Health Access Alternatives

Tired of feeling "like the walking dead" but worried about the cost of a doctor's visit, Amber Young sat on her bed near tears one recent Friday night in Woodbury, Minn. Amber Young recently logged onto an Internet site run by NowClinic Online Care, a subsidiary of health insurer UnitedHealthcare,

As remote health becomes more popular, payers have been launching telehealth and remote monitoring programs. Highmark has launched one such pilot program, offering virtual physician visits for its members, reported FierceHealthIT. When members have minor illnesses, they can contact a Teladoc physician with access to electronic health records and then

This year, a few hundred thousand intrepid American travelers will head to places like Thailand and Costa Rica, in search of something that they can’t find in the United States. They won’t be looking for Mayan ruins or ancient Buddhist temples, but something a bit more practical: affordable medical care.

The Foundation for Chiropractic Progress (F4CP), a not-for-profit organization dedicated to advancing public awareness of chiropractic care, will sponsor Bruce Sherman, MD, FCCP, FACOEM, former corporate medical director for the Whirlpool Corporation, as a speaker at the 2012 Institute for HealthCare Consumerism Forum East, April 12-13, 2012, in Atlanta, Ga.

The latest game changer in the quest to reform the nation's health care industry is a one-of-a-kind full-service primary care office that recently opened in Pensacola, Fla.

UnitedHealthcare has donated $700,000 to the California Telehealth Network to help expand telemedicine training and provide technical support for rural and medically underserved clinics and hospitals in California.California Telehealth Network (CTN) is the Golden State’s statewide partnership for telehealth. It uses broadband technology to improve

Partnership with H2U Provides Access to Affordable Health care for Gaylord STAR Employees and Resort Guests

Employers are continually searching for ways to improve the health of their employees, control health care costs while still providing quality health care and provide benefits that their employees will truly value.