Corrections
Corrections
A story Thursday on A1 misstated services being contemplated for an alternative health center with links to Dr. Andrew Weil that is being touted as a possible addition to the Rio Nuevo Downtown redevelopment project. The services being discussed for the facility include: an exhibition center for lectures and information about alternative medicine; a center to help plan healthy vacations; and …
State employers looking to alternative health plans
DENVER (AP) – Less-expensive health-care plans are gaining popularity among Colorado employers as the cost of providing care for employees increases, experts say. The cost in Colorado has increased 8.5 percent this year to an average of $7,952 per worker, according to a survey by New York-based Mercer Health & Benefits. The national average increased 6.1 percent to $7,523 per worker, the …
Hit squads for failing hospitals
HOSPITALS that miss cancer treatment targets will be dragged up to standard by health ‘hit squads’ ordered in by ministers.
Alternative goes begging: Health savings accounts drawenrollees, but at slow pace
WHEN JAMES BOTHs employer switched from a traditional health-care plan to one with high-deductible insurance and potential income-tax deductions, he was all for it.
