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Most U.S. Adults Support Health Insurance Mandate With Government Subsidies For Some, Survey Finds

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 09:31:02 -0800

About 68% of U.S. adults support a requirement that all residents obtain health insurance with government subsidies for those who cannot afford coverage, according to a survey released on Tuesday by the Commonwealth Fund, Reuters reports. The survey -- conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International between June 6, 2007, and

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Health insurance isn't a health-care crisis

Thu, 10 Jan 2008 13:31:13 -0800

hat is really driving the continuing upward spiral of health insurance costs in the United States? Our country is faced with an out-of-control health crisis that has a direct effect on what we pay for health

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Health insurance for individuals: a world of pain

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 14:39:41 -0800

Private health insurance is virtually out of the question for most uninsured Americans, according to a yearlong Consumer Reports investigation. Research cited in CR s report found that 89 percent of people who looked into buying individual insurance did not do so because it was too costly, they were turned down for health reasons or it provided inadequate

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Munich Re Buys U.S. Health-Care Insurer Sterling Life

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 13:30:20 -0800

Dec. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Munich Re, the world's second- biggest reinsurer, agreed to purchase U.S. health-care insurer Sterling Life Insurance Co. for $352 million as it expands outside reinsurance into businesses with more stable

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Checkup on Health Insurance

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 12:57:26 -0800

Describes health insurance types, choices, and terms, from a consumer perspective. By the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of ...

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One couple's descent into health-insurance hell

Mon, 10 Dec 2007 10:29:19 -0800

WASHINGTON (Medill News Service) -- Denise and Marvin Shaw did everything right. They both had good jobs, a nice home in Virginia and excellent health insurance through Denise's Fortune 500 employer. In the middle of a national health-care crisis, the Shaw's were secure and unafraid.

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Municipal judge to pay more for health insurance costs

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:09:51 -0800

MANITOWOC The municipal judge who wins next springs election will have to pay more for health insurance after the Common Council on Wednesday approved increasing the judges contribution to the

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Expansion of health insurance for children wins federal approval

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:45:24 -0800

Associated Press - November 27, 2007 6:25 PM ET MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The federal government has approved a new state program that will make health insurance available to all children

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UAE: Health insurance premium to remain unchanged in 2008

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 13:25:07 -0800

27 November 2007 ABU DHABI -- The premium of the health insurance policy provided by the government of Abu Dhabi to low income expatriates will remain unchanged for 2008, an official source at the Health Authority Abu Dhabi (HAAD) has

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Health Insurance Scams Targeting Small Businesses, Individuals Increasing

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 10:02:34 -0800

The Wall Street Journal on Sunday examined the increasing number of small employers and individuals "searching for affordable health insurance" who fall "victim to scams and misleading offers." According to Mila Kofman, a Georgetown University associate professor who has studied the issue, more than 200,000 small businesses and U.S. [click link for full

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State Health Insurance Counceling Program Receives $25,000 Grant

Sat, 27 Oct 2007 17:36:56 -0800

The state health insurance counseling program has been awarded $25,000, several thousand dollars more than what they received last year. The grant was awarded by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid

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In defense of mandatory health insurance [Guest Opinion]

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 14:21:03 -0800

In your editorial of Oct. 18, "Proposal for mandatory health insurance is a sick joke," you only really understand half the problem. "If the concept of individual mandate continues to grow , it would be a further example of the destructively cozy relationship between the insurance industry and the government. Universal health care needs to be realized, soon, but forcing coverage is futile,

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Q&A: Health Secretary Vigil speaks about insurance, safety, wellness

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:16:57 -0800

New Mexico Secretary of Health Dr. Alfredo Vigil recently spent an hour in a Q&A session with Reporter Thomas Munro. This abbreviated version of the discussion starts with Vigil's outline of the governor's proposed health care reform

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Health insurance veto stands

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 16:18:41 -0800

By Jonathan Weisman and Christopher Lee WASHINGTON POST WASHINGTON -- House Democrats on Wednesday fell 13 votes short in trying to overturn President Bush's veto of a $35 billion expansion of the government children's health insurance plan, prompting calls for new negotiations to

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Health insurance lessons from Mass.

Sat, 13 Oct 2007 08:12:32 -0800

SACRAMENTO - As Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative Democrats wrestle over universal health care, one overriding issue is holding up a deal: how to provide decent, affordable insurance to everyone without breaking the

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