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Health insurance costs break the bank for many Coloradans

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 08:22:27 -0800

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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Recent Studies Indicate Lack Of Health Insurance 'Seriously Harmful' To Health, Editorial States

Sat, 05 Jan 2008 11:52:14 -0800

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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New teacher contract puts family health insurance options on the table

Fri, 04 Jan 2008 16:12:21 -0800

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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Study: Having insurance improves health

Wed, 26 Dec 2007 13:12:07 -0800

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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Health law will tax Dept. of Revenue

Mon, 24 Dec 2007 16:13:28 -0800

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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Employers To Continue To Offer Health Insurance To Workers, Study Finds

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 16:12:10 -0800

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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More Adult Americans Lack Health Insurance, U.S. Report Says

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 08:51:37 -0800

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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IRDA plans guidelines for health insurance cos

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:34:05 -0800

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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Health insurance deadline looms

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 12:20:26 -0800

If you live in the Berkshires there is one more thing to check off the holiday shopping list this year. Health insurance is now required for all residents - and you have to find a carrier before the new

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Clinton touts health insurance plan

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 10:44:16 -0800

Insurance companies should face the same kind of federal regulation as firms that sell stocks and bonds, Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday as she outlined her health care plan to voters around a dining room table. The patchwork of state regulation that insurers now operate under has allowed them to get away with offering meager health care policies and to move to states with more

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Veramark Wins Significant VeraSMART Order From Leading Health Insurance Provider

Mon, 19 Nov 2007 15:54:01 -0800

PITTSFORD, N.Y.----Veramark Technologies, Inc. , a leading manufacturer of enterprise telemanagement and call accounting software solutions, today announced receipt of a significant order from a large health insurance

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Health insurance costs rise

Mon, 19 Nov 2007 08:37:01 -0800

Health insurance costs for large employers in the New York area increased 6.3% for active workers this year, to an average of $8,730 per employee. The increase is much higher than the 5.1% that employers nationwide are experiencing, according to a survey released Monday, No. 19, by

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S.Korean Health Insurance Premium Set To Rise Next Year

Sat, 17 Nov 2007 11:41:04 -0800

(RTTNews) - South Korea's National Health Insurance Corporation or NHIC considers raising insurance premiums by 7-7.5% next year, amid public protest. NHIC said the hike was intended to meet its growing coverage for medical treatments and ensure its financial

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Mike Baiocchi | Having a say in your health insurance

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:22:05 -0800

The Student Health Insurance Advisory Committee (SHIAC) has started its annual assessment of the Penn Student Insurance Plan (PSIP). This is my second year as part of SHIAC and I'm excited, because we have a couple of long-term projects in development and we have another good group of people this year to help us move these projects

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Legislators question governor's health insurance move

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:33:24 -0800

CHICAGO (AP) - An obscure rules-making committee of 12 state lawmakers will meet in Chicago to determine whether an order by Governor Rod Blagojevich to expand who is eligible for state-subsidized health insurance will

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