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Employer Health Insurance Premiums Increased 50 Percent in Every State From 2003 to 2010
Premiums for employer-sponsored family health insurance increased by 50 percent from 2003 to 2010, and the annual amount that employees pay toward their insurance increased by 63 percent as businesses required employees to contribute a greater share,...
Strategy for Improving Health Care for Uninsured, Low-income, And Minorities in the US
A new set of strategies released by the Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System could dramatically improve how the U.S. health care system serves vulnerable populations—those in the U.S. who are uninsured, low-income, or...
UK Sourced Funding Boost for South Africa’s Maternal, Child Health Care
The South African Ministry of Health has secured an additional R198 million from the Department for International Development (DFID) in the UK to help the country strengthen maternal and child health service delivery.
Health Workers Told to Put More Focus on Achieving Better Outcomes on Child Services
Deputy Health Minister Dr Gwen Ramokgopa has challenged health workers to put more focus on achieving better outcomes on child services.
Study Indicates Big Gap Exists on Health Care Spending Between Latinos And Whites
New research out of UCLA has found that Latinos living in the United States — particularly those who were born outside the country — are far less likely to spend for health care and are more likely to pay out-of-pocket when they do spend than the...
Midwife Shortage Impacts South Africa’s Maternal Health
At Prince Mshiyeni Memorial Hospital (PMMH) in Umlazi, the largest township outside the South African port city of Durban, using midwives to provide maternity services has positively impacted maternal care in the area, but a national shortage of these...
Free Health Care in Côte D’Ivoire, for Now
Many public hospitals in Côte d’Ivoire are overflowing as people rush to benefit from a brief period of free medical services, announced by the government as part of the recovery from months of post-election chaos. But the health ministry has been...
Mental Health Care Neglected in Nepal
More than six million Nepalis – 20 percent of the population – had symptoms of mental health disease in 2010, according to the government, but the issue remains neglected and underfunded, according to experts.
