Need care, will travel Lower costs spur more Americans to
Need care, will travel Lower costs spur more Americans to travel abroad for vital medical procedures, expanding what (Contra Costa Times)
When Alan Elias played baseball, every step hurt. The Dublin resident's former HMO plan through PacifiCare covered surgery to repair his Achilles tendon, at about $20,000. It wouldn't, however, pay $2,700 for three treatments of a noninvasive procedure known as extracorporeal shock wave therapy.
Filling the holes in child dental care (The Santa Rosa Press Democrat)
As she prepared children for dental surgery this week, Sutter Warrack Hospital nurse Diane Cowen recalled one extreme case, a beautiful 3-year-old whose severely decayed teeth marred her smile.
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