her team visit Cleveland's churches, public housing holiday parties and ward club meetings trying to give away the government's money &#151; without much success. A year after the Medicare overhaul became law, the Bush administration is struggling to get the poor signed up for a drug discount card that comes with &#36;1,200 in aid between now and 2006.
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By Howard Yune, Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif.  Sep.
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HealthOne Care System, the state's largest independent doctors' group, will spend $8 million to create electronic medical records for its 600,000-plus patients in Eastern Massachusetts. The nonprofit organization, of which Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates is the largest member, has five medical groups with 700 doctors. HealthOne will adapt a product called EpicCare that Harvard Vanguard already uses. HealthOne will recruit ...
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INDIANAPOLIS - A doctor is leading a campaign aimed at requiring insurance companies to fund programs that would help people lose weight with exercise programs and diet counseling.
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Memphis - In a season of shortage... finally, some good news. Yvonne Madlock with the Memphis and Shelby County Health Department says, &quot;Yes, it is great news.
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Already the biggest of its kind in the country, Florida&#39;s popular prepaid-tuition program expects to count its millionth customer during a sign-up period that runs Monday through Jan. 31.
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Question: If government and business leaders do their part to lower the cost of health insurance, should people be required to sign up?
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To save her sister&#39;s life, Mary Jo Krafty is counting on people in the Slate Belt community to push up their sleeves and get a blood test to become members of the National Bone Marrow Registry.
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American Cancer Society - Seniors who enroll in Medicare next year will have a new benefit that could help them stay healthier. Starting Jan. 1, 2005, all new Medicare beneficiaries will be entitled to a "Welcome to Medicare" physical exam within 6 months of joining the program.
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A group of the largest commercial hospital chains plans to propose that individuals be required to have basic health coverage.
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By Elaine Guregian, The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio  Sep. 24--Better rev up.
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The fall can be an anxious time for employees across the country, as companies hold their annual open enrollment periods and invite workers to choose benefits from a complex range of health insurance, disability coverage and retirement savings alternatives.
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Many people will soon be required to receive their drugs by mail order so their employers can get lucrative rebates and deep discounts.
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By Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach  Dec. 19--Everywhere you look right now, you'll see some organization asking for assistance to help someone in need. You may even start to feel overwhelmed by all the requests.
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A group of the nationâs largest for-profit hospital chains plan to propose that individuals be required to have basic health coverage.