It’s not too late to get a flu shot, as the cold and flu season looms upon us. While the shot takes roughly two weeks to build immunity, the flu season can extend all the way into the spring, making later better than never. People in high risk categories, such as older people, those with [...]
Lewisville congressman Michael Burgess was looking for a fight when he headed to South Florida into Democratic territory to defend presidential nomineee John McCain’s health care reform proposal. The only Texas lawmaker to speak up in his behalf, Burgess seems to be in a minority of conservatives in favor of McCain’s plan. Burgess, who is [...]
If people choose to drink, smoke, eat fast food and otherwise ruin their health, should the government be responsible for paying for the care and treatment of these people when they inevitably become ill? That seems to be the viewpoint of many when it comes to our country’s healthcare. There seems to be little personal [...]
In a time when emplyees’ budgets are already stretched dangerously thin with higher food, energy, and housing costs, many employers are finding ways not to pass on too much of their rising healthcare premiums on to their employees. While many companies are laying people off, they are still only raising the percentage of employee contributions [...]
Florida does not seem to be investing in its future, considering how low the state scores on child health and insurance coverage. Healthy children are presumably easier to teach, less costly to raise, more likely to succeed in life and not be in conflict with the law. Florida is ranked 49th in the providing of [...]
Democratic candidate Suzanne Kosmas is battling Republican Tom Feeney, who has already served three terms, for the Congressional seat covering a large part of Brevard County including the Kennedy Space Center. She has proven herself to be an advocate for seniors and children, and has plans for providing coverage to more uninsured children among working [...]
Florida once again finds itself the swing vote as the presidential campaign winds down, with both candidates trying to win the senior vote. Obama is attacking McCain’s plan and scaring seniors by saying that Medicare would lose a tremendous amount of funding and seniors could face losing their social security benefits. Experts are also predicting [...]
As more an more Floridians find themselves without a job, and often as a result, without health insurance, more area hospitals are feeling the burden. Without health insurance to cover medications and preventative care, Floridians become critical in their illnesses and are forced to seek treatment in emergency rooms. Of course, due to the nature [...]
Carla Johnston of Naples, FL recently wrote in to her local newspaper with a call for goverment integrity towards seniors. She seems to feel that County Government is not always living up to the rule of “respect you elders” when it comes to important issues that affect quality of life for seniors. One of her [...]
BCBS has unveiled something new in the Jacksonville, FL Town Center. The large shopping center, composed of stores like Target and Dick’s Sporting Goods, as well as high end retailers, will now include Florida Blue. The BCBS retail store, one of the first of its kind, will offer insurance products and services to consumers in [...]