Cuba to require medical insurance for visitors
After MetLife Deal, A.I.G.’s Next Step Is Unclear
As DealBook reported Sunday , the American International Group agreed to sell a second major insurance unit, this one to MetLife for about $15.5 billion. It was the second deal the insurer has struck in one week, raising about $51 billion to repay its taxpayer-financed rescue.
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Hampton flood victims fight stress, displacement and rising insurance premiums
HAMPTON — More than three months after a November nor’easter brought devastating flooding to parts of Hampton, there are still storage containers on West Gilbert Street and people who have yet to return to their homes, said Councilwoman Angela Leary whose house was flooded in November’s storm.
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Research Roundup: Childhood Obesity, Insurance Coverage In Cancer Trials, Hospitals Stays And Need For Nursing Homes
Health Affairs this month is devoted to the topic of childhood obesity, with the first study of the group – National, State, And Local Disparities In Childhood Obesity – pointing out that “new data from the 2007 National Survey of Children’s Health show that the percentage of children ages 10-17 who are overweight … remained stable, while the national prevalence of obesity (BMI in the ninety …
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Cuba to require medical insurance for visitors
Cash-strapped Cuba will require visitors to buy health insurance if they want to enter the country, according to a new government measure.
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