Domestic Abuse Victims Struggle With Another Blow: Difficulty Getting Health Insurance
Kaiser Health News reporter Jenny Gold details the difficulties faced by domestic abuse victims in getting health insurance. In 2006, attorney Jody Neal-Post tried to get health insurance but was rejected because of treatment -- counseling and Valium -- she received following a domestic-abuse incident. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
NHS trusts 'ration eye surgery'
A growing number of primary care trusts are placing restrictions on access to eye surgery, figures obtained by campaigners show. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)