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Democrats cite economy in calling for veto override on children's health insurance

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 12:40:34 -0800

Democratic lawmakers on Friday cited the slowing economy as a reason that the House should override President Bush's veto of a bill that would increase spending on a popular children's health insurance

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National Survey Finds Americans Favor Health Insurance Reforms

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:18:33 -0800

Washington , DC ( AHN ) Jan. 17, 2008 - Political parties might want to pay attention to a new poll showing that the majority of Americans think that employers, government and individuals should share in the costs of providing health

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Health Insurance For The Poor In Africa

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 15:46:43 -0800

The Department for Cooperative Studies initiated cooperation with Universities in Ghana, Malawi and Botswana A new research project at the University of Cologne investigates a promising approach to reduce poverty. Similar to the way low-income people could improve their living conditions through access to microcredit and savings, affordable health insurance can avert risks of

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Health insurance advocates urge tax

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 08:59:08 -0800

A broad group of health advocates working for coverage of the nearly 600,000 Kentuckians without health insurance is joining the growing chorus for a higher tobacco tax. The group, known as Kentucky Voices for Health, is pushing for a higher cigarette tax to reduce smoking, particularly among youth and pregnant women, with some of the revenue used to improve the health of Kentuckians. Tonya

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Health insurance costs plateau

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 08:56:52 -0800

Health insurance nationwide increased 6.1 percent this year, to an average of $7,983 per worker, the same pace as the past three years, according to a study released today by Mercer Human Resource

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A Price War in Health Insurance

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 15:26:08 -0800

When UnitedHealthcare told American Printing House for the Blind that its health insurance bill would jump 49.9% in 2008, Chief Financial Officer William G. Beavin decided to shop around. He settled on Humana , which offered a less generous plan that delivered a 17% rise. That's steep, and will cost the Louisville-based publisher, which has 310 employees, about $1 million a year, but it's

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Health insurance program for farmers proves popular

Fri, 28 Dec 2007 16:45:06 -0800

A health insurance program for Wisconsin's farmers is proving to be more popular than predicted. The Farmers' Health Cooperative of Wisconsin started last spring. The goal was to get a thousand members signed up the first year. But already to date, the insurance co-op has doubled that

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Health care: MDNY will no longer offer health insurance

Wed, 26 Dec 2007 10:18:25 -0800

MDNY Healthcare, a Melville-based health insurance plan that began doing business just over a decade ago, is shutting down and has notified state officials that it will no longer cover 20,000 Nassau and Suffolk

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Health Care Pushed to Fore By Calif. Vote

Mon, 24 Dec 2007 15:18:36 -0800

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 21 -- The universal health insurance package that one chamber of California's legislature passed this week looks a lot like the one Massachusetts not only passed but put in place a year earlier: Every resident will be required to have insurance, every employer must pitch in, and...

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Democrats want to seek ways to reduce health insurance costs

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 17:45:35 -0800

Democratic leaders of the House and Senate called on lawmakers Thursday to find a way to make health care insurance affordable for Vermont's small business owners and the self-employed, some of whom are facing premium increases of more than 30

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Texas HHS Releases Proposal To Help Low-Income Residents Purchase Health Insurance

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 08:33:07 -0800

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission last week submitted a plan to the federal government that would redistribute Medicaid funds for safety-net hospitals to help low-income residents purchase health insurance, the Dallas Morning News reports (Garrett, Dallas Morning News, 12/5). [click link for full

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Seminar on health insurance for businesses hosted by Newport County Chamber of Commerce

Fri, 07 Dec 2007 15:08:18 -0800

NEWPORT The Newport County Chamber of Commerce will host a seminar co-sponsored by Rhode Island Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner to discuss the new HEALTHpact plan that offers businesses comprehensive health insurance benefits at affordable

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Rendell ties malpractice aid to health insurance plan

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 08:37:00 -0800

HARRISBURG -- A spokesman says Gov. Ed Rendell won't extend state aid to help doctors pay medical malpractice insurance bills unless lawmakers take action on his proposal to expand state health insurance for

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Irda plans guidelines for health insurance

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:18:17 -0800

Insurance regulator Irda on Thursday said it planned to soon come out with separate guidelines for health insurance players, aimed at comprehensive medical insurance coverage and redressal of consumer

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LIC health insurance products may hit markets in December

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:07:42 -0800

Health insurance products from state-owned Life Insurance Corporation of India are expected to hit the market by December-end, providing millions of policy holders access to health insurance at their door-

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