January 16, 2008
Voters support mandatory health insurance, but candidates differ
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - As the presidential candidates tout their proposals to improve the nation's health-care system, it might behoove them to pay attention to a new survey that finds most Americans want to keep employer coverage in the mix and generally support mandated insurance.
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Posted by Sean at 09:29 AM
January 15, 2008
Poll Finds Public Backs Employer Role In Health Insurance
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Most people in the U.S. think employers should provide health insurance to their workers or help pay for coverage, according to a new survey, a view in line with proposals from the leading Democratic presidential
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Posted by Alex at 03:00 PM
January 02, 2008
Health insurance for individuals: a world of pain
Private health insurance is virtually out of the question for most uninsured Americans, according to a yearlong Consumer Reports investigation. Research cited in CR s report found that 89 percent of people who looked into buying individual insurance did not do so because it was too costly, they were turned down for health reasons or it provided inadequate
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Posted by Richard at 02:48 PM
January 01, 2008
Health Insurance Residents will have to pay for every month they go without a plan.
BOSTON Those without health insurance, be prepared to pay. Uninsured residents will face up to $912 in penalty charges if they fail to sign up for health insurance in the new year, officials with the state Department of Revenue announced
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Posted by Ken at 02:56 PM
December 26, 2007
Health insurance makes people healthier: US study
Washington - Americans who spend years without medical insurance become healthier once they qualify for public health insurance provided for retirees, a study to be published Wednesday says. The report in the Journal of the American Medical Associati...
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Posted by Rob at 04:46 PM
December 21, 2007
Leadership fails to expand child health insurance
WASHINGTON The House temporarily extended a popular health insurance program for children on Wednesday, handing Democratic leaders a disappointing end this year to their efforts to expand the initiative. The extension through March 2009 was part of legislation that also gave physicians a
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Posted by Richard at 03:47 PM
December 10, 2007
Hope lost for bump in kids' health insurance funding
Congress this week is likely to put up enough money to keep Georgia's PeachCare program running through most of 2008, but plans to dramatically expand the program that provides health insurance to low-income children are dead. Friday was the deadline set by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) for Republican and Democratic House negotiators to find a way to add $35 billion over five years for
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Posted by Lorren at 01:37 PM
December 07, 2007
Massachusetts Health Insurance Connector Asks Insurers To Limit Premium Increases To 5% In 2008
The Massachusetts Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector on Tuesday voted to press insurers to hold premium increases to 5% in 2008 for unsubsidized health insurance plans sold in the state, the Boston Globe reports. According to the Globe, connector officials and health care analysts "agree that neither the state nor individuals will be able to afford coverage without aggressive price control.
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