Young adults could stay on their parents' health insurance until they turn 26 under a new law pushed by Gov. Rod Blagojevich and approved by the Illinois Senate. The estimated 300,000 twentysomethings who are eligible wouldn't have to live at home, and if they're in the military they could remain covered by their parents they turn 30. They must stay single, however. But business groups could sue to stop the healthcare expansion, which they say will attract unhealthy youngsters and push insurance rates up for everyone.
Patients experiencing chemotherapy, radiation treatments, MRIs, CT scans, and the like oftentimes have the experience worsened by dreary, windowless rooms, and corridors. But now some institutions that they can make these areas more appealing, and in turn ease patients' stress and fear. The heightened focus on patient-treatment areas represents the latest effort by healthcare providers to redesign facilities with patients in mind and possibly improve their outcomes in the process.
The majority of seniors who visit the Medicare Web site find getting the information they need a frustrating experience, according to researchers at the University of Miami. Participants in the study said the Medicare site is difficult to navigate from page to page, makes it difficult to get the information they needed, and provided confusing information. Although many found the Web site difficult to use, many seniors say the Internet could be a valuable source of medical information.
The UAE Ministry of Health is now taking steps to attract medical tourists by developing the necessary infrastructure. Officials say such a network will prove crucial as the Middle East region carves its niche as a medical tourism destination.
Some are beginning to break away from traditional family practices to escape the pressures of modern American medicine. They're instead opening their own facilities, some modeled after successful physician practices abroad.
Philadelphia residents unhappy with the proposed expansion of Fox Chase Cancer Center won a legal skirmish as a judge awarded them legal standing in the case. The center and the city had wanted to limit them to "friend of the court" status, the difference between being able to state your case in court and having the power to appeal, lawyers said. After years of squabbling, the Philadelphia City Council voted for the project in March, but the court must approve the deal. A hearing on the matter is scheduled for later this month, but Fox Chase has said it needs to expand soon and has begun exploring an alternative site in Delaware.