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May 31, 2007
Health insurance premiums up all over
A survey of insurance brokers and agents released Wednesday said that the costs of medical insurance for most companies has climbed since last fall. The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers' survey said that more than half of small companies and nearly half of midsize companies in the Midwest saw double-digit percentage increases in health insurance premiums. Local employee benefits brokers
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Posted by Jim at 04:54 PM
Stabenow urges support for expanding children's health insurance program
WASHINGTON - Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Lansing, outlined support for a major expansion of a children's health care insurance program on Wednesday, saying it could reduce the number of people who lack
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Posted by Alex at 03:54 PM
Health insurance regulation proposed / Bill would require approval of rates and co-payments
An effort to regulate California's health insurance premiums like auto coverage faces a key challenge today in the state Assembly. A bill authored by Assemblyman Dave Jones, D-Sacramento, would require state regulators to approve increases in premiums,...
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Posted by Gary at 12:43 PM
May 30, 2007
Obama touts tax-funded health insurance
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) -- Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama yesterday offered a plan to provide health care to millions of Americans and more affordable medical insurance, financed in part by tax increases on the
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Posted by Lorren at 05:39 PM
The Fraser Institute: Think Tank Warns California to Avoid Canadian-Style Health Insurance System
Proposals before the California legislature calling for Canadian-style, single-payer public monopoly health insurance could saddle the state with a less efficient, less effective health care system and unsustainable costs, warns a new study from The Fraser Institute, Canada's leading independent think
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Posted by Joe at 02:58 PM
CBS News Examines Denied Claims In Conclusion Of Two-Part Series On Individual Health Insurance Market
In the second segment of a two-part series on the individual health insurance market, CBS' "Evening News" on Thursday examined how some patients with individual policies face large, unexpected medical bills after their claims are denied. [click link for full
Posted by John at 01:56 PM
Obama Unveils Plan To Alter Health Insurance
Senator Obama of Illinois rolled out a health care plan yesterday that he said would drive down spiraling insurance costs and offer coverage to the 47 million Americans who lack it. "We can do this," Mr. Obama told a crowd at the University of Iowa's medical school in Iowa City, according to the Associated Press. "The climate is far different than it was the last time we tried this in the early
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Posted by Mel at 01:44 PM
Health Insurance Now Mandatory for FSU Students
Beginning this fall, every new freshman at Florida State University will be required to have health insurance. Students who don t will have to buy a policy before being admitted. Existing students are exempt, but the goal is for everyone to be
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Posted by Matt at 01:11 PM
