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Even the Insured Feel Strain of Health Costs (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Posted: May 4th, 2008, 9:37pm CDT
For millions of people with employer health insurance, premiums and co-payments have increased quickly while coverage has become less extensive. -
Here's a Quick and Easy Way to Find High Quality, Low Cost Health Insurance (Richfield Reaper)
Posted: May 4th, 2008, 2:37pm CDT
(ARA) - As we approach the end of another year, now is a good time to take a close look at household expenses to see if there are places you can cut back and save. If you're like most people, one of your biggest areas of concern is what you're paying for health insurance. -
Some Ohioans sacrificing other basic needs to pay for health insurance, study says (Daily and Sunday Jeffersonian)
Posted: May 4th, 2008, 7:41am CDT
COLUMBUS -- Some 4.6 million Ohioans can't afford health insurance without employer contributions or public assistance, according to a study released Tuesday. -
Even people with health insurance feel pain of rising costs (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Posted: May 4th, 2008, 5:04am CDT
The economic slowdown has swelled the ranks of people without health insurance. Now it is threatening millions of people who have insurance but find that the coverage is too limited or that they cannot afford their own share of medical costs. -
Health-care costs hitting even those with insurance (Seattle Times)
Posted: May 4th, 2008, 2:26am CDT
The economic slowdown has swelled the ranks of people without health insurance. Higher premiums and bigger co-payments bring medical costs up. -
Health insurance for 20-somethings (Sun-Sentinel)
Posted: May 4th, 2008, 2:21am CDT
About one in five adults age 19 to 29 don't have health insurance. If you fall in that category, you might think you don't need the extra expenditure — after all, you're a young, strapping specimen of good health. But you're not invincible. -
Paying for health care hard, even for ones with insurance (Akron Beacon Journal)
Posted: May 4th, 2008, 12:36am CDT
The economic slowdown has swelled the ranks of people without health insurance. But now it is also threatening millions of people who have insurance but find that the coverage is too limited or that they cannot afford their own share of medical costs. -
Health insurance premiums soar in recent years (Lawrence Journal-World)
Posted: May 4th, 2008, 12:34am CDT
If gas and milk price hikes seem steep, check out health insurance premiums. They have increased 10 times faster than incomes in recent years, a study shows. -
Covered by employer health insurance, but still feeling the pinch (International Herald Tribune)
Posted: May 3rd, 2008, 11:36pm CDT
Many of the 158 million people covered by employer health insurance are struggling to meet medical expenses that are much higher than they used to be. -
Residents, health professionals press D.C. Council to back universal health insurance (The Washington Examiner)
Posted: May 3rd, 2008, 10:44am CDT
Health professionals and District residents on Friday urged the D.C. Council to back proposed legislation that would ensure all D.C. residents have health insurance. -
$66.2B budget will roll out Crist's health-insurance plan (Orlando Sentinel)
Posted: May 3rd, 2008, 4:46am CDT
The Florida Legislature skidded to the finish line of the 2008 session Friday, approving a $66.2 billion budget, help for children with autism, and a sweeping health-insurance plan sought by Gov. Charlie Crist. -
Trying to bring health insurance to all (El Paso Times)
Posted: May 3rd, 2008, 1:28am CDT
Nearly 200 health insurance agents from across Texas were in El Paso this week with one common goal -- to learn about ways to deliver different heath-care coverage options to the uninsured. -
Health care plan would make it easier for 4 million to get some insurance (Charlotte Sun)
Posted: May 2nd, 2008, 3:30pm CDT
TALLAHASSEE (AP) -- A plan to make it easier to for the nearly 4 million Floridians without health insurance to be able to get at least some type of coverage was nearing passage Friday in the Legislature as part of a broad compromise on several health care issues.
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Centerpiece education bill passes House
Posted: May 2nd, 2008, 3:22pm CDT
A bill to establish new educational standards from kindergarten to college -- the centerpiece of educational-reform measures backed by Gov. Bill Ritter -- has now passed both houses of the Colorado Legislature.
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Chamber Alliance Program: Health Insurance for Small Business (Commentary by Richard Eden: Benefiting Arkansas) (Arkansas Business)
Posted: May 2nd, 2008, 3:02pm CDT
The Chamber Alliance Program, which seeks to provide affordable health insurance to small businesses in Arkansas and their employees, has had notable success since its inception more than three years ago.
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Health insurance plan revealed for NC
Posted: May 2nd, 2008, 2:01pm CDT
A state program to help extend health coverage to uninsured children and their families was announced Friday at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center. -
House alters Hagedorn's health plan
Posted: May 2nd, 2008, 1:44pm CDT
The Colorado House of Representatives gave final approval on Friday to a proposal intended to provide the framework to help private health insurers deliver coverage to a significant number of Colorado's roughly 800,000 uninsured residents.
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Judge retains health insurance agent (Cabot Star-Herald)
Posted: May 2nd, 2008, 1:15pm CDT
BY VIRGINIA WIETECHA / STAFF WRITER / VWIETECHA@LONOKEDEMOCRAT.COM Friday, May 2, 2008 1:09 PM CDT County Judge Charlie Troutman decided to retain the current county health insurance agent even though Quorum Court members voted to get rid of her at last month’s regular meeting.
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Missouri Senate passes bill lowering incentives for Bombardier
Posted: May 2nd, 2008, 11:06am CDT
The Missouri Senate passed a bill Thursday that would lower the amount of tax credits the state could offer to Bombardier Aerospace from $880 million to $240 million and reduce the duration of the credits from 22 years to eight years.
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Hotchkiss Insurance Agency Announces Wanda Starks Earns Prestigious Registered Health Underwriter(R) (RHU(R)) ... (Centre Daily Times)
Posted: May 2nd, 2008, 9:57am CDT
Hotchkiss Insurance Agency announced today that Wanda Starks, Benefits Department Manager for their Dallas location has earned the prestigious Registered Health Underwriter(R) (RHU(R)) professional designation from The American College, Bryn Mawr, PA. -
Crist open to House health-insurance bill (Orlando Sentinel)
Posted: May 2nd, 2008, 8:30am CDT
Gov. Charlie Crist said he's open to a House bill that would partially deregulate the health-insurance industry in an effort to make cheaper options available for the uninsured. -
Health insurance debate continues in Michigan (The Flint Journal)
Posted: May 2nd, 2008, 7:36am CDT
LANSING -- Michigan lawmakers still are working toward consensus on how to change rules guiding Michigan's health insurance market for individuals, including whether there should be a high-risk pool to cover people who get turned down for coverage elsewhere. -
State Senate approves bills aiding health insurance access (Detroit Free Press)
Posted: May 2nd, 2008, 2:35am CDT
LANSING -- Michigan's Senate approved compromise proposals Thursday designed to improve access to and affordability of individual health insurance policies purchased by an increasing number of consumers. -
Getting married for health insurance (Los Angeles Times)
Posted: May 1st, 2008, 11:23pm CDT
Seven percent of Americans say they or someone in their household decided to tie the knot in the last year so they could receive healthcare benefits, a poll finds. Some people marry for love, some for companionship, and others for status or money. Now comes another reason to get hitched: health insurance. -
Aetna to prod vendors to offer health insurance (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Posted: May 1st, 2008, 6:35pm CDT
Aetna Inc. announced Thursday it will begin requiring its more than 1,300 vendors to provide employees with health insurance.
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NFIB backs anti-initiative campaign
Posted: May 1st, 2008, 2:42pm CDT
The National Federation of Independent Business of Colorado has joined Coloradans for Responsible Reform in an effort to fight the impending flood of ballot initiatives, the organization announced Thursday. -
Health plans get top J.D. Power grades
Posted: May 1st, 2008, 12:36pm CDT
Health insurers serving Western New York have received high grades for member satisfaction in a recent J.D. Power survey. -
Riley offers tax reform plan
Posted: May 1st, 2008, 11:31am CDT
Gov. Bob Riley is offering a tax relief compromise proposal that cuts state sales tax on groceries, raises the income tax filing threshold and will allow Alabamians to vote on reverting back to four-year property reappraisals. -
Pizzo gets top job at Blue Cross and Blue Shield West Florida
Posted: May 1st, 2008, 8:25am CDT
David Pizzo has been appointed Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida's market president for West Florida, effective immediately. (HUM) -
Brown & Toland's 2007 profit more than triples to $12M
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 5:12pm CDT
Brown & Toland Medical Group, which serves close to 300,000 HMO and PPO patients in San Francisco and its vicinity, said Wednesday it posted $12 million in operating income last year on revenue of $235 million. That was 6 percent higher than 2006's comparable revenue figure of $221.67 million. -
Survey ranks Kaiser tops in Colorado
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 1:24pm CDT
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Colorado ranked highest in customer satisfaction among health insurers in the state, according to a new J.D. Power and Associates study released Wednesday. (CI) (MHP) -
UnitedHealth: HSA enrollment exceeds traditional accounts
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 12:31pm CDT
UnitedHealth Group said Wednesday that for the first time, enrollment by its members in health savings accounts have surpassed enrollment in more traditional health reimbursement accounts. (UNH) -
Healthspring earnings shoot up 50%
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 12:21pm CDT
HealthSpring Inc. (NYSE:HS) earnings were up nearly 50 percent in the first quarter compared to the same period a year ago. (HS) (HS) -
WIBA enrolling members for health coverage
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 12:18pm CDT
The Wichita Independent Business Association is offering a variety of health insurance coverage options for its members. Enrollment is open through May 15. -
Coloradans like health savings accounts
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 12:17pm CDT
Colorado ranks fifth in the country when it comes to health savings account plan enrollment as a percentage of all people with private health-insurance coverage, according to a new study by America's Health Insurance Plans. -
WellPoint acquires dental benefits company
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 8:36am CDT
WellPoint Inc., Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield of New York, has acquired DeCare Dental, an administrator of dental benefit plans, for an undisclosed amount. (WLP) -
FreestoreFoodbank wins contract to enroll Medicaid clients
Posted: April 29th, 2008, 4:08pm CDT
Hamilton County, with the help of the FreestoreFoodbank, will try to locate about 30,000 residents it estimates are eligible for Medicaid and sign them up for the program. -
Anthem parent buying Minneapolis dental benefits firm
Posted: April 29th, 2008, 2:30pm CDT
WellPoint Inc., the parent of Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Ohio, said Tuesday it has acquired one of the largest dental benefit plan administrators in the nation. (WLP) -
Kaiser Permanente OKs $19M in Q1 community grants
Posted: April 29th, 2008, 1:42pm CDT
Kaiser Permanente approved nearly 300 community benefit grants and donations totaling more than $19 million in the first quarter of 2008, officials said Tuesday. -
Long-term care costs lower in NM
Posted: April 29th, 2008, 12:37pm CDT
The cost of nursing home care in New Mexico has increased 8 percent since 2004, or less than half of the 17 percent increase reported nationwide, according to an annual survey released Tuesday by Genworth Financial. (GNW) -
Clear Choice Health Plans reports lower earnings in Q1
Posted: April 29th, 2008, 10:59am CDT
Clear Choice Health Plans Inc. reported increased revenue, but lower earnings, for the first quarter of 2008, compared with the same period of 2007. -
DeCare bought by WellPoint
Posted: April 29th, 2008, 10:46am CDT
DeCare Dental, a dental benefits-plan administrator, has been bought by WellPoint Inc., one of the nation's largest health insurers. (WLP) -
Study: Minnesotans income nearly flat, while health premiums soar
Posted: April 29th, 2008, 10:42am CDT
Minnesota workers saw their share of family-coverage health premiums from employer-provided insurance plans rise 37 percent over the past five years, while their income remained nearly flat, according to a new study. -
Health-care costs rising faster for N.J. small businesses, survey says
Posted: April 29th, 2008, 10:41am CDT
Employer health insurance costs continued to climb last year in New Jersey, with small employers seeing the steepest increases, according to the New Jersey Business and Industry Association's 2008 Health Benefits Survey. -
WellPoint acquires dental benefits company
Posted: April 29th, 2008, 10:26am CDT
WellPoint Inc., the parent company of Anthem Blue Cross, announced today it has acquired DeCare Dental, an administrator of dental benefit plans, for an undisclosed amount. (WLP)
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Finding Affordable Health Insurance Is Easy (Carteret County News-Times)
Posted: April 28th, 2008, 3:39pm CDT
(ARA) - Having health insurance gives us piece of mind. But have you ever thought you might be overpaying for your coverage? Or what if you find yourself without health coverage and need to find something affordable fast? The answers to these questions can easily be found on the Internet. -
Screenings for health insurance available now (Adirondack Daily Enterprise)
Posted: April 28th, 2008, 2:11pm CDT
LAKE PLACID — The Tri-Lakes Uninsured Task Force will be conducting eligibility screenings at six area high schools starting today through May 8. The screenings will also provide information for those who are concerned about losing their health insurance. -
Debate continues over Michigan health insurance bills (Battle Creek Enquirer)
Posted: April 28th, 2008, 1:32pm CDT
LANSING — A state Senate panel could begin voting on proposed changes to Michigan’s individual health insurance market as early as this week. But it might take more time for lawmakers to strike a compromise from competing proposals. -
Council will continue health insurance conversation (Corpus Christi Caller-Times)
Posted: April 28th, 2008, 1:01pm CDT
City may redo previous vote on health insurance plan
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Survey: Providing health care an increasing challenge for small business
Posted: April 28th, 2008, 12:13pm CDT
More than half of the small businesses responding to a recent survey from a Midwest payroll firm indicated they do not offer company health care for employees, saying it's too expensive.