Shield HealthCare understands that not everyone will be able to get their medical supplies during an emergency like the one unfolding in Houston and the surrounding areas. If you are in need of formula, ostomy supplies, catheters, diapers (baby, child or adult) or our other products, please don’t hesitate to call us: 800.228.7150, or message us… Continue reading Hurricane Harvey – Shield Updates

By Bob Young for The Seattle Times After her daughter was born prematurely and weighed less than 2 pounds, Keisha Teel said she and her husband would have been buried under hospital debt had the Affordable Care Act not covered some costs of treating her daughter Mackenzie’s health complications. At a town-hall meeting in White Center… Continue reading Health-Care Worries Loom Large as Sen. Maria Cantwell Holds Town Hall

In this article originally published by The Gazette, learn more about the new Colorado law that allows for medical aid in dying.

By Katy Murphy for The San Jose Mercury News SACRAMENTO — The day after Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders told CNN he would delay the release of his universal health-care plan until the Affordable Care Act debate has ended in Congress, the sponsors of a similar California proposal are keeping the heat on a legislative leader who moved… Continue reading As Sanders Delays National Single-Payer Debate, CA Nurses Keep the Heat On the Legislature

Spokane Urology at Forefront of Kidney Cancer Treatment – By Kevin Blocker for the Spokane Journal With offices on the lower South Hill and North Spokane, urologists at Spokane Urology are blowing away the national average for using robotics technology to remove tumors and cancerous portions from kidneys, claims one of the practice’s six managing partners. Dr.… Continue reading Spokane Urology at Forefront of Kidney Cancer Treatment

What the Trump healthcare bill could mean for people with pre-existing conditions, those with chronic illness, and seniors.

Welcome to the Shield HealthCare Newsletter for May 2017. Our articles this month focus on nurses, ostomies and urological products.

By Libby Smith for CBS Denver LAKEWOOD, Colo (CBS4) – The Food and Drug Administration recently approved a new drug to treat multiple sclerosis, and many in the MS community are calling it a game changer. “It’s great,” said Anuska Ullal, a progressive MS patient. Ullal is thrilled about this new drug, because it’s the first… Continue reading MS Community Hails New FDA Approved Drug

Cedars-Sinai and Torrance Memorial Hospitals Plan to Join Forces – By Makeda Easter for the LA Times Ceedars-Sinai and Torrance Memorial hospitals plan to team up to share resources, collaborate on patient care and provide wider access to clinical trials. Under the proposed partnership, announced this week, the two Los Angeles-area healthcare institutions would keep their… Continue reading Cedars-Sinai and Torrance Memorial Hospitals Plan to Join Forces

Originally published by Health Leaders Media: The House of Representatives voted 217-213 here Thursday to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA).