Mass. Connector Won't Adopt Troubled Federal Health Website
Boston.com
The state had previously planned to drop its “dysfunctional” Massachusetts Health Connector website, which was plagued with technical issues ahead of the April 1 date that required most Americans to be enrolled in coverage that meets federal standards.
Mass. sticking with its health insurance websiteBoston Globe
Massachusetts will keep state-based health websiteSacramento Bee
Health official downplays hopes for experimental Ebola drugs
Los Angeles Times
A top federal health official sought Thursday to downplay hopes that new drugs to combat the Ebola virus are imminent despite reports that experimental drugs may have helped two stricken U.S. aid workers as the deadly epidemic continued to ravage parts ...
Trillium Health CEO Jay Rudman to retire
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Jay Rudman didn't wear a doctor's white coat and didn't see patients, but he was involved in their treatment through the nearly 14 years he led Trillium Health. As president and chief executive officer, Rudman put the patient first and developed a ...
Forbes
Health Care For $4: Are You Ready For Walmart To Be Your Doctor?
Forbes
After years of “Will they or won't they?” discussion, Walmart is making its long-awaited move into delivering primary care: The retailer has quietly opened a half-dozen primary care clinics across South Carolina and Texas, and plans to launch six more ...
Walmart Health Clinic: Retailer Is Positioning Itself As A Low-Cost Primary ...Medical Daily
Primary Care Now on Sale in Walmart's Health AisleYahoo Health
In Ambitious Bid, Walmart Seeks Foothold in Primary Care ServicesNew York Times
Fox News
Ebola outbreak declared a public health emergency by World Health Organization
Fox News
LONDON – The World Health Organization on Friday declared the Ebola outbreak in West Africa to be an international public health emergency that requires an extraordinary response to stop its spread. It is the largest and longest outbreak ever recorded ...
Christian Post
Health Care Premiums Increasing Less Than Expected, But Vary Widely
Christian Post
New data shows that health insurance premiums do not appear to be increasing as much as they have been since companies began adjusting to the new health care law last year. While the average is lower than expected, the variation is large. Some will pay ...
More ObamaCare woes: Congress must act to block health insurance bailoutFox News (blog)
WHO declares Ebola outbreak a global health emergency
Los Angeles Times
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is an international public health emergency that needs an extraordinary response to stop the disease from spreading further, the World Health Organization declared Friday. Margaret Chan, head of the WHO, said the ...
Forbes
What I Learned About Health Care When My Cat Died
Forbes
My cat died just before Thanksgiving. Twelve years before my girlfriend had told me she wanted a cat, and we traipsed through animal shelters until I saw this beautiful, white, frightened creature, huddled in the back of a metal cage until she was ...
Yahoo News
WHO declares Ebola epidemic a global emergency
Yahoo News
The WHO appealed for international aid to help afflicted countries after a rare meeting of the UN health body's emergency committee, which urged screening of all people flying out of the affected countries in west Africa. It stopped short of calling ...
New $4.5 million community health center recommended
Bloomington Pantagraph
BLOOMINGTON — The county-owned Fairview Building would be razed and a new $4.5 million facility built and leased to Chestnut Health Systems for its family health center under a proposal recommended by the County Board's Property Committee on ...