For travelers, one of the defining aspects of 2010 was the manner in which airlines added what seemed like new fee after new fee to their service. Many items which were previously free of charge now cost travelers extra, and those incremental charges add up fast. At one point, an airline was even rumored to be considering adding a fee for using the restroom on its flights! According to some experts, 2011 could hold more of the same for travelers. So if you are looking to save money with even more pricey new fees on the horizon, one of your best options may be to invest in international travel insurance.
International travel insurance offers multiple ways to save you money. Full Post…
International Travel, Travel
Insurers are preparing to plug the growing gaps in state healthcare provision as the National Health Service faces the most radical reform in its 62-year history.
Providers are launching new policies, or tweaking existing plans, as evidence emerges that the NHS is being stretched by the need to find up to £20bn in efficiency savings, and undertake structural reform.
The Royal College of Nursing recently said that some NHS trusts were already cutting jobs and services “at an alarming rate” with up to 27,000 nursing positions earmarked to go. Some
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The Wall Street Journal: Health-Law Repeal Hardly A Panacea For CEO’s Concerns
If the government fails, then costs will rise inexorably. Nothing in the law guarantees success: The law embodies almost every idea anyone has offered and hopes a couple of them will work. No wonder executives are skeptical. But here’s the question: Would repeal in the current political climate be followed by more muscular restraints on health-care costs? Or weaker ones? (David Wessel, 1/13).
McClatchy/The Kansas City Star: Here’s A Plan To Replace Obama’s Health Care Law
This week, the new Republican majority in the House will vote to repeal Obamacare. The vote will be largely symbolic.
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Law Repeal, Repeal
Several major health insurers say they will continue paying for Genentech’s Avastin for the treatment of breast cancer, based on a recommendation from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, Bloomberg Businessweek reports (Larkin, Bloomberg Businessweek, 1/10).
Last month, FDA announced intentions to revoke the drug’s breast cancer approval because of evidence that it does not prolong life expectancy for women with the disease and that its risks do not outweigh its benefits. Breast cancer patients who took Avastin experienced side effects such as heart attack, stroke, severe high blood pressure, brain swelling and holes in the intestines. Full Post…
Breast Cancer, Cancer
If you’re traveling long-haul, here’s another reason to make sure your travel health insurance is of good quality and up to date – malaria. Malaria is a potentially life-threatening illness that is relatively easy to pick up if you travel to at-risk areas. With swift medical treatment you increase your chances of cure.
Malaria is spread by the bites of infected mosquitoes. The disease is prevalent in Mexico and Central America, South America, sub-Saharan Africa, the Indian subcontinent, Asia, the Middle East and Eastern Europe. Check with your healthcare provider if you need anti-malarials for your trip and which one is best for you.
If you fall ill with a fever and flu-like symptoms such as shaking chills, headaches, muscle aches and fatigue when you are in an at-risk country, go directly to a doctor. If ma
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Malaria, Malaria Know
