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June 17, 2006

Briefs: AMA wants mandatory health insurance for those who can pay

CHICAGO The nation s largest doctors group said Tuesday that Americans who can afford health insurance should be required to buy it, a recommendation aimed particularly at young adults who tend to postpone

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UF will offer free health insurance to some of its graduate students by January, university President Bernie Machen announced Friday. Other graduate students will be eligible for health care at a reduced rate, including those with spouses, children or domestic

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Explores strategies for finding affordable health insurance even if you have a medical condition. Discusses options such as COBRA or HIPAA continuation coverage, state high-risk pools, and high deductible plans coupled with health savings

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The American Medical Association's House of Delegates on Tuesday voted to support a proposal to require U.S. residents with annual incomes greater than five times the federal poverty level to have health insurance, the Chicago Tribune reports (Japsen, Chicago Tribune, 6/14). The AMA proposal would require qualifying U.S. [click link for full

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The Georgetown University Health Policy Institute offers a Consumer Guide for Getting and Keeping Health Insurance, for each state and the District of Columbia. Site also includes a newsletter and ...

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Posted by Jim at June 17, 2006 08:12 AM