January 11, 2008
Health insurance costs break the bank for many Coloradans
Nearly one in four people under age 65, or 1.05 million Coloradans, are in families that will spend more than 10 percent of their pre-tax family income on health care costs next year, the non-profit Families USA said. Nearly 83 percent of those families have insurance. Regina Hathorne, who suffers from stage 4 breast cancer, receives $768 a month from Social Security. With that income, she must
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Posted by Joe at 08:22 AM
January 05, 2008
Recent Studies Indicate Lack Of Health Insurance 'Seriously Harmful' To Health, Editorial States
Two recent studies found "uninsured people suffer significantly worse outcomes from cardiovascular disease, diabetes and cancer than those who have coverage," providing the "most comprehensive evidence yet that a lack of health insurance is seriously harmful to a patient's health," according to a New York Times
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Posted by Greg at 11:52 AM
January 04, 2008
New teacher contract puts family health insurance options on the table
The new, two-year contract with the teacher union approved by the Crookston School Board today includes language involving a concerted effort to stay on top of the ever-changing health insurance landscape that could result in the school district switching
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Posted by Tom at 04:12 PM
December 26, 2007
Study: Having insurance improves health
People without health insurance experience a dramatic improvement in their health once they become eligible for Medicare at age 65, a U.S. study reveals.This study provides strong evidence about how health improves when people gain insurance coverage, Dr. John Ayanian, senior author and professor of healthcare policy and medicine at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital, said
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Posted by Matt at 01:12 PM
December 24, 2007
Health law will tax Dept. of Revenue
The architects of the state's new mandatory health insurance law gave the state Department of Revenue a major enforcement role that kicks in within days but failed to provide the agency any new manpower or funding to handle the task, state officials
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Posted by Lorren at 04:13 PM
December 12, 2007
Employers To Continue To Offer Health Insurance To Workers, Study Finds
U.S. employers will continue to offer health insurance to employees but will ask workers to contribute more to cover the cost, according to a study released on Thursday by the Employee Benefit Research Institute at a forum sponsored by the group, CQ HealthBeat reports. [click link for full
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Posted by Murray at 04:12 PM
December 11, 2007
More Adult Americans Lack Health Insurance, U.S. Report Says
Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) -- About 42.5 million Americans don't have health insurance, up from about 41 million in 1997, a U.S. government survey released yesterday showed. The group hardest hit was working-age adults, while fewer children lacked
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Posted by Murray at 08:51 AM
November 30, 2007
IRDA plans guidelines for health insurance cos
Reiterating the need to expand the reach of health insurance to a wider section of population, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (Irda) chairman C S Rao, on Thursday, said the regulator is planning to come up with separate guidelines on health insurance, spelling out provisions for comprehensive healthcare and consumer redressal soon. These guidelines are part of the initiative
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