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BRUSSELS, June 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Just in time for the summer holidays, the EURO 2012 Football Championship and the London 2012 Olympics, the European Commission has launched an application for smartphones explaining how to use the European Health Insurance Card. To view the Multimedia News Release, please click: http://www.multivu.com/mnr/53837-european-commission The Card gives people access to state-provided healthcare in case of illness or an...
LONDON, May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- If you're going abroad, it pays to get an EHIC. It's free, and gives you access to medical treatment in European countries Planning a trip abroad? Pack a European Health Card (EHIC) with your sunblock and shorts. Combined with a good Travel Insurance policy, it'll give you peace of mind that you can get emergency medical treatment while you're away. How do I apply for an EHIC? You can apply for it free of charge at...
NEW YORK, March 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "As we celebrate the second anniversary of the passage of the Affordable Care Act, women face an increasingly more hostile political and cultural environment that makes full implementation of the law even more urgent. "Opponents' vigorous attempts to repeal ACA could leave women without protections from discrimination in health care, perpetuating higher premiums, barriers to preventive care, and the practice of labeling pregnancy a...
Law Professor Renée M. Landers, director of Suffolk University Law School’s Health & Biomedical Law Concentration, is available to analyze the legal challenges to universal health care now before the Supreme Court. The court will hear oral arguments on March 26, 27 and 28. Boston, MA (PRWEB) March 23, 2012 Law Professor Renée M. Landers, director of Suffolk University Law School’s Health & Biomedical Law Concentration, is available to analyze the legal challenges to...
NEW YORK, March 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Ironic as it may be, despite record-high unemployment and the perception of a surplus of talent, human resources (HR) professionals may be forced to choose from limited quantities of high-skilled workers, a new Deloitte study shows. Moreover, the widening skills gap may put the country's ability to compete globally in a vulnerable position. The 2012 Top Five Total Rewards Survey from Deloitte and the International Society of Certified...
As the U.S. Supreme Court gets ready to hear arguments against universal healthcare, the Department of Health and Human Services released policies to assist states to build Affordable Insurance Exchanges. The guidelines offer help for setting standards and setting up a web-based system for consumers to obtain health insurance. Health insurance is to become mandatory starting in 2014, and states are responsible for setting up one-stop marketplaces for insurance programs to sell to...
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., March 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Anticipating the impact of healthcare reform, nearly four in 10 health plan members with employee-sponsored insurance say they would shop for coverage through a health insurance exchange if they had the opportunity, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2012 U.S. Member Health Plan Study(SM) released today. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20050527/LAF028LOGO-a) Now in its sixth year, the study measures member...
MINNEAPOLIS, March 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Defined contribution benefit solutions are reducing healthcare costs for both employers and employees, according to findings released today by Bloom Health at the National Business Group on Health's (NBGH) Business Health Agenda 2012 meeting in Washington, D.C. Healthcare costs for employers using Bloom Health are 19 percent below the national average, Bloom's Head of Sales and Market Development Kevin Kickhaefer announced today at the...
NORWALK, Conn., Jan. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Americans are slowly starting to embrace some key components of the controversial health care reform act signed into law by President Barack Obama nearly two years ago, according to a new Harris Interactive/HealthDay poll released today. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100517/NY06256LOGO ) To be sure, Americans remain sharply divided over the legislation, with slightly more than one-third (36 percent) of U.S. adults...
Even if the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's (PPACA) mandate requiring U.S. citizens to carry health care coverage is deemed unconstitutional, the remainder of the law can be salvaged, lawyers representing the Obama administration told the Supreme Court on Friday. Twenty six states and the National Federation of Independent Business have challenged the legality of the PPACA's individual mandate, which would require Americans to either purchase health insurance by 2014 or pay an...
