January 19, 2008

BestWeek: Insurance Professionals See Taxes, Health Care as Key Presidential Issues

OLDWICK, N.J.----Taxes, health care and retirement security top the list of issues insurance industry professionals would most like to see the presidential candidates address in the 2008 campaign, according to an exclusive

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January 18, 2008

National Survey Finds Americans Favor Health Insurance Reforms

Washington , DC ( AHN ) Jan. 17, 2008 - Political parties might want to pay attention to a new poll showing that the majority of Americans think that employers, government and individuals should share in the costs of providing health

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January 12, 2008

MA Proponent of Health Insurance Mandate Says 'Mean' Penalties Needed to Force People to Buy Insurance

Penalties must be "mean" or people will not be compelled to buy health insurance under the Massachusetts mandatory purchase law, according to a proponent of the law who also did the financial projections for a similar plan pending in

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Posted by Gary at 08:17 AM

January 11, 2008

Health insurance penalties too low, panel official says

The penalties for Massachusetts residents who do not obtain health insurance this year have been set too low to encourage people to buy insurance, a member of an influential state panel said

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Posted by Bob at 10:44 AM

January 03, 2008

Residents will have to pay for every month they go without health insurance

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 Joe at 02:54 PM

December 30, 2007

Bush OKs extension of children's health insurance program after vetoing attempts to expand it

President Bush on Saturday signed legislation that extends a popular children's health insurance program after twice vetoing attempts to expand it. Politically, the move was a victory for Bush, although Democrats say it will come back to hurt Republicans at the

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December 28, 2007

O Connor resigns, briefly, to keep lifetime health insurance

LOCKPORT Niagara County Legislator Sean J. O Connor apparently has found a way to save himself about $6,000 a year in health insurance costs while holding on to his seat in the Legislature if he wants

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Posted by Richard at 05:53 PM

Health insurance program for farmers proves popular

A health insurance program for Wisconsin's farmers is proving to be more popular than predicted. The Farmers' Health Cooperative of Wisconsin started last spring. The goal was to get a thousand members signed up the first year. But already to date, the insurance co-op has doubled that

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