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January 31, 2006

Bush to target health insurance costs

Jimmy Kizer says finding affordable health insurance for his employees is a complicated juggling act. Every year the costs go up, said Kizer, who is part-owner of an engineering and surveying company in Fayetteville. So you change companies or play with

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Posted by John at 04:51 PM

Health Insurance Premium Growth Slows Despite Increased Utilization, Higher Costs

Health insurance premiums are growing at a reduced rate, despite increased utilization and higher costs, while health insurance plans' efforts are easing drug cost increases, a new report released today

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Posted by Richard at 03:02 PM

MEDICAL INSURANCE: Shifting health expense

Michigan could save $100 million a year if it adopted a law similar to one Maryland passed earlier this month that forces Wal-Mart to pay more for its employee health care, proponents of that legislation

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Posted by Bob at 02:17 PM

Policy expert says it's time to quit linking health insurance to jobs

Rushika Fernandopulle, right, a Harvard Medical School professor, author and health care policy expert, spoke to City Club on Monday, offering his views on health care costs and insurance. "We need to try something different," says

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Posted by Ryan at 01:41 PM

No-insurance health clinic chain opens in S.F.

Burlingame-based QuickHealth Inc. said Monday it has opened San Francisco's first "retail health-care store," a no-appointment medical clinic that doesn't accept insurance payments. Officials hope the store, QuickHealth's second Bay Area outpost, will help it become the Starbucks or Jiffy Lube of health-care

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January 30, 2006

IRDA seeks review of health cover products

THE Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) has sought a review of all existing health insurance products. This comes in the wake of recommendations made by a committee set by the

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Posted by Chris at 03:58 PM

Mandatory health plan is inconvenient

A new student health plan is set to be in effect for the next academic year in which health insurance will be made mandatory among students. In addition to which, students without insurance will be required to participate in a University sponsored plan. On March 1, 2005,

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Posted by Doug at 03:53 PM

Health center groundbreaking becomes officials' soap box

At a groundbreaking ceremony here for a new community health center on Thursday, U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Miramar, said he would like to lock every member of Congress in a room until they agreed on a national health care reform plan to lower the number of Americans without health

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Posted by Joe at 03:01 PM