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Letters to the Editor

"Cost not the most important factor "

August 9, 2012 Dear Sir, In Jonathan Bell’s article on tackling health care costs, BF&M president and CEO John Wight says, “For many groups wanting to reduce their healthcare premiums, one way is to reduce the number of facilities overseas that peopl...
Aug 11, 2012
Letters to the Editor

"Rising cost of health care "

July 31, 2012 Dear Sir, I find it very interesting that the Minister and the Health Council state that they want to reduce the cost of healthcare. With the new legislation, I will incur extra costs which will have to be passed on to the patient. I wo...
Aug 06, 2012
Health

OBA: Govt ‘largest driver’ of skyrocketing health costs

Government is the top culprit for the Island’s “skyrocketing” health costs, the Opposition has charged. Shadow Health Minister Michael Dunkley also accused Government of stalling on the release of financial statements from the Bermuda Hospitals Boar...
Aug 01, 2012
Editorials

"The cost of healthcare"

Healthcare is expensive and getting more so, according to a report issued last week. According to the national health accounts issued by the Bermuda Health Council, we spend $678 million on healthcare each year. That’s 10.8 percent of gross domestic ...
Jul 30, 2012
Health

"Health department moves to improve accounting"

The Department of Health said it is moving swiftly to improve accounting, after the latest figures for Government health insurance drew fire from the Opposition. “Data clean-up projects” are expected to be finished by the year's end, a spokeswoman to...
Jul 25, 2012
Letters to the Editor

"Dental records: The facts"

July 18, 2012 Dear Sir, Sitting quietly by, listening to and reading about the accusations surrounding the inactivation of the GEHI dental coverage, I have become disgusted enough by the distortions and out and out lies, that I am compelled by a sens...
Jul 20, 2012
Politics

"Senate told dental records were used for political gain"

A Government Senator and union leader yesterday alleged the Opposition used private medical records for political gain, as the row over civil servants’ dental insurance rumbled on. But one Government employee backed up Shadow Health Minister Michael ...
Jul 12, 2012
Politics

"Jackson critical of delayed response to senior abuse report"

Shadow Seniors Minister Louise Jackson criticised the Government for slow responses to reports of senior abuse. Addressing the House of Assembly on Friday, Mrs Jackson said that she herself had reported a senior suffering from dementia who was being ...
Jul 02, 2012
Health

"Butterfield bank now accepting HIP and FutureCare payments"

People are now able to pay their HIP and FutureCare premiums online through Butterfield online banking. Announcing the move at a press conference, Health Minister Zane DeSilva said it should help those who find it inconvenient to pay in person. Onlin...
Jun 27, 2012
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