Miscellaneous

• UnitedHealth Group to make improvements

  Linda Snyder | December 11, 2007 3:52 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  The nation's second largest health insurer, UnitedHealth, recently admitted to customer service mistakes."We understand relationships, and we recognize that this a health system that needs to work for everyone, not just for us," stated David S. Wichmann, who is charge of the UnitedHealth Group Inc.'s individual and employer markets.315,000 customers were lost this year due to poor customer...

• Report Shows 40 Million in U.S. Can't Afford Health Care

  Linda Snyder | December 04, 2007 11:45 AM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  A federal report released on Monday, December 3rd, states that more than 40 million people in the United States can not afford health care. As a result, these people go without their medication, dental and visual treatments.Nearly 15 million adults did not obtain eyeglasses, 25 million did not get dental care, 19 million did not get needed prescribed medicine, and 15 million did not get needed...

• 2007 Colorado Hospital Ratings Released

  Linda Snyder | November 29, 2007 1:23 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  On November 28th, Colorado Governor, Bill Ritter and the Colorado Hospital Association recently released the 2007 Colorado Hospital Report Card.The report card gives consumers the ability to choose a hospital based on both the quality and the patient's needs. The House Bill 2006-1278 was passed in early 2007, which made detailed reports on Colorado hospitals available to the public online. All...

• Insurance Companies Profited on Hurricane Katrina

  Linda Snyder | November 19, 2007 3:46 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  The American Association for Justice recently released a report on insurance companies and the analysis of how they handled Hurricane Katrina. It's been over two years since the catastrophic Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast. Hurricane Katrina caused more than $135 billion in damages and left many people homeless and unemployed while insurance companies collected more than $40 billion the...

• Crocs & Escalators May Not Be Such A Great Idea

  April Armani | September 18, 2007 10:59 AM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  Escalators and Crocs may spell trouble for the funky resin shoe wearers. Injuries have been reported in Japan and Virginia when those wearing the Crocs, especially little kids, are getting their feeties caught in the sides of escalators. While no reports of injuries have been made in Colorado, the reports elsewhere serve as a reminder that those wearing Crocs need to be careful when riding...

• Take Care When Choosing a Contractor

  April Armani | August 08, 2007 9:35 AM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  A recent news posting on 9news.com highlights the care homeowners must exercise when choosing a contractor. A couple in Denver found out the hard way when they hired a landscaper to redo their backyard. Come to find out the landscaper was not registered with the Associated Landscape Contractors of Colorado (ALCC) which represents 718 members in the state.The group offers these tips to ensure...

• Botulism in a can?

  April Armani | July 25, 2007 6:48 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  Canned meat recall causes quite a scare and illness too!Botulism is a rare, but serious paralytic illness caused by a nerve toxin, botulin, that is produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. Several days ago, many canned meat products were recalled due to the potential that the products contain botulism. The canned meat products were produced by Castleberry's Food Co. and include hot dog...

• Tramoplines can cause serious injury

  April Armani | July 18, 2007 10:13 AM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  Sarah Comstock, 32, of Loveland, Colorado suffered fatal injuries last week while jumping on a trampoline on July 12th. While, on the face of it, her death may seem like an unlikely incident, in reality, from 2000 to 2005 there were on average 88,563 ER visits per year for trampoline related injuries for children up to 18. What do you need to know to keep safe?While most injuries do occur to...

• It Pays to be Healthy

  April Armani | July 12, 2007 11:31 AM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  New health plan pays for healthy choices.UnitedHealthcare unveiled a new program this month which will allow Coloradoans to save as much as $4000.00 in their insurance deductibles if insureds maintain low blood pressure and smoke free, among other things. The plan, called "Vital Measures" will be tested in Colorado, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania and Ohio. The plan is only available to those...

• Share the Road

  April Armani | July 11, 2007 5:17 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  Governor Ritter signed a new bill which creates a new Share the Road license plate. Sales of these license plates will go towards bicycle education programs in Colorado.The education program will educate motorists on how to safely share the road; educate bicyclists on rules of the road and safe driving; and provide outreach to law enforcement on the rights and responsibilities of motorists and...