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Restaurateurs Seek Supreme Court Review of San Francisco Health Insurance Mandate (Law.com)
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 10:24pm CDT
An association representing the restaurant industry has filed a petition for writ of certiorari before the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a ruling by the 9th Circuit upholding a law requiring San Francisco employers to provide health insurance to employees. A Nixon Peabody attorney who represents the Golden Gate Restaurant Association says the 9th Circuit ruling is inconsistent with Supreme ... -
Obama argues for government health insurance (San Jose Mercury News)
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 9:15pm CDT
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama made a detailed case Tuesday for a new government-administered health insurance plan, but he did not rule out signing a bill that lacks such an option if he cannot win enough support from Democrats in Congress. -
Insurance Giants Oppose Gov't Health Plan (KDKA Pittsburgh)
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 9:09pm CDT
The insurance industry Tuesday laid down a marker on health care, warning in stark terms that a proposed government insurance plan would dismantle the employer coverage Americans have relied on for a half century and overtake the system. -
Will Obama health plan scuttle employer insurance coverage? (The Houma Courier)
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 7:43pm CDT
ERICA WERNER Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama today squared off with the insurance lobby over industry charges that a government health plan he backs would dismantle the employer coverage Americans have relied on for a half-century and overtake the system. -
Cinergy Health Commentary On President Obama's Call for Cost Control, Competition in Health Insurance Arena (redOrbit)
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 6:08pm CDT
Provider of Affordable Health Insurance Points to President's Suggestion that Focus Be on Patient Care Not Price of Premiums AVENTURA, Fla., June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Cinergy Health, a nationwide provider of guarantee issue health insurance benefit programs for the consumer market, expressed its approval with remarks made by President Obama during his press conference today. "As politicians from ... -
President Obama mocks private insurance companies; promises new health plan will not break the bank (New York Daily News)
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 4:09pm CDT
President Obama Tuesday mocked insurance-industry foes of his proposed government-run health plan option, saying free-market boosters should not be afraid of competition. -
Health insurance co-op talks stall (UPI)
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 1:58pm CDT
WASHINGTON, June 23 (UPI) -- Talks between U.S. Senate Republicans and Democrats on health insurance co-ops as an alternative to a government healthcare plan have stalled, senators said. -
Obama says government health insurance "makes sense" (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 12:49pm CDT
President Barack Obama said on Tuesday he firmly believed that a government-run health insurance plan "made sense" in a broader overhaul of the U.S. healthcare system, and that private insurers should find ways to compete for clients. -
Insurance Giants Warn Against Government-Run Health Plan (Fox News)
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 10:41am CDT
The release of a stern letter from America's Health Insurance Plans and the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association comes as House Democrats push forward with a partisan health care bill. -
Negotiations over health insurance co-ops at impasse (CNN)
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 7:55am CDT
Negotiations between key Senate Democrats and Republicans over health insurance co-ops as an alternative to a government-run health plan were at an impasse as the parties faced off over how much federal government involvement there should be in the creation and running of the co-ops, according to senators and aides involved in the talks. -
People want govt. health insurance (Arkansas News Bureau)
Posted: June 21st, 2009, 6:45am CDT
Poll shows overwhelming popular support for government health care plan along the lines of Medicare for people under 65. Well, sure. Too bad people don’t have a lobbyist. Or senators that aren’t in the employ of the health insurance lobby. But the problem — and the wedge issue — is also illustrated in the poll About three-fourths [...] -
Poll: Government-run health insurance a plus (Denver Post)
Posted: June 21st, 2009, 2:31am CDT
Americans overwhelmingly support substantial changes to the health care system and are strongly behind one of the most contentious proposals Congress is considering, a government-run insurance plan to compete with private insurers, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll. -
Sherwood Chamber considers entering health insurance program (Sherwood Voice)
Posted: June 21st, 2009, 2:14am CDT
Being self employed or a small business owner has many advantages. Personal freedom. Choosing your own hours. But one of the drawbacks can be finding affordable health insurance for yourself and your small contingent of employees. -
Finding the right health insurance policy (Los Angeles Times)
Posted: June 20th, 2009, 10:42pm CDT
The options are dizzying, with premiums, deductibles and co-payments that vary widely among plans and costs that are not always obvious. Here's how to avoid expensive mistakes. Millions of Americans who are self-employed, working for small businesses or -- increasingly in this economy -- jobless, are facing the difficult and expensive task of buying health insurance on the open market. ¶ The ... -
Resources for those without health insurance (Los Angeles Times)
Posted: June 20th, 2009, 10:42pm CDT
Help is available for people who have lost their coverage because of layoffs or cutbacks in benefits and don't quality for subsidy programs such as Medi-Cal or Medicare. Healthcare without insurance is like construction without power tools. -
Area small businesses back 'public option' in health insurance (The Buffalo News)
Posted: June 20th, 2009, 6:08am CDT
An informal survey by an advocacy coalition found that small business owners in New York state overwhelmingly support the idea of a “public option” as part of a national health insurance reform effort, and are willing to pay to make “quality, affordable coverage” available. -
Allies argue for keeping post of R.I. health insurance commissioner (The Providence Journal)
Posted: June 19th, 2009, 9:17pm CDT
They say the post of health insurance commissioner, slated for elimination in the state budget, has helped both employers and consumers by helping to contain costs. -
Public Insurance Proves Contentious Issue in Health Care Debate (The Online NewsHour)
Posted: June 19th, 2009, 9:07pm CDT
House Democrats unveiled a draft health care reform bill Friday that includes a "public option" -- a government-run health insurance plan that would compete with private insurers. Betty Ann Bowser examines the debate over the public insurance concept. -
Allies argue for keeping post of R.I. health insurance commissioner (The Providence Journal)
Posted: June 19th, 2009, 8:45pm CDT
They say the job of health insurance commissioner, slated for elimination in the state budget, has helped both employers and consumers. -
Senate's Health-Care Draft Calls for Most to Buy Insurance, Nixes Obama's 'Public Option' (Washington Post)
Posted: June 18th, 2009, 11:00pm CDT
A draft proposal in the Senate to overhaul the nation's health-care system would require most people to buy health insurance, authorize an expansion of Medicaid coverage and create consumer-owned cooperative plans instead of the government coverage that President Obama is seeking. -
Commissioners choose OCI as carrier of county health insurance (Lexington Clipper-Herald)
Posted: June 18th, 2009, 1:16am CDT
LEXINGTON – After nearly 18 years of service to Dawson County, Meritain Health Insurance will no longer be the carrier for county workers. -
Many New Grads May Be Out Of Health Insurance Soon (CBS 13 Baltimore)
Posted: June 17th, 2009, 5:24pm CDT
Many college graduates are facing decisions about health insurance. -
PIA Opposes Kennedy Proposal to Create Health Insurance "Navigators" (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)
Posted: June 17th, 2009, 12:31pm CDT
Plan Would Create Federally-Funded Insurance Brokerages, Ban Participation by Licensed Health Insurance Agents -
AMA avoids firm stance on health insurance option (AP via Yahoo! News)
Posted: June 17th, 2009, 10:34am CDT
The American Medical Association has declined to take a firm position on President Barack Obama's proposal to create a public health insurance program. -
Indiana U. Expert Says Nation's Physicians Support National Health Insurance (Medical News Today)
Posted: June 17th, 2009, 7:19am CDT
President Barack Obama spoke to the American Medical Association (AMA) recently addressing concerns about health insurance reform and the whole nation, including physicians from coast to coast, listened. "A general consensus seems to exist that the AMA will not support a public health insurance, option. -
Indiana University Expert Says Nation's Physicians Support National Health Insurance (Medical News Today)
Posted: June 17th, 2009, 5:17am CDT
President Barack Obama speaks to the American Medical Association (AMA) addressing concerns about health insurance reform and the whole nation, including physicians from coast to coast, is listening. "A general consensus seems to exist that the AMA will not support a public health insurance, option. -
When Health Insurance Isn't Health Insurance (Time Magazine)
Posted: June 16th, 2009, 9:20pm CDT
The House Energy and Commerce Committee's oversight and investigations subcommittee took a look today at an immoral -- and illegal -- practice in which some health insurance companies engage -
More child health insurance would pay off (UPI)
Posted: June 16th, 2009, 6:43pm CDT
HOUSTON, June 16 (UPI) -- An estimated 8 million U.S. children are uninsured, but providing them health insurance would yield substantial economic benefits, researchers said. -
Obama Won’t Rule Out Taxing Employer Health Insurance (Bloomberg via Yahoo! News)
Posted: June 16th, 2009, 4:29pm CDT
June 16 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama said he wouldn’t rule out a proposal in Congress to tax employer- provided health-insurance benefits as a way to pay for his health-care plan. -
Commissioners choose OCI as carrier of county health insurance (Lexington Clipper-Herald)
Posted: June 16th, 2009, 4:01pm CDT
LEXINGTON – After nearly 18 years of service to Dawson County, Meritain Health Insurance will no longer be the carrier for county workers. -
Health Insurance Concerns Johnson County Quorum Court (The Johnson County Graphic)
Posted: June 16th, 2009, 3:41pm CDT
The Johnson County Quorum Court expressed its concerns over the cost and coverage of health care insurance for county employees at the Court’s regular monthly meeting Thursday, June 11. -
CORRECT: US House Panel: Health Insurance Recissions 'Flawed' (Nasdaq)
Posted: June 16th, 2009, 2:26pm CDT
("=US House Panel: Health Insurance Recissions 'Flawed'," at 2:28 p.m. EDT, misstated Don Hamm's position at Assurant Inc. in the 11th paragraph. The correct version follows:) -
Providing Health Insurance For US Children Is Cheaper Than Expected (redOrbit)
Posted: June 16th, 2009, 2:10pm CDT
Extending health insurance coverage to all children in the U.S. -
US House Panel: Health Insurance Recissions 'Flawed' (Nasdaq)
Posted: June 16th, 2009, 1:41pm CDT
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- A House panel on Tuesday issued a report concluding that the market for individuals purchasing health insurance is "fundamentally flawed," pointing to a pattern of cases in which people lost their coverage once they became ill. -
American Medical Assn. wary of Obama health insurance plan (USA Today)
Posted: June 16th, 2009, 12:30pm CDT
The American Medical Association, the largest U.S. doctors group, is wary of President Obama's call for a public health insurance plan. It doesn't want government meddling in their jobs. -
Providing Health Insurance For US Children Would Be Cheaper Than Expected, Study Says (Science Daily)
Posted: June 16th, 2009, 12:25pm CDT
Extending health insurance coverage to all children in the US would be relatively inexpensive and would yield economic benefits that are greater than the costs, according to new research. -
Providing health insurance for US children would be cheaper than expected, study says (EurekAlert!)
Posted: June 16th, 2009, 10:35am CDT
( Rice University ) Extending health insurance coverage to all children in the US would be relatively inexpensive and would yield economic benefits that are greater than the costs, according to new research conducted at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy. -
Robert Creamer: Four Reasons Why Giving Consumers The Choice of a Public Health Insurance Plan is Great Politics for ... (The Huffington Post)
Posted: June 16th, 2009, 8:00am CDT
The private health insurance industry and its voices in Congress have begun to spin the narrative that offering consumers a choice of a public... -
Wisconsin extends health insurance coverage (CBS 5 Green Bay)
Posted: June 16th, 2009, 7:02am CDT
Low-income adults who don't have children can now apply to receive health insurance under an expanded state program. -
Private health insurance on the rise (The Copenhagen Post)
Posted: June 16th, 2009, 3:43am CDT
Private insurance companies are making headway in Denmark, with nearly a fifth of all residents now covered by an additional private policy, despite the country boasting one of the world’s best public health care systems. -
Swine Flu Epidemic Emphasizes Need for Good International Travel and Health Insurance (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Posted: June 16th, 2009, 2:01am CDT
Good Neighbor Insurance is monitoring the rapid increase of new cases of the Swine Flu. Responding to the World Health Organization's declaration of a swine flu pandemic, Good Neighbor has put together a list of suggested international health travel insurance for crisis situations. -
Road to Recovery: Affordable health insurance for small businesses (The News-Press)
Posted: June 16th, 2009, 12:21am CDT
Finding affordable health insurance is a struggle for small-business owners and their workers. -
Positive year for health insurance (Scoop.co.nz)
Posted: June 15th, 2009, 10:44pm CDT
Increasing numbers of policyholders, together with a shift in government emphasis towards better use of the private sector, made the 2008-09 year a positive one for health insurance. -
Guest Voices: Businesses need to look at health insurance costs (San Antonio Express-News)
Posted: June 15th, 2009, 7:33pm CDT
Mark Twain once noted, “There are lies, damned lies and statistics,” and if Samuel Clemens was alive today, he probably would add health insurance professionals to this classic quip. As someone who has worked in health benefits for nearly 40 years, I am amazed at the half-truths shared within the industry. -
Lack Of Health Insurance Nearly Cost Man His Life (CBS 2 Chicago)
Posted: June 15th, 2009, 6:32pm CDT
President Obama took his plan for overhauling the health care system to the front lines: the AMA convention here in Chicago. He says the existing system leaves too many Americans uninsured. CBS 2's Kristyn Hartman spoke with one man who made the choice to go without insurance, and it could have cost him his life because he ended up having to wait for major surgery. -
Improving access to health insurance: $1 trillion (CNN Money)
Posted: June 15th, 2009, 5:53pm CDT
Two key proposals to improve access to health insurance could reduce the ranks of the uninsured but cost $1 trillion over 10 years, according to preliminary estimates released Monday by the Congressional Budget Office. -
Better access to health insurance: $1 trillion (CNN Money)
Posted: June 15th, 2009, 5:53pm CDT
Two key proposals to improve access to health insurance could reduce the ranks of the uninsured but cost $1 trillion over 10 years, according to preliminary estimates released Monday by the Congressional Budget Office. -
Indiana U. expert says nation's physicians support national health insurance (EurekAlert!)
Posted: June 15th, 2009, 3:17pm CDT
( Indiana University ) A study conducted by CHPPR at the Indiana University School of Medicine and published last year in the Annals of Internal Medicine found that 59 percent of physicians would support government legislation for National Health Insurance, a much more radical type of reform than that proposed by the Obama administration. Only 32 percent of physicians opposed national health ... -
Health insurance mandates for employers supported at forum (Crain's Detroit Business)
Posted: June 15th, 2009, 1:09pm CDT
Representatives of hospitals, doctors and health insurers in Southeast Michigan expressed support Monday for an employer mandate to offer health insurance to workers as part of a package of bills moving through the state Legislature intended to... -
Obama Lays Out Plans for National Health System (Washington Post)
Posted: June 15th, 2009, 12:28pm CDT
CHICAGO, June 15 -- President Obama, addressing the American Medical Association Monday, offered a forceful defense of creating a controversial new government-sponsored health insurance program as part of a broad overhaul of the nation's system. -
41% Favor Public Sector Health Care Option, 41% Disagree (Rasmussen Reports via Yahoo! News)
Posted: June 15th, 2009, 11:17am CDT
Forty-one percent (41%) of American adults believe it would be a good idea to set up a government health insurance company to compete with private health insurance companies. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that an identical number (41%) disagree. -
Obama urges doctors to back his health care plans (AP via Yahoo! News)
Posted: June 15th, 2009, 8:53am CDT
President Barack Obama, continuing to barnstorm for his health care proposals, will urge doctors gathered in Chicago to support wider insurance coverage and targeted federal spending cuts. -
Health care debate may derail over government insurance plan (Post-Bulletin)
Posted: June 15th, 2009, 8:04am CDT
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama started his health care push by reaching out to all sides. Now it's stuck in a partisan mess over his idea of a government insurance plan that would compete with priva -
Nevada No. 2 in 18- to 64-year-olds without health insurance (Las Vegas Sun)
Posted: June 15th, 2009, 4:10am CDT
Percentage in each state, age 18 to 64, without health insurance coverage of any kind in 2008. -
Grassley Says Consensus Possible on Health Insurance (Bloomberg via Yahoo! News)
Posted: June 14th, 2009, 2:07pm CDT
June 14 (Bloomberg) -- A mandate that individuals buy health insurance is more likely to gain bipartisan support than a requirement that companies offer plans as lawmakers work for a consensus on health-care legislation, said Senator Charles Grassley, the ranking Republican on the Finance Committee. -
Senator: Lawmakers back a health insurance mandate (San Francisco Chronicle)
Posted: June 14th, 2009, 10:08am CDT
A Republican senator with a leading role in the health care debate says Congress is more likely to support requiring individuals to buy health insurance than mandating coverage through employers. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa says there is nothing wrong with... Sponsored Topics: Chuck Grassley - Health care - Health insurance - Republican - Barack Obama -
Senator: Lawmakers back a health insurance mandate (AP via Yahoo! News)
Posted: June 14th, 2009, 9:32am CDT
A Republican senator with a leading role in the health care debate says Congress is more likely to support requiring individuals to buy health insurance than mandating coverage through employers. -
Health Secretary Sebelius pitches public health insurance plan, saying it will lower costs (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
Posted: June 14th, 2009, 8:30am CDT
WASHINGTON - Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says the government health insurance plan proposed by the Obama administration would increase competition and drive down costs. -
Hatch wants all Iowa adults to have health insurance (The Des Moines Register)
Posted: June 13th, 2009, 4:23am CDT
Now that the state of Iowa has taken steps to provide health insurance for Iowa children, it’s time to help uninsured adults, a state senator said Friday. -
HHS' Sebelius touts Obama health insurance plan (AP via Yahoo! News)
Posted: June 12th, 2009, 6:23pm CDT
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Friday that Americans need a new government-sponsored insurance plan to guarantee choice and competition — especially in rural America. -
State senator: It’s time to get all Iowa adults health insurance (The Des Moines Register)
Posted: June 12th, 2009, 4:35pm CDT
Now that the state of Iowa has taken steps to provide health insurance for Iowa children, it’s time to help uninsured adults, a state senator said today. -
HHS' Sebelius touts Obama health insurance plan (WBTV Charlotte)
Posted: June 12th, 2009, 3:04pm CDT
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says Americans need a new government-sponsored insurance plan to guarantee choice and competition - especially in rural America. -
HHS' Sebelius touts Obama health insurance plan (KHQ Spokane)
Posted: June 12th, 2009, 3:04pm CDT
Associated Press - June 12, 2009 3:53 PM ET OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says Americans need a new government-sponsored insurance plan to guarantee... -
American Medical Assoc. wary of Obama health insurance plan (USA Today)
Posted: June 12th, 2009, 2:41pm CDT
The American Medical Association, the largest U.S. doctors group, is wary of President Barack Obama's call for a public health insurance plan. It doesn't want government meddling in their jobs. -
Those Wary of Health Insurance Reform May Have Ally in Physicians (Insurance Journal)
Posted: June 12th, 2009, 11:16am CDT
President Barak Obama takes his case for reform of the nation's health insurance system to the American Medical Association, the nation's largest physicians group, on June 15. While the AMA ... -
Health insurance co-op proposal gains momentum (Denver Post)
Posted: June 12th, 2009, 2:21am CDT
As President Barack Obama traveled to the heartland to sell a government-run insurance plan as essential to health-care reform, Senate negotiators began to explore a possible bipartisan compromise modeled after rural cooperatives. -
AMA wary of Obama call for public health insurance (AP via Yahoo! News)
Posted: June 11th, 2009, 3:33pm CDT
The American Medical Association, the nation's largest doctors group, is wary of President Barack Obama's call for public health insurance. It doesn't want government meddling in their jobs. -
Pelosi Stands by Democrats' Commitment to Public Health Insurance Plan (CQPolitics.com via Yahoo! News)
Posted: June 11th, 2009, 12:09pm CDT
Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that House Democrats strongly want a government-run insurance plan to be part of any health care overhaul, while top House Republicans said they are unalterably opposed to such a public component. -
WISD health insurance to remain at same levels (The Conroe Courier)
Posted: June 8th, 2009, 11:33pm CDT
WILLIS –The Willis Independent School District health insurance program will remain the same in the 2009-10 school year. -
Bad news, better news on health insurance front (Everett Herald)
Posted: June 8th, 2009, 6:50pm CDT
First the bad news: Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler issued a sobering statement today that the number of Washington residents without health insurance is climbing rapidly and could reach 1 million this year. -
AP: House Dems Favor Health Insurance Mandate (The Huffington Post)
Posted: June 8th, 2009, 5:55pm CDT
WASHINGTON — Officials say top Democrats in the House are circulating health care proposals that would require individuals to purchase insurance if they can afford it and slap an unspecified financial penalty on those who refuse. -
Third Way's Anti-Public Health Care Memo Drafted By Ex-Insurance Industry Advocates (The Huffington Post)
Posted: June 8th, 2009, 5:11pm CDT
A health care policy statement causing an uproar among progressives was drafted by two policy analysts with longtime connections to the health insurance industry. -
Bad news, better news on health insurance front (Everett Herald)
Posted: June 8th, 2009, 5:05pm CDT
First the bad news: Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler issued a sobering statement today that the number of Washington residents without health insurance is climbing rapidly and could reach 1 million this year. -
US health insurance: Barack Obama begins ‘make or break’ battle (Times Online)
Posted: June 8th, 2009, 4:22pm CDT
US health insurance: Barack Obama begins ‘make or break’ battle Obama begins bid for universal health cover The US President must battle insurers, pharmaceutical companies and Republicans to achieve health cover for all Americans Tim Reid in Washington President Obama will push this week to achieve something that has thwarted every Democratic president since Harry Truman: health insurance for ... -
Roberts says 'no' to public health insurance option (The Kansas City Star)
Posted: June 8th, 2009, 4:17pm CDT
Sen. Pat Roberts says he will oppose any health-care reform package that includes a public health insurance option to cover those who can’t get private insurance at an affordable cost. -
House expands health insurance to children (The Portland Business Journal)
Posted: June 8th, 2009, 3:51pm CDT
Oregon’s House of Representatives on Monday voted to extend health insurance to nearly all of the state’s uninsured children and add an additional 35,000 uninsured adults to the Oregon Health Plan. -
110,000 in Washington lost health insurance with jobs (KNDO - KNDU Tri-Cities)
Posted: June 8th, 2009, 2:57pm CDT
Associated Press - June 8, 2009 3:45 PM ET SEATTLE (AP) - State Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler (CRYD'-ler) says 110,000 people have lost health coverage this year in Washington because of... -
Number of people in Wash. without health insurance rises (KING5 Seattle)
Posted: June 8th, 2009, 12:55pm CDT
Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler says the number of people without health insurance has jumped 21 percent to a record 876,000.Wash. basic health rates to increase -
One in five in Washington state don’t have health insurance (Puget Sound Business Journal)
Posted: June 8th, 2009, 12:26pm CDT
A record 876,000 people over 19 years old in Washington state don’t have health insurance, the state’s insurance commissioner said Monday. -
GOP senators reject public health insurance plan (CTV.ca)
Posted: June 8th, 2009, 11:52am CDT
All but one of the Republican senators on the U.S. Senate Finance Committee say they oppose a government health insurance plan for the middle class. -
Adviser Says Obama Still Against Taxing Health Insurance Benefits (KOLR - KSFX Ozarks)
Posted: June 8th, 2009, 9:36am CDT
(Paris) -- President Obama is still pushing for a health care reform solution that won't tax employer-provided health insurance benefits. -
‘Public option' health insurance (The Montana Standard)
Posted: June 8th, 2009, 7:52am CDT
HELENA — As health-care reform kicks into high gear in Washington, D.C., one of the fiercest political fights is over creating something called a "public option" insurance plan. -
Will health insurance ‘haves’ pay for ‘have-nots’? (MSNBC)
Posted: June 8th, 2009, 5:47am CDT
You’ve been enjoying thousands of dollars in tax-free compensation, if you’re one of the 164 million people covered by health insurance from your job. Are you ready you to pay taxes on your tax-free income? -
Robert Creamer: Fixing Health Care Does Not Require a "Bi-Partisan" Bill. It Does Require a Public Health Insurance ... (The Huffington Post)
Posted: June 8th, 2009, 4:25am CDT
The private insurance industry and its spokespeople in Congress are frantically making the argument, that for health care reform to last and have the... -
Carper touts health insurance option (The News Journal)
Posted: June 8th, 2009, 2:59am CDT
WASHINGTON -- As President Barack Obama and more than two dozen Democratic senators line up behind the idea of a government-sponsored health insurance option, Sen. Tom Carper is looking for another way, and it has put him in the line of fire. -
Indian health industry seeks extension of insurance coverage (Business Standard India)
Posted: June 8th, 2009, 2:42am CDT
India's medical industry wants the extension of health insurance coverage of Indians staying in America so that they can get treatment at a much lower cost in India. -
Health insurance industry supports change (The Tennessean)
Posted: June 8th, 2009, 2:25am CDT
Some people may find it hard to believe that the U.S. health insurance industry supports making major changes to the nation's health-care system. -
White House straddles on health insurance tax (The Tennessean)
Posted: June 8th, 2009, 2:24am CDT
WASHINGTON - When it comes to taxing health insurance benefits, President Barack Obama hasn't said yes, and may never. But he and his top aides won't quite say no, either, to an idea he attacked sharply in his campaign for the White House. -
Breaking down public option’ health insurance (Helena Independent Record)
Posted: June 8th, 2009, 12:58am CDT
As health care reform kicks into high gear in Washington, D.C., one of the fiercest political fights is over creating something called a "public option” insurance plan. -
SPIN METER: White House straddles health tax issue (AP via Yahoo! News)
Posted: June 7th, 2009, 10:51am CDT
When it comes to taxing health insurance benefits, President Barack Obama hasn't said yes, and may never. But he and his top aides won't quite say no, either, to an idea he attacked sharply in his campaign for the White House. -
Assembly Passes Legislation Protecting Patients From Losing Health Insurance When They Get Sick (Medical News Today)
Posted: June 7th, 2009, 5:07am CDT
Legislation requiring an independent review of decisions by health plans and insurers to rescind coverage for patients passed the Assembly on a 46-24 vote today. -
State may cut federally funded health insurance for children (Ventura County Star)
Posted: June 7th, 2009, 2:09am CDT
Thomas Bustos, who is 11, doesn’t understand what health insurance is. All he knows about the proposed elimination of the state program that covers him and his 9-year-old brother is his mother is scared. -
Push for health insurance plan is on, but insurance companies need to be monitored (Denver Post)
Posted: June 7th, 2009, 2:07am CDT
"I appreciate your efforts, and look forward to working with you so that the Congress can complete health care reform by October." -
Breaking down public option’ health insurance (Helena Independent Record)
Posted: June 7th, 2009, 1:43am CDT
As health care reform kicks into high gear in Washington, D.C., one of the fiercest political fights is over creating something called a "public option” insurance plan. -
Kennedy Bill Would Make Health Insurance Mandatory (WCBS-TV New York)
Posted: June 6th, 2009, 9:13pm CDT
Employers would be required to offer health care to employees or pay a penalty — and all Americans would be guaranteed health insurance — under a draft bill circulated Friday by Sen. Edward M. Kennedy's health committee. -
House Democrats Weigh Health Measure That Requires Insurance (Bloomberg)
Posted: June 6th, 2009, 5:36pm CDT
June 6 (Bloomberg) -- House Democrats are weighing health care overhaul legislation that would require Americans to have health insurance, with some exceptions, according to an outline circulating in Washington. -
Draft bill guarantees health insurance for all Americans (Montgomery Advertiser)
Posted: June 6th, 2009, 10:39am CDT
WASHINGTON -- Employers would be required to offer health care to employees or pay a penalty -- and all Americans would be guaranteed health insurance -- under a draft bill circulated Friday by Sen. Edward M. Kennedy's health committee. -
House Dems draft sweeping health bill (Politico via Yahoo! News)
Posted: June 6th, 2009, 8:52am CDT
House Democrats are drafting a sweeping health-care reform that creates a national insurance marketplace where people can choose public and private plans with the same minimum standard of benefits, according to a detailed outline of the bill obtained Friday by POLITICO. -
Inadequate health insurance leaves Nebraskans in a pinch (Grand Island Independent)
Posted: June 6th, 2009, 1:03am CDT
When state Sen. Mike Gloor left his job as president and chief executive officer at St. Francis Medical Center in Grand Island, he was thrust into health insurance limbo. -
Real Deal: Health Insurance (FOX 29 Philadelphia)
Posted: June 5th, 2009, 4:51pm CDT
One of the most frightening things about this recession is the treat of losing your health insurance, or not being able to afford it. -
A Trip to the Health Insurance Marketplace (Nightly Business Report)
Posted: June 5th, 2009, 4:50pm CDT
When I began looking into the idea of a health insurance exchange, my first thought was, "Why aren't we already doing this?" Some places are. Three years ago Massachusetts instituted its "Connector," which functions in a similar fashion to the exchange I discuss tonight, and the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program has been around since 1960. But otherwise, most of the insurance market ... -
Obama Health Overhaul May Spur Insurance Acquisitions (Update2) (Bloomberg)
Posted: June 5th, 2009, 3:47pm CDT
June 5 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama’s health overhaul may send insurance leaders UnitedHealth Group Inc., WellPoint Inc. and Aetna Inc. on a wave of acquisitions of smaller companies as the industry shifts from paying claims to preventing illness. -
Michigan Health Care Insurance Package Could Up Taxes By $700 Million (Michigan Technology News)
Posted: June 5th, 2009, 8:11am CDT
LANSING - A Michigan Senate Fiscal Agency analysis of the health care insurance package introduced by Senate Republicans has been distributed by businesses worried the package could boost overall state taxes by as much $600 million to $700 million. -
Inadequate health insurance leaves Nebraskans in a pinch (Grand Island Independent)
Posted: June 5th, 2009, 5:50am CDT
When state Sen. Mike Gloor left his job as president and chief executive officer at St. Francis Medical Center in Grand Island, he was thrust into health insurance limbo. -
Inadequate health insurance leaves Nebraskans in a pinch (Grand Island Independent)
Posted: June 5th, 2009, 12:50am CDT
When state Sen. Mike Gloor left his job as president and chief executive officer at St. Francis Medical Center in Grand Island, he was thrust into health insurance limbo. -
GOP upset by health insurance measure (Pioneer Press)
Posted: June 5th, 2009, 12:08am CDT
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's hopes for a bipartisan health deal seemed in jeopardy Thursday as GOP senators protested his renewed support for a new public health insurance plan, and a key Democratic chairman declared that such a plan likely would be in the Senate's bill. A public plan that would compete with private insurers is opposed by nearly all Republicans. Obama long has supported ... -
Despite availability, thousands of children go without health insurance (WWL-TV, Channel 4 New Orleans)
Posted: June 4th, 2009, 7:09pm CDT
NEW ORLEANS – There are 50,000 children across the state who are eligible for state health insurance called LaCHIP but have never signed up. There is also help for people who have recently lost their jobs and can't afford health insurance. -
Obama open to a mandate on health insurance (Spartanburg Herald-Journal)
Posted: June 4th, 2009, 5:58pm CDT
Published: Thursday, June 4, 2009 at 5:18 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, June 4, 2009 at 5:18 a.m. WASHINGTON — President Obama said Wednesday that he was receptive to Congressional proposals that would require Americans to have health insurance and oblige employers to share in the cost. -
Sen. Ensign criticizes Obama health insurance plan (Reno Gazette-Journal)
Posted: June 4th, 2009, 4:08pm CDT
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's hopes for a bipartisan health deal took a hit Thursday as GOP senators protested a letter he wrote declaring support for a public insurance plan. -
Online Health Insurance Quote Resource, HealthInsuranceFinders.com, Reopens Free Advice Center (dBusinessNews.com)
Posted: June 4th, 2009, 11:50am CDT
To help customers during difficult economic times, HealthInsuranceFinders.com, an online health insurance quote resource, has reopened its advice center to offer free, unbiased, professional insurance advice. -
Obama Open to a Mandate on Health Insurance (New York Times)
Posted: June 4th, 2009, 6:56am CDT
President Obama said he was receptive to proposals to require every American to have health insurance and make employers offer it, but he also said there should be exemptions. -
Obama Open to a Mandate on Health Insurance (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
Posted: June 4th, 2009, 6:16am CDT
President Obama said he was receptive to proposals to require every American to have health insurance and make employers offer it, but he also said there should be exemptions. -
Obama warms to requiring all to buy health insurance (Denver Post)
Posted: June 4th, 2009, 4:15am CDT
President Barack Obama, providing the first real details on how he wants to reshape the nation's health care system, urged Congress on Wednesday toward a sweeping overhaul that would allow Americans to buy into a government insurance plan. -
More kids get health insurance (The Argus Leader)
Posted: June 4th, 2009, 2:05am CDT
South Dakota expands health insurance starting next month to a group of children unable to get coverage from other sources. A new law effective July 1 allows children with pre-existing health conditions that might otherwise exclude them from coverage to join the South Dakota Risk Pool. The change could help as many as 455 children younger than 19 who are medically uninsurable, research by the ... -
Obama to compromise on health insurance reform (Pioneer Press)
Posted: June 4th, 2009, 12:08am CDT
WASHINGTON — One day after signaling a fresh willingness to consider taxing employer-sponsored health insurance, President Barack Obama indicated Wednesday a new openness toward a nationwide requirement that every American have health coverage. -
Obama Warms to Idea of Requiring Health Insurance (Washington Post)
Posted: June 3rd, 2009, 11:00pm CDT
One day after signaling a fresh willingness to consider taxing employer-sponsored health insurance, President Obama indicated yesterday a new openness toward a nationwide requirement that every American have health coverage. -
Obama defends public health insurance option (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Posted: June 3rd, 2009, 6:18pm CDT
President Barack Obama on Wednesday said he was open to the idea of a public funding of health insurance, the latest twist in his ambitious and difficult goal to reform the country's health care system by year's end. -
Obama yields on health insurance mandates (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Posted: June 3rd, 2009, 5:37pm CDT
President Barack Obama told Congress on Wednesday he was open to making mandatory health insurance part of an overhaul of the U.S. healthcare system but only with exemptions for the poor and for small businesses. -
Obama would exempt some from health insurance mandate (Detroit Free Press)
Posted: June 3rd, 2009, 2:54pm CDT
UPDATED AT 7:27 P.M.: President Barack Obama, providing the first real details on how he wants to reshape the nation's health care system, urged Congress today toward a sweeping overhaul that would allow Americans to buy into a government insurance plan. -
Obama presses for public health insurance option (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Posted: June 3rd, 2009, 2:07pm CDT
President Barack Obama urged Congress on Wednesday to create a public health insurance program that would compete with private insurers as part of efforts to pass massive health care reform. -
Obama renews call for public health insurance (AP via Yahoo! News)
Posted: June 3rd, 2009, 1:38pm CDT
President Barack Obama says if Congress ends up requiring individuals to purchase health insurance, people who can't afford it and small businesses should be exempted. -
Advocates of 'single-payer' national health insurance holding rallies Friday (Billings Gazette)
Posted: June 2nd, 2009, 6:12pm CDT
HELENA - Supporters of a system of national health insurance for all citizens are holding rallies in six Montana cities Friday, to urge Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., to consider it as a possible reform. -
Advocates of 'single-payer' national health insurance holding rallies Friday (Billings Gazette)
Posted: June 2nd, 2009, 6:08pm CDT
HELENA - Supporters of a system of national health insurance for all citizens are holding rallies in six Montana cities Friday, to urge Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., to consider it as a possible reform. "Only a single-payer system will meet the stated goa ... -
Crist signs KidCare bill, says 50,000 more children will be eligible for health insurance (Tallahassee Democrat)
Posted: June 2nd, 2009, 1:37pm CDT
Governor Charlie Crist signed KidCare legislation this morning that will make more children eligible for the health insurance program. -
Online Health Insurance Quote Resource, HealthInsuranceFinders.com, Reopens Free Advice Center (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Posted: June 2nd, 2009, 11:00am CDT
To help customers during difficult economic times, HealthInsuranceFinders.com, an online health insurance quote resource, has reopened its advice center to offer free, unbiased, professional insurance advice. -
Study finds out-of-pocket health insurance costs on the rise (Houston Business Journal)
Posted: June 2nd, 2009, 10:58am CDT
The 161 million Americans with employer-sponsored health insurance are facing substantial increases in out-of-pocket costs, according to a study published Tuesday. -
Out-of-pocket costs rising for health insurance (BizJournals)
Posted: June 2nd, 2009, 10:11am CDT
The 161 million Americans with employer-sponsored health insurance are facing substantial increases in out-of-pocket costs, according to a study published today. -
Lifeclinic International, Exhibiting its LC500 Health Station With OptumHealth at the America's Health Insurance Plans ... (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Posted: June 2nd, 2009, 8:30am CDT
Lifeclinic International, Inc., the world's leading manufacturer and distributor of automated blood pressure monitors and health testing stations, is exhibiting its LC500 Health Station with OptumHealth at the America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) Institute 2009 Conference. -
Judd Gregg: Affordable health insurance for all (New Hampshire Union Leader)
Posted: June 2nd, 2009, 6:30am CDT
I have developed a proposal that helps to unlock access to affordable health coverage by requiring insurance companies in every state to offer a low-cost health insurance policy to every person, regardless of his or her health or what job he or she has. -
Inadequate health insurance leaves Nebraskans in a pinch (Grand Island Independent)
Posted: June 2nd, 2009, 2:39am CDT
When state Sen. Mike Gloor left his job as president and chief executive officer at St. Francis Medical Center in Grand Island, he was thrust into health insurance limbo. -
New Web site helps people find health insurance (The Photo News)
Posted: June 2nd, 2009, 2:22am CDT
A new Web site, www.EnrollNY.org, offers free online help so people can see if they qualify for free and low-cost public health insurance, and then begin the application on the spot. -
Sometimes, it seems health insurance is only for the healthy (Greensboro News & Record)
Posted: June 2nd, 2009, 2:06am CDT
I really wish that I could have been more encouraging. A mom in my online juvenile diabetes group posted a query about health insurance for the self-employed. Her husband was tinkering with the idea of starting his own business. Because she has Crohn's disease and a child with Type 1 diabetes, she was worried about health insurance. My husband has been self-employed for seven years, so I took ... -
Baldwin: Government-run health insurance still on table (Portage Daily Register)
Posted: June 2nd, 2009, 12:32am CDT
MADISON - U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin said Thursday she wanted to preserve the option of government-run health insurance as part of a national health-care plan, but said legislation she is pushing for would allow the form of that insurance to vary by state. -
Health Walk: FIN Insurance Partners NCRIB (This Day)
Posted: June 1st, 2009, 7:28pm CDT
Management of FIN Insurance has partnered with Abuja Chapter of Nigerian Council for Registered Insurance Brokers (NCRIB), in health walk in recognition of the value of health to productivity. -
What's a new college grad to do about health insurance? (Chicago Tribune)
Posted: June 1st, 2009, 6:25pm CDT
Your son or daughter has just graduated from college and is looking for a job. What health insurance options do they have? I asked several experts to help me understand the range of choices and what they might cost. -
Swiss Re, Religare tie up for health insurance (Business Standard India)
Posted: June 1st, 2009, 2:27pm CDT
In order to increase its presence in the insurance segment, financial services provider Religare today signed an agreement with global reinsurer Swiss Re to set up a 74:26 joint venture for health insurance. -
S.C. BlueCross Makes Coverage Available for Thousands of South Carolina Graduates Lacking Health Insurance (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)
Posted: June 1st, 2009, 8:45am CDT
Employers will hire 22 percent fewer college graduates in 2009 than they did last year, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). That means thousands of South Carolina college students graduating this spring will need to purchase their own health insurance coverage. -
Uganda: National Health Insurance to Improve Lives, Productivity of Citizens (AllAfrica.com)
Posted: June 1st, 2009, 4:24am CDT
Kampala — THE Proposed National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) for Uganda has attracted a lot of interest and debate in the public. Ugandans appreciate the scheme in principle. There is, however, great need for the public to understand the principles of the scheme. -
Religare signs up with Swiss Re for Health Insurance (New Kerala)
Posted: June 1st, 2009, 2:49am CDT
Mumbai, June 01 : Religare Enterprises Limited (Religare) and Swiss Reinsurance Company (Swiss Re) have signed a non-binding agreement to develop a joint venture health insurance company in India. -
Religare joins hands with Swiss Re for health insurance (New Kerala)
Posted: June 1st, 2009, 2:03am CDT
Mumbai, June 1 : Religare Enterprises Ltd, India's leading financial services group, Monday said it has entered into a joint venture agreement with leading global re-insurer Swiss Re to start a health insurance company in the country. -
Religare tie-up with Swiss Re for health insurance (Business Standard India)
Posted: June 1st, 2009, 2:00am CDT
Religare Enterprise and Swiss Reinsurance Company (Swiss Re) signed a non-binding agreement to set up a joint venture health insurance company in India. -
New Web site helps people find health insurance (The Photo News)
Posted: June 1st, 2009, 1:32am CDT
A new Web site, www.EnrollNY.org, offers free online help so people can see if they qualify for free and low-cost public health insurance, and then begin the application on the spot. -
Group: Jacksonville health insurance market lacks competition (The Florida Times-Union)
Posted: June 1st, 2009, 1:14am CDT
A "near-monopoly" in Florida's health insurance market is allowing carriers to inflate premiums at the expense of employers and individuals, a national advocacy group charges while calling for a federal investigation of the industry. Two insurers, Jacksonville-based Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida and Aetna, control 45 percent of the state's market, according to the group's report, citing ... -
Religare tie-up with Swiss Re for health insurance (The Hindu)
Posted: June 1st, 2009, 1:06am CDT
MUMBAI: Religare Enterprises Ltd and Swiss Reinsurance Company (Swiss Re) have signed an agreement to develop a joint venture health insurance company in India.