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3 Important Ways Pet Insurance Differs From Human Health Insurance

Key points Pet owners can buy insurance to cover vet visits for their animals. Pet insurance has some important differences from human health insurance. One of the biggest differences is pet insurance doesn’t have to cover pre-existing conditions. Pet owners buying coverage must make sure they know exactly how pet insurance works — including the ways in which it differs from the health insurance humans get. While both human and pet insurance coverage are meant to ensure that an illness doesn’t empty out a bank account, the differences between the two types of policies can have a major financial impact.…
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Achieving Prevention and Health, Rather Than More Healthcare

Newswise — If more people have access to health insurance, we have to be sure the death rates of those with certain chronic conditions are decreasing. This is one of the statements by Gregory Peck, an acute care surgeon and associate professor at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, who will be researching on behalf of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) at the National Institutes of Health. Funded by NIH grants totaling more than $1 million through a recent two-year award from the New Jersey Alliance for Clinical and Translational Science (NJ ACTS), a…
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Should employers offering health benefits get tax credits?

Québec (65 per cent) Ontario (63 per cent) British Columbia (60 per cent) Atlantic Canada (59 per cent) Saskatchewan/Manitoba (58 per cent) Alberta (55 per cent) The same is true among different age groups: 60+ (66 per cent) 45 to 59 (59 per cent) 30 to 44 (61 per cent) 18 to 29 (59 per cent) A health spending account is among the top three features Canadians desire in a benefits plan, according to a previous RBC Insurance report. Employer-provided plan Currently, 64 per cent of Canadians have…
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Is Your Compliance Plan Protecting You?

Healthcare compliance plans are essential to ensure your practice is following the law. Your compliance plan can keep your practice out of trouble. We can help you stay on top of the latest news that affects your everyday life. Subscribe to stay up to date. (To subscribe to our blog click here). A recent enforcement action highlights the need for an effective and updated compliance plan. A physician in Arkansas has been sentenced to 102 months of prison time and to pay over $4.63 million in restitution. Following release from prison, he will have three (3) years of supervised release.…
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Ending medical coverage for the uninsured harms vulnerable people: OMA

Breadcrumb Trail Links Local News Published March 31, 2023 • Last updated 6 days ago • 3 minute read Rose Zacharias, president of the Ontario Medical Association, poses for a photo in Ottawa Friday. Zacharias said the organization is in talks with the government about extending a program to provide care to uninsured Ontarians. Photo by Tony Caldwell /POSTMEDIA Article content The Ontario Medical Association will continue to press the provincial government to reinstate a program that extends health coverage to people without insurance, its president Dr. Rose Zacharias has said. Advertisements 2 This advertisement has not been loaded yet,…