Can USA Provide Free, Public Medical Care Like Brazil? (w/fotos)

"""Free public neighborhood health clinic in Brazilwhere treatment is provided to all as fundamental right."I am not convinced that single payer is necessary to dramatically improve health care in the US. I believe that making health care a right (like the right to vote) - a...

Obama Woos Doctors on Health Care Reform - Consider the VA

The New York Times is reporting on Today's speech to The American Medical Association (AMA) on Government Health Care Reform.  Many appear skeptical over the Government intervention on any front these...

Rare black rhinos to get insurance to boost numbers

The very rare black African Rhino species could be getting a form of insurance as Keny and Tanzania are thinking about relocating them into neighbouring countries in an effort to increase their numbers and boost...

Mega Life, Midwest National Life & Health Markets Insurance Fine

This is a great day in the health insurance industry! Rarely is an insurance company held liable for improper conduct. The majority of the time the "Big Guy" takes advantage of the "Little Guy." Sadly, the "Little Guy" often has no recourse. But this is not the case...

AIG bonuses four times higher than Originally MisRepresented

" The 2008 AIG bonus pool just keeps getting larger and larger. In a response to detailed questions from Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), the company has offered a third assessment of exactly how much it paid out in...

Effect of Facebook on your New York Insurance Claim

If you are injured within New York and have applied for insurance claim then you have to be careful. There are several instances where insurance companies use underhand tactics in order to nullify insurance claims. Insurance companies can even pull out data from your...

Tweet This: You are being sued!

Can you defame someone in 140 characters or less?  Apparently so, according to designer Dawn Simorangkir, who has alleged that eccentic rocker Courtney Love has started a smear campaign against her on Twitter...

ABC News: AIG systematically denies injury claims of Americans

Insurance giant AIG has angered Americans by receiving billions in bailout money and millions in bonuses, now a new report says that AIG often turns down the injury claims of American contractors who have lost...

Vets object to billing private insurance for service injuries

" WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Veterans groups are warning President Barack Obama against going ahead with a possible administration move to charge veterans' private health care for service-related injuries. ...

ING Ending F1 Sponsorship

    ING Groep, the Dutch bank and insurance company, announced Monday that it will not be renewing its sponsorship with Formula One team Renault after 2009. This comes as a cost-cutting measure...

From Lost Decade To Lost Generation

" A reflection in a stock market display in Tokyo. Image Credit: 2005 - Katsumi KasaharaFrom Lost Decade To Lost GenerationBarack Obama, in his first news conference of his tenure as the 44th president of the...

Children's Health Insurance Program passes House, Obama signs

President Obama signed a bill yesterday reauthorizing the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)."The House of Representatives passed the bill by a margin of 290-135 votes earlier Wednesday. It had...

Indian insurance workers strike to fend off privatization

It seems like the Indian government is determined to privatize the country's insurance industry by raising the limit on foreign investment to 49 per cent. Workers say the insurance companies in India were insulated...

Mounting Damage From Southern California Storm

Fire is a real problem, especially if it rains right after wards. Read about the mounting fire damage in California."December 15, 2008 (by Otto Smyth) According to reports the powerful storm that struck the area is responsible for vehicle accidents in which two people have...

Online travel insurance now available in Vietnam

The budget airline Jetstar Pacific has joined forces with AIG Vietnam General Insurance Company (AIG Vietnam) to offer an online travel insurance service, called Jetcover, on its website from November 12." ...

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