Travel Alert – Tunisia
Squaremouth recommends travel insurance for all your overseas trips.
The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the potential for unrest in Tunisia. The security situation in most tourist and business centers remains calm. However, spontaneous and unpredictable events, such as work stoppages and demonstrations still occur, a state of emergency remains in force, and curfews can be re-established on short notice. The U.S. Department of State continues to advise U.S. citizens currently in Tunisia to remain alert to local security developments and to be vigilant regarding their personal security. Travelers contemplating trips to the interior of the country should assess local conditions and routes when making travel plans, as conditions can quickly change. T
Learning to Be Lean
As one of the many outgrowths of the sweeping federal health care law, health insurers and employers must now pay the cost of screening children for obesity and providing them with appropriate counseling.
With about one in three children in the United States obese or overweight, according to government statistics, the need for such programs is clear. But, experts say, creating them will be challenging. Other than intensive hospital-based programs, few proven models exist for helping children and adolescents achieve and maintain a healthier weight, and researchers do not even fully understand the factors that contributed to the rapid rise in childhood obesity in recent years. Read more…
International Student Insurance for Indians
Every year thousands of Indian students visit foreign countries to pursue their higher education. Health care costs in foreign countries are never cheap and most of the universities have mandated student medical insurance coverage for International students. There are many insurers in India who have designed medical insurance coverage for Indian students visiting abroad. A proper insurance coverage can give you peace of mind from any possible eventualities and need for financial assistance while abroad.
Indian student insurance plans offered by prominent insurance companies can be accessed, compared and purchased at Eindainsurance. There is a userfriendly student medical insurance compare tool specially designed for Indian students to evaluate the plans and make an informed choice.
Travel Warning – Philippines
Squaremouth recommends travel insurance for all your overseas trips.
The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of terrorist activity in the Philippines. While most of the recent incidents of terror have occurred on the island of Mindanao and in the Sulu Archipelago, U.S. citizens are reminded that terrorist attacks could be indiscriminate and could occur in any area of the country, including Manila. Public gathering places may be targeted, including (but not limited to) airports, shopping malls, conference centers and other public venues. This Travel Warning replaces the Travel Warning dated June 14, 2011, and reflects continuing threats due to terrorist and insurgent activities.
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Geisinger Health Plan System Not Hiring Smokers?
Pennsylvania-based hospital through the Geisinger Health Plan System is expected to start screening job applicants for signs of nicotine for 2012. A hospital spokesperson, Marcy Marshall, said they plan on not hiring smokers to work at the facility starting February 1, 2012.
People who apply to a job position at Geisinger Health System can be tested for nicotine and will be offered help to quit and encouraged to re-apply after six months. Smoking is not allowed on the facility grounds since 2007 and they are striving to make the entire staff smoke-free.
This type of screening comes with a lot of criticism. Pennsylvania is one of 19 states that allow employers to screen job applicants for smoking signs according to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. A