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New Company Offers Affordable Health Insurance Online

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:39:13 -0800

"If someone can afford to pay a monthly cell phone bill," says company CEO Christopher Olsen, "we can help them find a way to afford health insurance." (PRWeb Jan 18, 2008) Post Comment:Trackback URL:

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State goal is to get every adult, child in Iowa health insurance

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 13:36:07 -0800

Despite a number of efforts in recent years to expand health insurance coverage, including creation of the state children's health insurance program (HAWK-I), an estimated 44,000 children and almost 230,000 adults in Iowa still have no health insurance of any

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Voters support mandatory health insurance, but candidates differ

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:03:20 -0800

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - As the presidential candidates tout their proposals to improve the nation's health-care system, it might behoove them to pay attention to a new survey that finds most Americans want to keep employer coverage in the mix and generally support mandated insurance.

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Health insurance penalties too low, panel official says

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 09:42:59 -0800

The penalties for Massachusetts residents who do not obtain health insurance this year have been set too low to encourage people to buy insurance, a member of an influential state panel said

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County board reduces employee health insurance deductible

Fri, 28 Dec 2007 16:24:59 -0800

The deductible for county employees using the county health insurance plan was reduced from $1,500 to $1,000 by the board at their meeting Dec. 18. There are 54 singles and 11 family units on the county's self insurance

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O Connor resigns, briefly, to keep lifetime health insurance

Fri, 28 Dec 2007 14:18:16 -0800

LOCKPORT Niagara County Legislator Sean J. O Connor apparently has found a way to save himself about $6,000 a year in health insurance costs while holding on to his seat in the Legislature if he wants

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Delilan: Health insurance for the media

Thu, 27 Dec 2007 11:24:55 -0800

IT'S nice to hear that Negros Press Club has secured a substantial amount of P500,000 from the Province of Negros Occidental intended for the health insurance of its members. Congratulations to NPC President Jun Julita for securing the amount under the NPC account

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Leadership fails to expand child health insurance

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 13:44:51 -0800

WASHINGTON The House temporarily extended a popular health insurance program for children on Wednesday, handing Democratic leaders a disappointing end this year to their efforts to expand the initiative. The extension through March 2009 was part of legislation that also gave physicians a

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Rendell s health initiatives go beyond smoking ban, insurance

Sat, 08 Dec 2007 14:07:43 -0800

By ROBERT SWIFT Harrisburg Bureau Chief HARRISBURG Gov. Ed Rendell s proposals to provide health insurance coverage to 800,000 uninsured adults and mandate a statewide indoor smoking ban grab the most attention in legislative debate over the future of health care in

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Louisiana Health Care Coalition Proposes Insurance Vouchers For Free-Market Care

Sat, 08 Dec 2007 10:55:34 -0800

The Coalition of Leaders for Louisiana Health Care on Tuesday proposed a plan to divert federal funds from the New Orleans' charity hospital system to a free-market model that would provide residents with insurance cards to the physician of their choice, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports. [click link for full

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Leaders Look Abroad For Health Insurance Answers

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 11:33:06 -0800

To bring about universal coverage in California, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says people must start thinking about health insurance the way they do auto insurance -- as a responsibility everyone must shoulder to make the system

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Prosecutors: Woman was fired after 10 days, but used health insurance for years

Thu, 22 Nov 2007 08:12:46 -0800

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. (AP) - She was fired from her county job after less than 10 days. But a Michigan prosecutor says a woman was kept on the county health-insurance plan for eight years, and billed $230,000 for treatment of cancer and other

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Student health insurance fiasco

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 17:41:38 -0800

I ran into some trouble on Oct. 10, when I received a denial email in regards to my student health insurance waiver. A hold was placed on my account for the amount of $630. At this point, I immediately went to the office of the Student Heath Insurance

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HEALTH Court says gov't incorrectly interprets health care insurance rules

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 15:52:58 -0800

TOKYO The Tokyo District Court on Wednesday ruled it illegal for the government to wholly deny a cancer patient insurance coverage because the treatments he received included a medical procedure uninsured by the public healthcare insurance policy he subscribed to, saying the state interpreted the health insurance law

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Most Other States Likely Would Have To Increase Taxes To Implement Health Insurance Law Similar To Massachusetts', ...

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 15:23:30 -0800

Massachusetts' new health insurance law that aims to achieve near-universal coverage in the state might not be easily replicated by other states seeking to overhaul their health care systems, according to policy experts, the Boston Globe reports. Presidential candidate former Massachusetts Gov. [click link for full

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