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Workplace trends: Health insurance will cost more; military families have new benefits

Sun, 20 Jan 2008 15:27:43 -0800

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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SiCKO "Hitman" Lee Einer Writes Second Guest Column Exposing Health Insurance Industry Secrets for HonestMedicine.com

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:46:22 -0800

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),

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Businesses Increasingly Auditing Employees To Ensure Dependents Eligible For Health Insurance

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 11:14:47 -0800

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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Low-profile WA insurance regulator has big ideas for health care

Sat, 12 Jan 2008 08:36:19 -0800

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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Health insurance costs break the bank for many Coloradans

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:55:54 -0800

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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New teacher contract puts family health insurance options on the table

Fri, 04 Jan 2008 10:02:31 -0800

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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Democrats: More Than Health Care

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 13:35:40 -0800

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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New health insurance plan aims to close coverage gap

Fri, 28 Dec 2007 08:15:56 -0800

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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Vsurance, Inc. First Pet Health Insurance Provider To Cover Holistic Treatments

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 09:09:39 -0800

LOS ANGELES----Vsurance, Inc. , a leading provider of pet health insurance, announced today that it is the first and only pet health insurance provider to cover holistic treatments in the prevention of illness of dogs and

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More go without health insurance in Yakima County

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 14:18:46 -0800

The number of people in Yakima County without health insurance grew last year to nearly 19 percent even as the rest of the state saw a drop, according to the state Office of the Insurance

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Groups split on children's health insurance strategy

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:37:02 -0800

As time runs out on the negotiations to reauthorize and expand the State Children s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) this year, a division has emerged among children s advocacy groups on whether lawmakers should scrap the talks and start fresh next

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Presidential Candidate Edwards Calls For Expansion Of Health Insurance To All Residents By 2009

Sat, 17 Nov 2007 17:18:33 -0800

Democratic presidential candidate and former Sen. John Edwards (N.C.) on Tuesday during an appearance at the Boys & Girls Club of Souhegan Valley in Milford, N.H., said that as president he would seek to end health insurance for lawmakers in the event that they do not approve legislation to expand coverage to all U.S. residents by July 2009, the Nashua Telegraph reports. [click link for full

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Massachusetts Call Center Overwhelmed By Residents Seeking Information On Subsidized Health Insurance Plan

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 16:18:03 -0800

The number of Massachusetts residents seeking information about the state's new subsidized health insurance plan is "overwhelming" the call center set up to help them, and the volume of calls is "expected to soar over the next eight weeks as people rush to get insurance so they can avoid a tax penalty," the Boston Globe reports. [click link for full

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HEALTH Court says gov't incorrectly interprets health care insurance rules

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 10:56:58 -0800

TOKYO The Tokyo District Court on Wednesday ruled it illegal for the government to wholly deny a cancer patient insurance coverage because the treatments he received included a medical procedure uninsured by the public healthcare insurance policy he subscribed to, saying the state interpreted the health insurance law

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In defense of mandatory health insurance [Guest Opinion]

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 13:29:19 -0800

In your editorial of Oct. 18, "Proposal for mandatory health insurance is a sick joke," you only really understand half the problem. "If the concept of individual mandate continues to grow , it would be a further example of the destructively cozy relationship between the insurance industry and the government. Universal health care needs to be realized, soon, but forcing coverage is futile,

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