Unfortunately, the structure of our government healthcare programs means that areas with poor quality health are rewarded with more funds, leading to higher costs for lower quality healthcare. The more time a patient spends in the hospital, the more they are subject to medical error and negligence. The US pays more for its health care than almost [...]
While we typically associate hospice care with the elderly end of the age spectrum, a growing need and understanding has led to its availabity among infants as well. For an Orlando, FL couple whose daughter was born with a rare disease that has resulted in her only being 11 pounds at 5 months old, hospice care [...]
With health care costs on the rise and insurance coverage on the decline, many people are looking for alternative ways to deal with pain and manage chronic issues. Some people are looking to Western Medicine, in the form of acupuncture. In Sarasota, there is a community center which offers the service on a sliding scale [...]
It is the desire of most elderly citizens to remain in their homes and as independent as possible for as long as possible. Unfortunately, this is being threatened by the deficit in Florida’s budget which may lead to cutbacks affecting senior health insurance programs. Programs which allow low income shut ins with things like cooking [...]
How can student athletes get Florida Insurance policies? Have you thought about it lately? It’s an issue one might not even think about, but for highschool athletes, it could be a matter of great importance. Students playing football for their highschools in Florida can face the same serious injuries as professional athletes, but [...]
In an age where our primary care physicians are overburdened and often have to treat patients as though they were on an assembly line, patients are looking elsewhere for counseling and advice. For Dorothy Jones, the advice came in the form of her pharmacist Jeffrey Brewer. Part pharmacist, and part coach, Brewer was able to [...]
Joel Chandler of Lakeland, a Florida health insurance planner, has made it his personal mission to either prove that laws should be followed with no exemption, or just to stir up trouble. He has requested personal records on the employees, spouses, and children of school district employees based on a law that says the records [...]
Avalon Healthcare, a Tampa, FL based company offering individual and group health insurance products, has recently appointed Kevin Hill to their board of directors. A well respected veteran of the health insurance industry, Hill has been an executive for Oxford Health Plans and United Healthcare and is currently a partner at Roundstone Healthcare Partners, a company which [...]
Florida Insurance Agent Mr. Steve Newman had suffered major depression for so long that he felt suicide might be in his near future. As other methods of controlling the disorder failed to bring relief, Newman faced two last options. One being shock therapy, which can cause as much harm as good, and the other, an [...]
A fledgling organization in Southern Florida known formally as the Long-term Impact through the Gift of Hope & Treatment, or LIGHT, has been created to help those suffering from cancer whose insurance will not cover their expenses. They are currently working to save money and create awareness among cancer sufferers that they are available to [...]