Tag Archives: national health insurance

French health insurance fund files complaint over implants

AFP Friday, Dec 30, 2011 MARSEILLE, France – France’s state health insurance fund has filed a fraud complaint against a firm that sold hundreds of thousands of allegedly faulty breast implants around the world. It also emerged Friday that the firm’s founder and his children were in the process of creating a new company to … Continue reading

French health insurer to sue PIP’s boss

France’s national health insurance agency says it is to sue the boss of breast implant maker PIP, Jean-Claude Mas. The French health minister says he must be found, as Mas has not been seen or heard from since the scandal of the faulty implants broke, which could affect 300,000 women around the world. His lawyer … Continue reading

Health information from health insurance

Health Information, National Health Insurance Company, which makes us aware of the costs of medical treatment and encourages us to have access to health insurance to deal with these costs if they occur. health insurance policy can be used to deal with costs arising from unexpected health problems. can be used to pay for treatment … Continue reading

Get yourselves insured under NHIS – DCE advises farmers

Mr. Robert Bakah Wavei, Sissala West District Chief Executive, has appealed to farmers in the District to register with the National Health Insurance Scheme to enable them to have access to healthcare services. That, he said, would guarantee good health for them and encourage them to undertake all year round farming to increase food production. … Continue reading

Why the Overweight Earn Less

There is abundant evidence that obese women (particularly obese white women) earn less than those who are not obese. is that an accurate reflection of worker contributions or the result of discrimination? is the wage penalty for overweight workers due to lower productivity, higher health care costs, or discrimination? In microeconomic theory, a worker’s wage … Continue reading

The Sun News On-line

Guild of Medical Directors scores NHIS high by CHINENYE OKOYE Tuesday, November 22, 2011 Contrary to views in some quarters that the National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS, has failed the Nigerian patients, a group of senior medical doctors under the aegis of Guild of Medical Directors has said that the scheme remains the best strategy … Continue reading

National Health Insurance Vs Private Health Insurance

When choosing a private medical insurance package in the United Kingdom for you or your family there are a few questions that need to be answered before a decision is made. No one actually needs to have private medical insurance in the UK as National Insurance contributions are automatically deducted from pay packs of the … Continue reading