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April 30, 2007
Protest Calls For Health Insurance For Texans
Protesters converged on the Texas capitol Sunday afternoon to call for health insurance for all Texans. Organizers say one in four Texans do not have medical coverage -- but some lawmakers want to change that. Get breaking news alerts via email or text messages on your cell phone.
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Posted by Joe at 05:42 PM
More Alabama Children Have Health Insurance Coverage Than National Average, USA
More than 9 million American children are living without health insurance - more than the totalnumber of first and second graders in U.S. public schools. However, in Alabama, the number ofchildren with health care coverage has grown significantly in the past decade since the inceptionof ALL Kids, Alabama's State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). [click link for full
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Posted by Sean at 05:41 PM
Pennsylvania Senator Says Proposal To Impose A Payroll Tax To Help Expand State Health Insurance Not Likely To Pass
Pennsylvania Sen. Jake Corman (R) on Tuesday said lawmakers likely will not pass a proposal by Gov. Ed Rendell (D) that would impose a payroll tax on small businesses that do not provide health insurance to their employees, in part because of legality concerns and the effect it would have on businesses, the AP/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports. [click link for full
Posted by Matt at 01:06 PM
Wisconsin launches health insurance for farmers
After three years of development, the Farmers Health Cooperative of Wisconsin has finally been unveiled. The new insurance plan uses collective bargaining, and is designed to offer comprehensive insurance plans at lower rates than producers can obtain on their
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Posted by Tom at 01:05 PM
Business groups knock health-insurance plan
Democrats in Olympia backed away from a total state takeover of the small-business health insurance market, but business groups still opposed a weaker version of the so-called "connector" bill that passed during the final days of this year's legislative
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Posted by Alex at 11:31 AM
Harry Gross | A reason to have health insurance: Paying off $800 hospital bill
Dear Harry: I was ill last fall and had to go to a hospital. I cannot afford health insurance, and I am too young to be covered by Medicare. I got my bill for $800. I called the hospital and asked if I could pay the debt at the rate of $40 per month. The response was to send in the first
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Posted by Matt at 10:40 AM
More states expand children s health insurance rolls
WASHINGTON Many states are making more children eligible for government-funded health insurance even as President Bush s health chief says families are relying too much on public money for the
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Posted by Jason at 09:07 AM
Eliminating private health insurance our only good option
Rod Blagojevich wants to be remembered as Illinois' "health care governor," and his focus on our state's millions of uninsured and underinsured is commendable. Unfortunately, he has come up with the wrong prescription. Blagojevich would hike taxes to pay insurance companies for meager
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Posted by Rob at 08:28 AM
