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Renewed Program Provides Special Wingman Bead for Children Facing Cancer and other Diseases COLUMBUS, Ga., Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Aflac, the number one provider of supplemental insurance in the United States, announced that it has renewed its Aflac Duck Wingman program with Beads of Courage, a nonprofit, international organization that helps children chronicle their unique stories using beads that commemorate milestones and procedures during their treatment for cancer. Each...
In a study that included data on more than 800,000 Medicare beneficiaries who died between 2000 – 2009, a lower proportion died in an acute care hospital in recent years, although both intensive care unit (ICU) use and the rate of health care transitions increased during the last month of life, according to a study appearing in the February 6 issue of JAMA. "Site of death has been proposed as a quality measure for end-of-life care because, despite general population surveys indicating...
NEW YORK, Aug. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Palliative care in U.S. hospitals has increased for the 11(th) consecutive year, according to a new analysis released today by the Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC). The number of hospitals with a palliative care team increased from 658 (24.5%) to 1,635 (65.7%)--a steady 148.5% increase from 2000-2010. Palliative care is specialized medical care for people with serious illnesses. This type of care is focused on relief from the...
ROCHESTER, MN, and CALGARY, April 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Mayo Clinic and Assured Diagnosis Inc. (ADI) of Calgary, Alberta, announced today the launch of two new health insurance options that will provide more Canadians access to Mayo Clinic's expertise and care in the event of serious illness. The two new offerings, MyCare Health Benefit Option (HBO) and MyCare Advantage Insurance, are now available to companies and associations as an addition to their benefit packages. Like the...
DARIEN, Ill., March 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Life Quotes, Inc. is reissuing a press release today in order to correct a previous transcription error on the February 20, 2012, version that addresses this same subject matter. Life Quotes wants to remind consumers that a little-known side benefit of the dreaded life insurance exam is that it might uncover health problems that you didn't even know were there. It's possible that the simple life insurance paramedical examination can...
DARIEN, Ill., Feb. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Life Quotes, Inc. wants to remind consumers that a little-known side benefit of the dreaded life insurance exam is that it might uncover health problems that you didn't even know were there. It's possible that the simple life insurance paramedical examination can provide much more than financial protection. Life insurance is typically used to protect loved ones from financial devastation in the event of a death, but in a number of cases,...
TUCSON, Ariz., Aug. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- To honor Childhood Cancer Awareness Month in September, Beads of Courage, Inc., (BOC) a non-profit organization that provides innovative, arts-in-medicine supportive care for children coping with serious illness, their families and the healthcare providers who care for them, is launching the Beads of Courage® Beads in Space Tour and Bead Design Challenge, presented by maxIT Healthcare. BOC Children and families will be invited to see handmade...
Northeast Takes the Lead; South Lags Behind: Growth Likely to Continue as Public Becomes Aware New York, NY (PRWEB) July 14, 2011 Palliative care in U.S. hospitals has increased for the tenth consecutive year, according to a new analysis released today by the Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC). The number of hospitals with a palliative care team increased from 658 (24.5%) to 1,568 (63.0%)"“a steady 138.3% increase from 2000-2009. Palliative care is specialized medical care...
Northeast Takes the Lead; South Lags Behind Growth Likely to Continue as Public Becomes Aware NEW YORK, July 14, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Palliative care in U.S. hospitals has increased for the tenth consecutive year, according to a new analysis released today by the Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC). The number of hospitals with a palliative care team increased from 658 (24.5%) to 1,568 (63.0%)-a steady 138.3% increase from 2000-2009. Palliative care is specialized medical...
PARAMUS, N.J., March 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Martin M. Shenkman, P.C. and RV4TheCause is taking its second major professional seminar tour on the road March 24 - April 10 presenting "Estate, Financial and Tax Planning for People Living with Chronic Illness." RV4TheCause is a national charitable initiative whose mission is to educate professional advisors on helping clients living with chronic illnesses like Multiple Sclerosis, COPD and Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, ALS....
