Congress Passes Mental Health Parity Bill
When President Bush signed the financial services bailout bill on October 3, long-awaited mental health parity legislation became law. This legislation requires health care plans to provide the same coverage for mental health and substance abuse disorders at they do for other medical illnesses. For most calendar-year plans, the law will take effect on January 1, 2010.
Key provisions summary
Parity required – Expands the 1996 law on annual and lifetime limits to financial requirements (co-payments, deductibles, coinsurance, out-of-pocket expenses) and treatment limitations (frequency, number of visits, days of coverage) for mental health a... Read more
Healing the Body & Mind – The Karma of Health
Within each one of us resides the divine healer. All healings come from within and not outside. Once the healer within is set in motion the healing takes effect.
Like all physical problems, health and fitness must be addressed within. The true realization of our health condition being part of our Karma or Actions sets in motion the counter measures -that is corrective actions.
So what can be done to remove stress from our life and set in motion a healing process to attain peak health conditions?
The very simple answer is to attain a balance in life which is in harmony with the natural principles o... Read more
Good Health Is Your Wealth – Your Health Is Your Business
Good Health is your Wealth, believe me, it is even more important than your business. After all, when your health is in bad shape, how motivated are you to implement business plans or pursue personal goals? We both know the answer, don’t we? And what happens to your business if you neglect your health and die? Let’s not even go there.
Meanwhile, as obvious as the reasoning above is, most business people carry on as if health is a secondary consideration—like something they would only consider after they have succeeded in business (i.e. made money). How tragic is that reasoning!
To begin with, only the living can succeed in business. Yes, if you die your inherito... Read more