Health

Top doctor backs court's health view
London Free Press - London,Ontario,Canada
VANCOUVER -- This week's Supreme Court ruling that opens the way to private health care if the public system cannot deliver timely treatment is an important ...

Beattie defends Qld Health Minister
ABC Online - Australia
Queensland Premier Peter Beattie has defended his Health Minister Gordon Nuttall, who has offended rural doctors. Mr Nuttall clashed ...

CMA president lauds health-care ruling
CBC Saskatchewan - Saskatchewan,Canada
The president of the Canadian Medical Association has praised a Supreme Court ruling that opens the door to private health care for people facing lengthy waits ...

Personal medical fees to rise, health official confirms
Taipei Times - Taipei,Taiwan
A senior Department of Health (DOH) official said yesterday that a self-payment ratio hike for out-patients and emergency patients will be announced on ...

Mainland to improve health coop with SARs
China Daily - China
China's Ministry of Health would work more closely with Hong Kong and Macao to deal with public health emergencies and guarantee people's health in the two ...

Liberals claim effort on health status quo
Winnipeg Sun - Winnipeg,Manitoba,Canada
OTTAWA -- Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh yesterday tried to calm fears that Canada's medicare system is about to crash, insisting the feds are taking steps in ...

General Motors Corp. shares climb after UAW meeting on health care
Canada.com - Canada
rose Friday, following a United Auto Workers meeting in Detroit where members indicated GM might get some wiggle room on cutting employee health-care costs. ...

Health Canada to receive FDA Award
Medical News Today - UK
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will present Health Canada with an award today to acknowledge the work the department has done over the ...

Ottawa urged to meet with provinces over health-care decision
CBC News - Canada
The Conservatives and NDP are urging the government to meet with the provinces immediately in the wake of Thursday's Supreme Court ruling on health care. ...

Costco program to sell health insurance in Southern California
Miami Herald - FL,USA
Costco's move to sell health plans through its membership stores probably won't have much impact on the nation's estimated 45 million uninsured. ...

In Blow to Canada's Health System, Quebec Law Is Voided
New York Times - New York,NY,USA
... struck down a Quebec law banning private medical insurance in a decision that represents an acute blow to the publicly financed national health care system. ...

Inmates' Medical Care Failing in Evaluation by Health Dept.
New York Times - New York,NY,USA
A recent evaluation of the company in charge of inmate health care at Rikers Island, coming months after it was awarded a new $300 million contract, has found ...

Costco to offer health insurance to some members in Southern ...
San Jose Mercury News - San Jose,CA,USA
will offer health coverage to customers who pay $100 a year for "executive" memberships under a pilot program to be launched next month in Southern California ...

Liberals come under fire for health-care system
CTV - Canada
The federal government defended its record of improving the nation's health-care system, under attack following the Supreme Court of Canada decision allowing ...

Health unions threaten work bans over pay deal
ABC Online - Australia
Health unions in Tasmania are threatening widespread industrial action next week if the State Government does not negotiate over allied health workers' claims ...