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May 31, 2007
Health insurance regulation proposed / Bill would require approval of rates and co-payments
An effort to regulate California's health insurance premiums like auto coverage faces a key challenge today in the state Assembly. A bill authored by Assemblyman Dave Jones, D-Sacramento, would require state regulators to approve increases in premiums,...
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Posted by Greg at 01:54 PM
Stabenow urges support for expanding children's health insurance program
WASHINGTON - Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Lansing, outlined support for a major expansion of a children's health care insurance program on Wednesday, saying it could reduce the number of people who lack
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Posted by Ryan at 01:41 PM
Health insurance premiums up all over
A survey of insurance brokers and agents released Wednesday said that the costs of medical insurance for most companies has climbed since last fall. The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers' survey said that more than half of small companies and nearly half of midsize companies in the Midwest saw double-digit percentage increases in health insurance premiums. Local employee benefits brokers
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Posted by Doug at 01:31 PM
May 30, 2007
Obama unrolls his health care plan / He'd expand federal role in cutting medical costs, paying for insurance, but ...
Sen. Barack Obama offered an ambitious plan Tuesday to curb health care costs and expand insurance coverage, in the latest example of Democratic presidential candidates honing strategies to achieve coverage for all. Among the top three Democratic...
Posted by Ryan at 02:43 PM
The Fraser Institute: Think Tank Warns California to Avoid Canadian-Style Health Insurance System
Proposals before the California legislature calling for Canadian-style, single-payer public monopoly health insurance could saddle the state with a less efficient, less effective health care system and unsustainable costs, warns a new study from The Fraser Institute, Canada's leading independent think
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Posted by Perry at 01:54 PM
CBS News Examines Denied Claims In Conclusion Of Two-Part Series On Individual Health Insurance Market
In the second segment of a two-part series on the individual health insurance market, CBS' "Evening News" on Thursday examined how some patients with individual policies face large, unexpected medical bills after their claims are denied. [click link for full
Posted by Greg at 01:41 PM
Obama Unveils Plan To Alter Health Insurance
Senator Obama of Illinois rolled out a health care plan yesterday that he said would drive down spiraling insurance costs and offer coverage to the 47 million Americans who lack it. "We can do this," Mr. Obama told a crowd at the University of Iowa's medical school in Iowa City, according to the Associated Press. "The climate is far different than it was the last time we tried this in the early
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Posted by Peter at 11:52 AM
Finding Affordable Health Insurance Is Easy
(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
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Posted by Michael at 09:32 AM
