Overseas medical care eyed by big US insurers
Elizabeth Kunz’s Costa Rica dental trip highlights a growing trend as major insurers test overseas networks to cut costs. Private plans and high deductibles push patients toward cheaper overseas procedures, with savings that can exceed tens of thousands of dollars despite travel and care quality concerns.
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Elizabeth Kunz
South Carolina
Central America
Tropics
Washington
India
Costa Rica
America
U.S
Paul Keckley
Deloitte Center For Health Solutions
Keckley
Deloitte
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Jonathan Edelheit
Medical Tourism Association
Kunz
Blue Cross BlueShield
Elizabeth Edwards opens Red Window furniture store in Chapel Hill
Elizabeth Edwards, wife of former Sen John Edwards, opens Red Window a furniture store in downtown Chapel Hill on Saturday. John Edwards attends the opening amid disclosures of an extramarital affair and a federal grand jury probe into campaign fund payments to Rielle Hunter.
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North Carolina
John Edwards
Elizabeth Edwards
Chapel Hill
Edwards
Japan
Rielle Hunter
Hunter
Nora the piano cat courts encore with CATcerto fame
Nora the 5 year old piano cat lives in Los Angeles and Philadelphia. Her Lithuanian concert with Mindaugas Piecaitis and the Klaipeda Chamber Orchestra drew nearly 20 million views online. She has fans, an entourage, books, a site, and offers from magazines and toy makers. Her owner Betsy Alexander calls her a gracious diva with remarkable technique.
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Los Angeles
Nora
Hollywood
Philadelphia
Tabby
Mindaugas Piecaitis
Klaipeda Chamber Orchestra
Betsy Alexander
Burnell Yow
Gabby
Max
Rennie
Miro
Clara
Alexander
Shelter
Cherry Hill
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