Gentiva Health posts double-digit revenue, profits gains (Newsday)
Increased Medicare revenue helps boost GTIV Increased Medicare revenues helped Gentiva Health Services Inc. post double-digit increases in both revenue and earnings in its second quarter, the Melville-based home health-care provider announced Thursday.
Bank’s health won’t impact insured cash (Bankrate.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Insured deposits and shares are safe, regardless of an institution’s health, says Dr. Don Taylor.
Think gas prices are high? Watch out for health care (USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News)
Gas prices are in the political spotlight right now; this year’s spike has been painful and the calls for action and heads have pushed other issues to the side. But it is worth remembering that when it comes to real, sustained growth in costs, when it comes to real, sustained erosion of families’ disposable income, gas still can’t hold a candle to the real elephant in the room: health …
POLL: Nearly One-Third of Ohioans Want State to Spend More Money on Health, Education (Centre Daily Times)
Nearly one third of Ohioans would like the state to spend more money on healthcare, according to the fourth annual Ohio Health Issues Poll, which gauges Ohioans’ opinions on healthcare topics. The Ohio Health Issues Poll is funded by The Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati. In future weeks, the Health Foundation will announce other results from the poll including information about insurance, …
One Year After Seizure, No Comment From Chief Justice on His Health (Law.com via Yahoo! Finance)
One year after he suffered a seizure near his summer home in Maine, Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. is not commenting on the current state of his health. In his public appearances and on the bench, Roberts has shown no signs of abnormalities in the last year.
Sen. Baucus Says Current Health Care System "Unsustainable" (Nasdaq)
(RTTNews) - Senator Max Baucus suggested Thursday that the U.S. should alter the way the tax code treats health insurance, though he warned against making drastic changes too quickly.
‘Telecoms open to allocating half of revenues to health, education’ (Philstar.com)
Instead of reducing the P1 text charge, telecommunication firms are willing to allocate half of their income from text messaging or P0.50 per text to health and education programs as investment in youth.
Health investigators use props, patience to track salmonella (USA Today)
The nation’s outbreak of salmonella saintpaul has been going on for four months. At least 1,307 have been sickened, and it’s not over yet. As state and federal officials zero in on jalapeos as the cause, the eventual conclusion of the investigation will be based on painstaking detective work. It has been slow going, patient by patient, involving hundreds of public health workers nationwide.
Tax Code Structure Leads To Health Insurance Breaks For Wealthy Americans, Exerts Tell Congressional Committee (Nasdaq)
(RTTNews) - A panel of experts told lawmakers Thursday that the current way the tax code treats health insurance should be reformed, in order to provide a more efficient and fair health care system.