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Coalition forms to back health insurance bills

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:23:11 -0800

LANSING A debate about whether to change rules governing Michigan s health insurance market for individuals is escalating. A coalition supporting legislation backed by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan was announced

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Renew health insurance policy, warns authority

Mon, 07 Jan 2008 16:08:16 -0800

ABU DHABI Employers and sponsors have been asked to renew the health insurance policy for employees and their dependents every year to avert a Dh300 penalty for each person every month with expired insurance card, according to senior officials at the Health Authority, Abu Dhabi

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Residents will have to pay for every month they go without health insurance

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 11:03:58 -0800

BOSTON Those without health insurance, be prepared to pay. Uninsured residents will face up to $912 in penalty charges if they fail to sign up for health insurance in the new year, officials with the state Department of Revenue announced

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Late Twists for Kids Health Program

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 09:48:11 -0800

WASHINGTON -- The modest spending increase that Congress approved for a popular children's health insurance program will maintain coverage for those already enrolled. But many lacking insurance will have to look

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Health Insurance - You Can't Afford to be Without it

Sat, 29 Dec 2007 13:47:54 -0800

(ARA) - The number of Americans without health insurance continues to climb, while the number of people covered by employer-sponsored insurance programs continues to decline, according to the U.S. Census

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Unexpected turn of events for children s health insurance in 2007

Thu, 27 Dec 2007 11:02:46 -0800

WASHINGTON (AP) The modest spending increase that Congress approved for a popular children s health insurance program will maintain coverage for those already enrolled. But many lacking insurance will have to look

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Health insurance saves the day

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 13:13:31 -0800

Every traveller would do well to heed Ray Macklin's warning about health insurance. The 73-year-old Sarnian learned the hard way about U.S. hospital costs after being bitten by a pygmy rattlesnake in the Florida Everglades last

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Children's Health Insurance program extended

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 08:06:29 -0800

WASHINGTON - Medicare changes aimed at halting the flight of doctors to large cities and expansion of federal health insurance for children will have to wait until next year as Congress approved status quo legislation Wednesday in its rush to adjourn for the

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Case for health insurance mandate

Sun, 02 Dec 2007 14:14:18 -0800

NORTH ADAMS One of the more thoughtful perspectives on health insurance mandates is published in the current issue of Health Affairs titled "Consider it Done? The Likely Efficacy Of Mandates For Health Insurance," written by Sherry Glied, Jacob Hertz, and Genessa

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Health insurance takes bite out of city budget

Sat, 01 Dec 2007 12:25:36 -0800

Ludington officials expect the city s revenues to increase by only .1 percent in 2008 while health insurance premiums rise by 32 percent. That combination means the city council will consider a proposed general fund budget that balances at about $5.2

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Florida Health Insurance Advisor On Clinton-Obama Health Insurance Plans

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 09:54:43 -0800

With about two dozen reporters crammed in a press room, Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton outlined her universal health care plan, which "would provide tax credits to make insurance more affordable" and "require businesses to offer insurance to workers or pay into a pool for people without it." Florida's health insurance advisor Morgan Moran added 'her opponent, Barack Obama thinks her plan

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Committee OKs bulk of state's health insurance expansion, sends bill to full Senate

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 10:29:41 -0800

ANNAPOLIS - A Senate committee gave preliminary approval Wednesday to a $200 million health care expansion, after striking a key provision that would have helped small-business owners pay for health insurance they currently

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Lawsuit Alleges Health Insurance Options For Nebraska Employees Discriminate Against Blacks

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 08:24:46 -0800

A lawsuit expected to be filed on Monday in the Lancaster County, Neb., District Court alleges that state employees living in predominately black ZIP codes were offered inferior health insurance coverage, the Columbus Telegram reports. The lawsuit is being filed on behalf of Sandra Cartwright, who works for the state Health and Human Services System in Omaha. [click link for full

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Bahrain: Health insurance for expats approved

Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:35:38 -0800

The Shura Council yesterday approved a proposal by Abdulrehman Jamsheer to adopt health insurance for expatriates. The Council heard that free healthcare was a burden on the government budget. "The government spends BD400 per patient every year," said

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Partial insurance mandate is part of N ez's new health care plan

Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:29:06 -0800

SACRAMENTO, Nov. 6 (UNION-TRIBUNE): In an effort to revive stalled health care talks, Assembly Speaker Fabian N ez is proposing a new plan that would raise the tobacco tax and require insurance for most

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