Retired physician of more than 20 years, Cleaves Bennett, seeks to explain the reasons for today’s skyrocketing health care costs in this country. While he recognizes that this is a tall order, there are certain factors that are plain to see. Bennett places a lot of blame on certain health problems which have come about [...]
Along the Treasure Coast, free and low cost health clinics have been the saving grace for Floridians without health insurance. As the economy has declined, and more people have lost their jobs and group health insurance coverage, citizens are seeking treatment at these public facilities. Lines have recently been out the door however, and the [...]
Bay County Florida has decided to name May as Women’s Health Month. Women, in an effort to care for family and friends, all too often neglect their own health. This can not only jeopardize their own wellness, but also their ability to continue caring for friends and family. It is in this spirit that Bay [...]
Sunday’s announcement by the leaders of the health insurance industry to provide $2 trillion in spending reductions over the next 10 years to fund health care reform may be a big step in the direction of securing health insurance for all Americans. The pledge is predicted to increase the momentum of the proposed reform movement, [...]
Representatives from the health insurance industry have made the promise to end the practice of gender disparity in health insurance premiums in an effort to stave off the formation of a universal health care system which could eventually spell the end of private insurance. The health insurance companies fear that a government run system will [...]
Florida made a number of difficult decisions recently to balance the state budget, and there are a lot of taxes involved. A number of budget cuts are threatening state jobs as well, as many as 800, however the new budget will offset this by creating 10,000 new jobs. Workers who earn over $45,000 yearly will [...]
New research indicates that the U.S. Census Bureau estimate for the number of uninsured Americans, said to be at about $46 million in 2007, is woefully outdated. New estimates show that the number of Americans without insurance has gone up to approximately $52 million now, with the unemployment rate and recession having a heavy impact. [...]
As the debate over the nature of health care delivery in this country continues, with some in favorite of a Medicare type system run by the government and available to all citizens, others fear that the current flaws in the existing Medicare system are a major warning sign. Another system wraught with flaws seems to [...]