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Torchmark Corporation Announces Change In Domicile State Of Insurance Subsidiaries To Nebraska

Torchmark Corporation (NYSE: TMK) announced today that it has redomesticated two of its leading insurance subsidiaries, United American Life Insurance Company, and Globe Life And Accident Insurance Company, from Delaware to Nebraska.

State’s Health Plan Moves Forward

The state is one step closer to offering affordable health care coverage to uninsured residents who don't qualify for public assistance.

Technology Cuts Risk Of Surgical Sponges

The problem of left-behind sponges is hardly new. A 2003 study in the New England Journal of Medicine reported that sponges and other foreign objects were left behind after abdominal surgeries at a rate of 1 for every 1,000 to 1,500 such operations.

Health Access Plan In Spring: State To Seek Children Eligible For Insurance

State health officials are hoping to team with Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot this spring for a statewide effort to identify more children who are eligible for federally funded health insurance.

Amgen’s Anemia Drugs Take Fresh Hit

Based on the studies, the Food and Drug Administration may further restrict the use of the drugs, which already carry the agency's strictest "black box" warning.

Virus Is Suspected In Crow Die-Off In N.Y.

A mysterious die-off of hundreds of crows throughout New York state has been linked to the avian reovirus, a pathogen that has threatened the poultry industry in the past, relentlessly sweeping through flocks, state wildlife officials said Thursday.

Car Full Of Smoke Worse Than A Smoggy Day

On Thursday, state officials put on a live demonstration of that health hazard to promote a new law that bans smoking in cars carrying minors.

Beshear Pledge On Insurance Hits Major Snag: Issue 3: Health And Welfare

One or more unlikely things must happen before Gov. Steve Beshear can honor his campaign pledge to extend health insurance to tens of thousands of Kentuckians.

Pennsylvania Insurance Department Announces New Web Page For Older Pennsylvanians

Older Pennsylvanians who need fast and accurate information about insurance will now be able to find it with a click of their mouse.

American Medical Association Tours New Hampshire To Research Health Care

The American Medical Association is touring New Hampshire, as the presidential primary draws nearer, to promote a three-point plan for health-care reform that includes tax-funded coverage for the uninsured.

AAPPO And HCAA Form Partnership To Enhance Services To Meet The Changing Business Needs Of PPOs And TPAs

Continuing its role as a leading supporter and advocate of preferred provider organizations, the American Association of Preferred Provider Organizations (AAPPO) today announced a strategic alliance with Health Care Administrators Association (HCAA) that will significantly enhance benefits for members of both associations.

Assurant Health Gains Access To Great-West Healthcare’s Nationwide Network

Assurant Health, a Milwaukee, WI-based national provider of individual medical, small group and specialty health insurance products, announced today it entered into an agreement that gives its customers access to Great-West Healthcare's national network of hospitals and physicians.

AvMed Receives Highest Quality Rating For Both Commercial And Medicare Products from Nation’s Top Health Care Quality Evaluator

AvMed Health Plans has received an Excellent Accreditation status from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) for both its commercial and Medicare products.

Hang Up On Scam, SoonerCare Officials Say

Oklahomans should hang up if a caller insists they must supply bank account information to maintain their SoonerCare health coverage, authorities warned Wednesday.

Study Finds Catheter Infections Stoppable

Urinary catheter infections account for 40% of all hospital infections, but U.S. hospitals do not have strategies in place to minimize them, according to a University of Michigan study to be released today.

Health Care Pool May Face Cuts

The collision of a statewide campaign to cut property taxes with Florida's worst budget crunch in decades could give hospitals that treat the poor and uninsured a double dose of trouble next fiscal year.

New Blues Chief Sets Broad Agenda: His Cost-Saving Measures Include Electronic Medical Records

"Yes, it's an insurance company, but it has a community mission," Burrell said in a recent interview. "We want to be catalytic for productive changes in the health system."

Costs Stymie Call For More Doctors

An influx of doctors will increase costs on an already financially troubled Medicare system, researchers at Dartmouth Medical School contend.

‘Young Invincibles’ Aren’t What They Think

A key element is a requirement that all residents obtain health insurance -- similar to auto insurance -- or ultimately lose their personal tax exemptions. That escalating penalty kicks in at the end of the month.

The High Price Of Health Care

Farmers and ranchers are paying some of the highest health insurance premiums available.

Hispanic Births Reach 50% At UNC

At the same time many state agencies are working to weed out undocumented immigrants, Women's Hospital has found ways to reach -- and embrace -- a growing segment of North Carolina's population.

Technology Cuts Risk Of Surgical Sponges: Objects Left In Patients Expensive To Remove

SurgiCount and its distribution partner, Cardinal Health Inc. (NYSE:CAH) , are rolling out a bar-coding system that helps operating-room nurses and technicians keep track of sponges and other items.

Smoking Ban Both A Challenge And Relief

Whether the new law -- lauded by health advocates and labeled a "small nightmare" by many bar and restaurant owners -- could spur smokers to put down their cigarettes remains unclear.

Osteoporosis Doesn’t Just Affect Women

More than 2 million men have osteoporosis, too.

Perks You Pay For In Special Districts

A Newsday review shows that a select group of public officials has reaped a bonanza in taxpayer-funded benefits that go far beyond the generous benefits given to state and county employees.