Affordable Health Insurance

Task force proposes health insurance pool

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 10:33:41 -0800

OLYMPIA - What if workers could buy health insurance from an insurance pool funded in part by their employers but tailored to their specific needs? That's one idea to emerge from the Washington State Blue Ribbon Commission on Health Care Costs and Access, which released a five-year plan this

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Democrats cite economy in calling for veto override on children's health insurance

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 08:19:02 -0800

Democratic lawmakers on Friday cited the slowing economy as a reason that the House should override President Bush's veto of a bill that would increase spending on a popular children's health insurance

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New Company Offers Affordable Health Insurance Online

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:34:53 -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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Health consumers should beware before buying insurance

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 17:25:31 -0800

Following consumer complaints about suspicious faxed solicitations, state Insurance Commissioner Nonnie Burnes on Monday ordered several unlicensed companies to cease advertising health insurance in Massachusetts.

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Health Insurance For The Poor In Africa

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 11:20:24 -0800

The Department for Cooperative Studies initiated cooperation with Universities in Ghana, Malawi and Botswana A new research project at the University of Cologne investigates a promising approach to reduce poverty. Similar to the way low-income people could improve their living conditions through access to microcredit and savings, affordable health insurance can avert risks of

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Florida Health Insurance Benefits On The Line -- Florida Primary Days Away

Sun, 30 Dec 2007 14:31:36 -0800

Going into the last few days before the presidential primaries in Iowa, New Hampshire, Florida and Nevada, the candidates are all scrambling to get their final messages out. Florida health insurance consultant Morgan Moran said, "the Giuliani campaign is now talking health insurance", and how his plan would lower the nation's health care

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California health care reform passes first hurdle

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 13:08:34 -0800

California's Assembly on Monday approved Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's plan for universal health insurance as overhauling health care gains national prominence ahead of the 2008 presidential

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Bush vetoes kids health insurance bill

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:04:41 -0800

President Bush vetoed legislation Wednesday that would have expanded government-provided health insurance for children, his second slap-down of a bipartisan effort in Congress to dramatically increase funding for the popular

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Dade hopes to broker low-cost health insurance deal

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 12:56:45 -0800

Like Michael Jordan lending his celebrity to sneakers and sports drinks, Miami-Dade government may help promote a private low-cost health insurance that would be available to practically every county

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We'd be thankful for adequate health insurance

Sat, 24 Nov 2007 17:36:22 -0800

MANY OF US will have much to be thankful for when we sit down to our Thanksgiving meal today. My Dad used to say that if you have your health, you have everything. As I grew up, I shared this same wisdom with my

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Schwarzenegger: Health Care Should Be Common As Car Insurance

Thu, 22 Nov 2007 17:07:40 -0800

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- 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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Health Insurance Scams Targeting Small Businesses, Individuals Increasing

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:48:39 -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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Lack of health insurance may stop some diabetics from seeking critical treatment

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 13:42:24 -0800

With more than 80,000 lower-limb amputations reported annually among people with diabetes in the United States, there's a possibility many amputations, especially among African-Americans, could have been prevented if patients had health

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Mike Baiocchi | Having a say in your health insurance

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 13:58:13 -0800

The Student Health Insurance Advisory Committee (SHIAC) has started its annual assessment of the Penn Student Insurance Plan (PSIP). This is my second year as part of SHIAC and I'm excited, because we have a couple of long-term projects in development and we have another good group of people this year to help us move these projects

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Student health insurance fiasco

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 15:16:13 -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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