First, the good news: Surgeons at University Medical Center have successfully reattached the piece of skull that had been removed from bantamweight boxer Z “The Dream” Gorres, who suffered a traumatic brain injury after a November fight at Mandalay Bay’s House of Blues.
Now the bad news: Last week’s intricate procedure at the publicly funded hospital, combined with more than two months of around-the-clock nursing care and painstaking rehabilitation work by a team of physical therapists, has driven the medical expenses of the financially strapped Gorres to nearly $600,000. It’s a bill that Southern Nevada taxpayers must largely pick up, because state law requires promoters to put up only $50,000 worth of medical insurance for each fighter in the ring.The consequences of the Filipino boxer’s brain injury have prompted elected officials and the Nevada Athletic Commission to work toward crafting a solution that keeps taxpayers off the hook for the medical care of professional boxers.
But Las Vegas is home to lots of different events, and some are very risky. Could Clark County taxpayers end up footing the bill when other athletes [...]
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Medical insurance coverage an issue for Las Vegas events
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Comments OffMedical Health Insurance: a Major Factor for Health Insurance
Life is very unpredictable. Today, you might be in good shape, but we do not know what will happen next. However, life can also be practical. The practicality of life is something that most people hold onto. Everyone is so concerned with their personal life, especially their health. One way of being practical is to be prepared for the life ahead concerning your health. The cost of health insurance is on the rise, and the most common kinds of health insurances are medical health insurances.
With the current costs of medical care, it is readily understood why medical health insurance is badly needed. These medical health insurances pay much of the total hospital bills, while the person insured pays only a little. Such a transaction is very beneficial. If we have incurred medical health insurance then we need not worry about any emergencies that may come at any time.
There are different types of medical health insurance available. Medicare and Medicaid are the most common. Though the two may sound similar they are actually quite different. Medicare is issued to senior [...]
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The funding crisis in the National Health Service is so dire that at least 4,000 frontline jobs might be axed say the Royal College of Nursing. “There’s no doubt that there will be an impact on patients”, says their spokesperson. “This is not the sort of thing that is going to be resolved by cutting back on chocolate biscuits in the boardroom. The staff that we are looking at losing are not office based, they’re people who are providing frontline services.” Little surprise therefore, that people in the know are going private for their medical care! According to a recent survey by BUPA, 41% of NHS Consultants have protected their medical care by going private. Isn’t that a vote of confidence!
The British Medical Association (BMA) feebly argues that the Consultants’ commitment to private medical cover doesn’t demonstrate a lack of confidence in the NHS.
The Deputy Chairman of the BMA’s Consultants’ Committee whispers, “Consultants may also like the anonymity of private care. One of the problems of being treated in the NHS is that Consultants might find themselves in a bed [...]
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Affordable medical insurance is very easy to secure in the United States. This is because there are plenty of companies that provide services that result in people getting health insurance packages that are perfectly suited for both their budgetary boundaries and any other concerns that they may have. Through these companies people are able to circumvent the hassles that come with health insurance buying efforts. To add to the ease and convenience, people have a choice between using these companies and the internet.
It is quite saddening that there are lots of people who are not placed under any type of medical cover plan simply because they are not aware that there exist affordable plans for their situation. Such people tend to brush off the need to visit a doctor whenever they feel sick and only tend to do so when the ailment has developed in to something more serious.
There are plenty of determinants that govern the choice of medical insurance plan that you will be granted. Some of the most common amongst these have to do with whether the policy [...]
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