January 20, 2008
Workplace trends: Health insurance will cost more; military families have new benefits
The 2008 workplace likely will feature three themes: rising health insurance premiums, expanding workers rights and reforming immigration. Although not increasing as fast as in previous years, health care premium costs are expected to swell. Mercer Health & Benefits, a part of the global consulting company, projects that private-sector premiums in 2008 will increase by 6.7 percent, based on a
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Posted by Greg at 03:27 PM
January 17, 2008
SiCKO "Hitman" Lee Einer Writes Second Guest Column Exposing Health Insurance Industry Secrets for HonestMedicine.com
Lee Einer, the man Michael Moore referred to as the Health Insurance Industry "Hitman" in SiCKO, has recently written his second guest column for the award-winning health advocacy blog, www.HonestMedicine.com. The blog's creator, Julia Schopick, announced the posting of Mr. Einer's column, "The Truth About Self-Funded Plans" (http://www.honestmedicine.com/2008/01/the-truth-about.html),
Posted by Chris at 02:46 PM
January 16, 2008
Businesses Increasingly Auditing Employees To Ensure Dependents Eligible For Health Insurance
Businesses increasingly are conducting insurance audits of employees to ensure that all dependents are eligible for health benefits, Newhouse/Houston Chronicle reports. Some consultants say that, on average, about 3% to 12% of dependents enrolled in an employer-sponsored health plan are not
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Posted by Jim at 11:14 AM
January 12, 2008
Low-profile WA insurance regulator has big ideas for health care
Hoping to speed up the pace of health care reform, the state insurance commissioner has stepped from the bureaucratic supporting cast with a big idea: take over the market for "catastrophic" insurance, guaranteeing Washingtonians have coverage in a health
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Posted by Jason at 08:36 AM
January 11, 2008
Health insurance costs break the bank for many Coloradans
Nearly one in four people under age 65, or 1.05 million Coloradans, are in families that will spend more than 10 percent of their pre-tax family income on health care costs next year, the non-profit Families USA said. Nearly 83 percent of those families have insurance. Regina Hathorne, who suffers from stage 4 breast cancer, receives $768 a month from Social Security. With that income, she must
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Posted by Richard at 04:55 PM
January 04, 2008
New teacher contract puts family health insurance options on the table
The new, two-year contract with the teacher union approved by the Crookston School Board today includes language involving a concerted effort to stay on top of the ever-changing health insurance landscape that could result in the school district switching
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Posted by Guido at 10:02 AM
January 03, 2008
Democrats: More Than Health Care
A look at the policies of Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama reveals that the candidates have actually laid out two competing economic philosophies. The fight over health insurance is just one part of their
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Posted by Chris at 01:35 PM
December 28, 2007
New health insurance plan aims to close coverage gap
INDIANAPOLIS There's finally help for thousands of uninsured Hoosiers. The Healthy Indiana Plan takes effect next week. It s designed for Hoosiers who don't have access to health insurance through the government or their
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Posted by Ken at 08:15 AM
