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July 31, 2006

Dental insurance benefits offer preview of consumer-driven health plan activity

The way consumers spend their dental insurance benefits is offering a peek into the way people might behave in the future as other forms of health insurance shift to consumer-driven plans, such as Health Savings

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Posted by Matt at 10:09 AM

Extra insurance can help health

So there I was, enjoying the colonoscopy I had been putting off for about seven years (until age 62). Any enjoyment, however, came from knowing that I was finally getting something accomplished that was foolish to postpone -- especially for a hypochondriac like

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Posted by John at 09:22 AM

July 30, 2006

Your guide to buying your own health insurance

Kathy and Wayne Larrabee, fearful of losing coverage, stuck with their health insurance policy even as Mega Life and Health Insurance Co. raised premiums by 15 percent to 30 percent every six months, and by this year the Portland couple found themselves shelling out $1,600 a

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Posted by John at 02:58 PM

July 29, 2006

Rep. Stark Proposes Universal Health Insurance Plan That Includes Employer-Sponsored Insurance Mandate

Rep. Pete Stark (D-Calif.) on Tuesday announced a bill that would provide health insurance for all U.S. residents through contributions from employers, states and individuals, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. [click link for full

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Posted by Jim at 02:37 PM

Builsa community can't afford Health Insurance premium

Bolgatanga, July 28, GNA - A total of 51.5 per cent of respondents in a survey in the Builsa District of the Upper East Region say they cannot afford the premium of 72,000 cedis for the National Health Insurance Scheme

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Posted by John at 08:46 AM

July 28, 2006

Conservative Group Combines Membership Dues With Sale Of Health Insurance Policies

Freedom Works, a conservative grass-roots organization formerly known as Citizens for a Sound Economy, has garnered thousands of dollars and thousands of members by combining membership dues with the sale of health insurance policies, the Washington Post reports. Medical Savings Insurance, headed by prominent Republican businessman J. [click link for full

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Posted by Tom at 02:31 PM

July 27, 2006

U.S. Health Department Endorses Massachusetts Insurance Plan

July 26 (Bloomberg) -- The new Massachusetts health plan, the first in the U.S. requiring all residents to have medical insurance, won the approval of the federal government, helping to ensure medical coverage for the state's poorest

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Posted by Michael at 02:55 PM

Medical & Health Insurance Premiums Up 15 Pct In Q1 2006

KUALA LUMPUR, July 27 (Bernama) -- Gross premiums registered by the medical and health insurance sector reached RM114 million in the first quarter of this year, up by 15 percent over the same period last

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Posted by Doug at 02:08 PM