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CIGNA and Longs Drugs Team Up to Co-Market CIGNATURE Rx(SM) Medicare Prescription Drug Plan (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
CIGNA HealthCare today announced an agreement with Longs Drug Stores to co-brand its CIGNATURE Rx Medicare prescription drug plan and collaborate on in-store information and education.

Deal made on plan to ID Katrina dead (The Shelby Star)
(CNN) -- Hoping to speed up the identification of those killed by Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath, Louisiana said Thursday it would accept a new federal plan to pay for most of the cost for DNA testing.

Plan Now for Savings on Dental Restoration Services (PR Web)
A reminder from Elmwood Dental Restoration and Implant Center that planning now for dental restoration services in 2006 can save money. Dental implants and other restoration services qualify for reimbursement through medical flexible spending plans. [PRWEB Nov 17, 2005]

CIGNA Dental Adds Oral Cancer Screening to Its Preventive Health Measures (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Recognizing the importance of early detection and intervention, CIGNA Dental has announced that beginning January 1, 2006, it will cover the oral cancer screening procedure known as a brush biopsy for members enrolled in the CIGNA Dental Care , CIGNA Dental PPO , and CIGNA Traditional plans.

Reform unveiled for dental care (Yorkshire Post)
Mike Waites Health Correspondent A SIX-step plan to reduce inequalities in dental health was unveiled yesterday by the Government.

Health Plan Targets the Needy (RedNova)
By FELICE J. FREYER Journal Medical Writer * The HMO-style program is a partnership between Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island and Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island.

Patterson Cos. Lowers 2Q, Year Outlook (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Patterson Cos., a distributor of dental, pet, and rehabilitation supplies, said Friday its expects its second-quarter and full-year earnings to come in below previous forecasts amid weaker-than-anticipated sales of dental equipment.

Executive unveils 295m plan to ease dental crisis (The Scotsman: Scotland News)
DENTISTS will be paid tens of thousands of pounds to keep on NHS patients in an effort to solve the crisis in Scottish dental care, ministers said yesterday.

93X marathon to boost Musicians Healthcare Plan (East Memphis Appeal)
FM radio station 93X and D. Canale Beverages Inc. will present a 55-hour radio marathon today through Saturday to benefit Musicians Healthcare Plan, an initiative of the Memphis and Shelby County Music Commission that provides health insurance for working music industry professionals in Shelby County.

Patterson down; dental operations to hurt earnings (Centre Daily Times)
NEW YORK - Patterson Cos. stock fell Friday after the distributor of medical, dental and veterinarian equipment warned that earnings for the most recent quarter will fall short of expectations.


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1 IN 3 NHS


1 IN 3 NHS DENTISTS TAKE 100K AYEAR (Daily Record)
ALMOST one in three Scots dental practices rake in at least 100,000 a year from the NHS. Figures revealed yesterday showed 742 dentists received 100,000- 250,000 from the health service last year.

Dental, vision spending accounts fill gap (Federal Times)
Employees who enroll in a high-deductible health plan with a health savings account for next year will be eligible to open a flexible spending account for their dental and vision expenses an option not available to them in the past.

QCSI Expands Medicare Advantage & Part D Capabilities in Its QNXT System Through Partnership With Infocrossing (RedNova)
Leading companies join together to offer payors a complete, end-to-end solution for Medicare Advantage and Part D Quality Care Solutions Inc.

Sharp rise in demand for dental plans (The Courier)
AS MORE and more dentists leave the NHS in Scotland demand for private dental health care plans is booming.

Finding his religion (St. Petersburg Times)
Ahmed Bedier reconnected with his Muslim faith and now he teaches others. TAMPA - He sat in a conference room at Tampa General Hospital, surrounded by Christian chaplains in training.

County's insurance plan an uncontrollable cost (Green Bay Press-Gazette)
The Brown County Board will be deciding on many issues, large and small, that have a direct impact on property tax bills when it meets today to discuss and adopt a 2006 spending plan .

Reform unveiled for dental care (Yorkshire Post)
Mike Waites Health Correspondent A SIX-step plan to reduce inequalities in dental health was unveiled yesterday by the Government.

National News (Government News Network)
Reducing health inequalities across England remains a major challenge said Acting Chief Dental Officer Barry Cockcroft today as he launched the Oral Health Plan for England, Choosing Better Oral Health.

Real spill disrupts drill at San Mateo hospital (San Jose Mercury News)
As dozens of Bay Area emergency crews dealt with a simulated terrorist attack this morning, San Mateo Medical Center battled a real emergency of its own.

Seniors shy away from drug plan (Toledo Blade)
If you re a senior citizen who is utterly confused by Medicare s new prescription drug program, don t fret. You ve got lots of company.


What's in a name?


What's in a name? Not much if your plan's sound - The Clarion-Ledger (The Clarion-Ledger)
What's in a name? Not much if your plan's sound In the height of the dotcom era, I made a bad business decision. Another company owned a domain name a Web site name I thought I just had to have, so I offered the owner $25,000 to buy the name. Thank goodness, she turned me down.

Ohio Dentists Go the Distance to Provide Emergency Dental Care to Over 300 Gulf Coast Residents Displaced by Hurricane (U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News)
Eleven members of the Ohio Dental Association collectively spent more than three weeks in Baton Rouge and surrounding areas, providing emergency dental care to evacuees residing in three Red Cross shelters and one FEMA trailer community. The people treated for the most part not only lost their homes, but their source of employment as well. Some of the dental care provided was treatment

Bright Now! Dental Inc. Opens Another New Dental Office in the Phoenix Area (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
AVONDALE, Ariz.----Nov. 9, 2005--As part of the effort to expand its Phoenix-area presence, Bright Now! Dental Inc., the nation's leading provider of business support services to dentists, today announced the grand opening of the second new Bright Now!

Chemical Rules Threaten EU Animal Testing Plan (Planet Ark)
BRUSSELS - Tests on animals could be cut by more than 2 million from nearly 11 million under a new plan but rules being introduced on the use of chemicals will counteract this initiative, the European Commission said on Monday.

8 SHAWAAL 1426 AH SRINAGAR FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2005 (Greater Kashmir)
Srinagar, Nov 10: The State government has received a major setback in their plan of establishing a dental college and hospital in Jammu as the Dental Council of India (DCI) has refused to grant recognition to the college citing many deficiencies.

Senate's health care plan drops tax (Cape Cod Times)
By DAVID KIBBE TIMES BOSTON BUREAU and Robin Lord Staff writer BOSTON - The state Senate unanimously approved a health care plan yesterday intended to cut the number of uninsured in half within two years, but a fight is brewing with the House over whether a payroll tax is needed to pay for it.

Surgeons tackle folly of smoking (BBC News)
Surgeons plan to show school pupils the grim effects of oral cancer to encourage them not to take up smoking.

State Senate OK's Healthcare Plan (RedNova)
By Scott S. Greenberger, The Boston Globe Nov. 10--Setting up a battle with the House, the Massachusetts Senate approved a healthcare plan yesterday designed to cover about half of the state's roughly 500,000 uninsured residents over the next two years.

Dental, vision spending accounts fill gap (Federal Times)
Employees who enroll in a high-deductible health plan with a health savings account for next year will be eligible to open a flexible spending account for their dental and vision expenses an option not available to them in the past.

Dental crisis will continue (The Evening Telegraph)
Dr Christopher Southwick. THE crisis in Tayside and Fife s dental service was today predicted to continue, writes Graeme Strachan.


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