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Insurance chief wants his veto power restored

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 09:27:50 -0800

The state Insurance Commissioner is seeking legislative permission to limit or veto health-insurance premium increases for individuals and families -- a power wielded by the previous commissioner until 2000, the year after health insurers quit the individual

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Florida's SCHIP Health Insurance Slashed By Bush - Poor Get Less says Florida Health Insurance Web

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 13:05:53 -0800

President Bush signed a cheaper version of the SCHIP renewal bill, approving only 5 billion dollars for the nations poor according to Florida Health Insurance web. As the State Children's Health Insurance Program, or SCHIP, is extended, Floridian's will continue to receive money from the federal government to cover health insurance of children that have been enrolled through March

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Farmers, ranchers spend more on health insurance

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 11:58:25 -0800

Farmers and ranchers are spending more on health insurance than most Americans and some are struggling to bear the burden, according to a report released Tuesday by a Boston-based health advocacy

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Employers To Continue To Offer Health Insurance To Workers, Study Finds

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 14:21:40 -0800

U.S. employers will continue to offer health insurance to employees but will ask workers to contribute more to cover the cost, according to a study released on Thursday by the Employee Benefit Research Institute at a forum sponsored by the group, CQ HealthBeat reports. [click link for full

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More Adult Americans Lack Health Insurance, U.S. Report Says

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 09:58:31 -0800

Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) -- About 42.5 million Americans don't have health insurance, up from about 41 million in 1997, a U.S. government survey released yesterday showed. The group hardest hit was working-age adults, while fewer children lacked

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Money101 Lesson 16: Health

Mon, 10 Dec 2007 14:36:39 -0800

CNNMoney guide to health insurance. The top things you need to know.

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Irda plans guidelines for health insurance

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 10:59:55 -0800

Insurance regulator Irda on Thursday said it planned to soon come out with separate guidelines for health insurance players, aimed at comprehensive medical insurance coverage and redressal of consumer

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Health insurance: Grants to fund outreach

Sat, 24 Nov 2007 17:22:04 -0800

As the state continues its last-minute push to spread the word on health insurance reform, three area agencies have been awarded funds to help mount outreach efforts in the Berkshires and surrounding

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China's rural health insurance system covers more than 700 mln people

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 14:37:36 -0800

Shanghai. November 12. INTERFAX-CHINA - The Chinese Ministry of Health announced today that by the end of September this year, the New Rural Cooperative Health Care System has expanded its coverage to 2,448 counties and a population of 726 million, or 85.96 percent of China's rural

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Sticker Shock: Health insurance premiums rising up to 25%

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 08:04:58 -0800

Daniel Morano has been happily using the same health insurance plan from Independent Health Association for 12 years. But the 59-year-old retired postal worker from Grand Island was stunned when he opened his mail the other

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Hungarians protest against gov't health insurance reform

Sun, 11 Nov 2007 17:04:49 -0800

Some 2,000 Hungarians from five national trade federations staged a demonstration protesting against the government's health insurance reform in front of the Prime Minister's Office in Budapest on Saturday, state news agency MTI reported.

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Senate again passes child health insurance

Fri, 02 Nov 2007 08:36:31 -0800

By David Espo ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON -- A defiant Democrat-controlled Congress voted Thursday to provide health insurance to an additional 4 million lower-income children, and President Bush vowed swiftly to cast his second straight veto on the

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Down the health insurance black hole

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 13:11:19 -0800

Well, it s that time of the year again. No, I m not talking about the election or skiing. I m talking about health insurance. For some reason my health insurance company decided they wanted some papers I don t

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Vetoed health insurance program goes too far

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 11:23:13 -0800

Last week the House of Representatives voted to sustain the President's veto of House Resolution 976, the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act. This flawed legislation should have reauthorized the vital State Children's Health Insurance Program by ensuring that all eligible low-income children are enrolled in the

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Phony Health Insurance: Own a small business? You re at risk

Sat, 20 Oct 2007 16:50:16 -0800

If you are a small business owner, and you have a fax machine, you may be at risk. According to the Arizona Department of Insurance, bogus health insurance offers were recently sent to unsolicited to fax machines across

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