Suffolk to vote on improved health care

Suffolk to vote on improved health care
Newsday.com - Sep 26 8:08 PM
Wal-Mart and other large nonunionized grocery retailers in Suffolk would have to provide their workers minimum health care coverage under a controversial proposal to be voted on by the county legislature today.

Meeting medical needs: Local health care providers help new evacuees at Lonsdale
Benton Courier - Sep 26 2:31 PM
Medical care turned out to be the most critical need of the 300-plus Hurricane Katrina victims who arrived last week at Springlake Baptist Assembly, relief volunteers report.

AP/Salt Lake Tribune Examines Increased Number of U.S. Patients Who Travel to Asia for Lower-Cost Health Care
Medical News Today - Sep 26 4:09 PM
The AP/Salt Lake Tribune on Sunday examined the trend of U.S. residents traveling to India, Thailand and Singapore for infertility, cardiology and orthopedic procedures, as well as plastic surgery, that are available at lower costs and with shorter waiting periods than in the U.S. or other Western countries.

Editorial, Opinion Pieces Address Health Care Issues Related to Hurricane Katrina
Medical News Today - Sep 26 4:08 PM
Three publications recently included an editorial and two opinion pieces on health care issues related to Hurricane Katrina. Summaries appear below.