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Jun
16

The Affordable Care Act: FAQs, 2014

What changes will consumers, insurers and politicians see in American health care policy this year?

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Jan
24

UK to Stop Hospital Patients Smoking

New initiatives are set to be put in place to encourage smokers to quit smoking while they are being treated in hospital.

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Nov
11

A Medical First for China: WHO Grants Prequalification to Chinese Vaccine

For the first time ever, the World Health Organization has approved a Chinese vaccine for U.N. distribution.

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Oct
24

Women Already Benefitting From Qatar National Health Insurance Scheme

Stage 1 of Qatar’s National Health Insurance Scheme has seen success, offering free coverage for women’s health services at public and private hospitals.

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May
29

Wellness Programs at Work

A non-smoker is healthier than a smoker. Chronic ailments are less likely to affect those who exercise often. Disease screening reduces disease prevalence. All of these facts are true, generally speaking - preventative health measures reduce illness and health care needs in the future, which is why starting in 2014, employers in the

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Jul
14

Ageing Population in China reaches 167 Million

China last year saw a half of a percentage point increase in its aged population, defined as those people 60 years old or above, equivalent to 7.25 million people, taking the total number of elderly to 167.14 million or roughly 12.5 percent of its total population. This increase is the largest one observed in an annual basis and raises concerns about the huge challenge it represents to the frail retirement system and medical insurance services for the elderly and the impact to the economy in the future.

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Jul
06

Bespoke Quality Assurance Programme developed by Bupa International

Synergistic cooperation between Bupa International and Joint Commission International (JCI) has resulted in the development of a quality assurance programme to be used in the assessment of the medical facilities and clinical quality of the healthcare network's 7,500 medical providers.

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Jun
25

Allianz to Revamp Asian Property, Casualty Business

Allianz will reorganize their Hong Kong and Singapore based companies to come under the management structure of Allianz Global Corporate and Specialty (AGCS) as of August 1st, 2010, which allows them to share resources and expertise in order to increase profitability in the Hong Kong and Singaporean markets. Both Allianz…

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May
20

CIGNA offers Localised Wellness Programme to Companies Worldwide

With the aim of helping companies with a global presence improve the well-being of their employees, CIGNA is offering them a uniform health and wellness programme that is localised to the various countries where they have a foothold. Based in London, the CIGNA company vielife has bundled into the programme a health assessment and online health coaching courses for stress, nutrition, physical fitness and sleep. Overall, vielife develops global wellness and productivity improvement programmes.

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