The California-based company will offer a new private fee for service plans beginning in September. PacifiCare, a health insurance company based in Cypress, Calif., is offering a private fee for service plans that could cost seniors less money than traditional Medicare.
A study of 40 US cities found that Boston-area hospitals rank number one in the use of gold-standard treatments for patients who suffer heart attacks and congestive heart failure. But surprisingly, the region’s medical centers rank just 30th in their care of pneumonia patients, many of whom are elderly and require prompt attention in emergency rooms.
A UCLA study says more than 50 percent of Californians enrolled in private HMO plans are overweight or obese and that health-care providers should do more to address the problem.
on seven stages spread out among the towering pines of the Grass Valley fairgrounds. The popular WorldFest is the brainchild of Chico locals Dan DeWayne, who doubles as director of Chico Performances, and his wife Christine Myers.
NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico — Two police officers were gunned down Wednesday while on their way to work, bringing to five the number of authorities that have been slain in this violent border city in four days.
