Archive for December, 2011
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 [...]
Direct Line Sale offers discounts
As of today homeowners can benefit from a 30% introductory discount, as part of the Direct Line Sale, with a further 20% discount for shopping online. Stuart Curson, head of home insurance at Direct Line, said that after the high spending of Christmas January was the month to get finances in order, including home insurance. [...]
Travel Warning – Chad
Squaremouth recommends travel insurance for all your overseas trips. The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of traveling to Chad and recommends that you avoid all travel to eastern Chad and all border regions. This Travel Warning is due to the insecurity caused by high levels of violent crime, the continuing risk of clashes [...]
Britons risk old age care cost shock
New research from Bupa has found that Britons may be in for an unpleasant surprise as they get older, due to the fact that they are least likely to think that they will need to save to cover the costs of old age care. The international Bupa Health Pulse study surveyed over 13,000 people in [...]
Coverage for gender surgery jumps; More major insurers paying for sex transformation procedures
Last year, 85 companies had insurance plans that paid for sex transformation surgeries, and only 49 did in 2009. The number of major U.S. companies covering the cost of gender reassignment surgery for transgender workers has more than doubled in the past year, according to a new scorecard compiled by the nation’s largest gay rights [...]