The Kickapoo American Indian tribe in Kansas has declared a health care emergency and has requested $150,000 from Indian Health Services, the AP/Kansas City Star reports (AP/Kansas City Star, 8/27). The request will allow the tribe to continue running its health clinic through the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, according to the Topeka Capital-Journal.
The Kickapoo American Indian tribe in Kansas has declared a health care emergency and has requested $150,000 from Indian Health Services, the AP/Kansas City Star reports (AP/Kansas City Star, 8/27).
Independent Health Association, the No. 2 health insurer in Western New York, said Thursday that it will start offering free coverage for the widest range of preventive health services starting Jan. 1, 2009.
Major inequalities in health and life expectancy persist worldwide, according to an independent World Health Organization commission which on Thursday called for all countries to offer universal health care.
