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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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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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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
The proclamation of World Aids Day in front of City Hall came with a minute’s silence, marking Bermuda’s decades of struggle with the epidemic.
Students from Harrington Sound Primary School, Somersfield and Whitney Institute addressed a crowd on the ...
DATE: Dec 02, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Hundreds of people will declare their HIV status on their chests as part of a provocative campaign to get people talking about sexually-transmitted diseases.
About 300 people, including Public Works Minister Michael Weeks and MP Dale Butler, will do...
DATE: Nov 29, 2011
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Health
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Bermuda Health Council has filed its annual report for 2008/9.
The body, established in 2004 to oversee the Island’s essential health services, states that throughout 2008 it “embarked on a fresh mission to act as Bermuda’s agent for a well regulated...
DATE: Nov 28, 2011
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Health
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Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in mammography.
It comes after the American College of Radiology carried out a review on the facility’s ability to aid the early detection and diagnosis of breast di...
DATE: Nov 23, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
The Bermuda Hospitals Board has been awarded full accreditation, placing it alongside the top 20 percent of Canadian hospitals.
In July, it was announced that BHB met with 98 percent of applicable standards, and needed to meet several conditions befo...
DATE: Nov 23, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Two conferences tackling health finance issues conferences are to be held next week.
They follow on the release of a final version of Bermuda’s National Health Plan earlier this month.
The Health Financing Summit on November 21 is an invitation-only ...
DATE: Nov 15, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Wealthy people should expect to do the humane thing and pay more for their healthcare, according to Health Minister Zane DeSilva.
The Minister suggested richer people will face higher premiums as Government searches for a way to ensure those on the p...
DATE: Nov 10, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
