January 19, 2008

Oxendine: Health Insurance Reform Legislation will hold the line on rate increases and add protection for small ...

Atlanta (January 18, 2008) Insurance Commissioner John W. Oxendine today revealed new legislation, House Bill 923, which will subject all rate hike requests by health insurance companies to increased scrutiny and possible rejection before they are allowed to be

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Posted by Ryan at 10:28 AM

January 04, 2008

Schwarzenegger's Health Battle Carries Warning for Candidates

Jan. 4 (Bloomberg) -- A year ago, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger pledged to provide health insurance for everyone in the largest of the United States. The halting progress of his $14 billion-a-year plan since then shows the power of interest groups to resist

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Posted by Lorren at 02:03 PM

December 24, 2007

Health law will tax Dept. of Revenue

The architects of the state's new mandatory health insurance law gave the state Department of Revenue a major enforcement role that kicks in within days but failed to provide the agency any new manpower or funding to handle the task, state officials

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Posted by Gary at 10:34 AM

December 21, 2007

Health insurance saves the day

Every traveller would do well to heed Ray Macklin's warning about health insurance. The 73-year-old Sarnian learned the hard way about U.S. hospital costs after being bitten by a pygmy rattlesnake in the Florida Everglades last

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Posted by Rob at 03:59 PM

December 14, 2007

Democrats want to seek ways to reduce health insurance costs

Democratic leaders of the House and Senate called on lawmakers Thursday to find a way to make health care insurance affordable for Vermont's small business owners and the self-employed, some of whom are facing premium increases of more than 30

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Posted by Chris at 11:24 AM

December 09, 2007

Health insurance incentives set off 'wonderful' chain reaction

BLOOMINGTON -- A health care evolution is happening at BOPI -- Bloomington Offset Process, Inc. -- and it started over $26 a month. Earlier this year, Tom Mercier, president and chief executive officer of the printing, mailing and e-commerce company, told employees who smoke that they would pay an additional 10 percent in health insurance premiums, effective June 1. That translates to about $26

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Posted by Jim at 10:45 AM

December 08, 2007

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

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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Posted by Richard at 02:49 PM

November 27, 2007

UAE: Health insurance premium to remain unchanged in 2008

27 November 2007 ABU DHABI -- The premium of the health insurance policy provided by the government of Abu Dhabi to low income expatriates will remain unchanged for 2008, an official source at the Health Authority Abu Dhabi (HAAD) has

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Posted by Mel at 03:47 PM