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The hunt for low-cost healthcare has led one campaigner to a UK provider which she believes could treat Bermudians, including the elderly, at a substantially lower cost than in the US.
Searching for treatment for Bermuda’s war veterans and their fami...
DATE: Dec 28, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Politics is the most challenging aspect of running the Island’s hospitals, according to Herman Tucker.
“It’s trying to understand the political viewpoint while at the same time making sure the vision and the goals of the organisation are not compromi...
DATE: Dec 28, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Health
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The great-nephew of Mrs O said yesterday he was in no financial position to help pay for care for his elderly relative and didn’t have room to take her into his own home.
Mr S told The Royal Gazette: “I am struggling. I have been to the bank to refin...
DATE: Dec 22, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Government has indicated there may be a place for 98-year-old widow Mrs O at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital’s long-term care facility.
But the cost of keeping her there would be almost $14,000 a month: far more than the amount needed to pay for at...
DATE: Dec 19, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Readers of The Royal Gazette who want to help a 98-year-old widow in desperate need of care now have somewhere to send their donations.
The LCCA (Lady Cubitt Compassionate Association) agreed yesterday to “facilitate the collection and disbursement ...
DATE: Dec 17, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
More mentally-ill patients are to be treated in their own homes because of the stigma attached to “walking up the hill” to the Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute.
A new team of staff has been set up with the sole responsibility of carrying out home visi...
DATE: Dec 16, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Health
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Government has apologised to FutureCare clients for failing to inform them of a change in co-payments.
It also reassured that they will not be hit with bills backdated prior to April 1 2011, despite a system error that led medical providers to be pai...
DATE: Dec 09, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Health
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Seniors advocacy group, Age Concern, is calling on Government to review FutureCare legislation and provide financial assistance to eligible seniors following revelations of a glitch in the system which led to overpayments to healthcare providers.
“We...
DATE: Dec 07, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Health
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FutureCare, the health insurance programme for senior citizens has been overpaying on claims due to a “system configuration error”.
The error was corrected in April which means dozens of seniors will soon be getting bills in the hundreds of dollars t...
DATE: Dec 06, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Health
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The Movember challenge to grow a moustache and get sponsorship in support of men’s health brought in $64,000 last month for the Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre.
Out of the 162 “MoBros” (56 individuals and ten teams), The Royal Gazette’s own Alex Wri...
DATE: Dec 02, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
