January 19, 2008

Californian insurance agents urge for affordable health care coverage

Insurance agents in California urged lawmakers to make the fixes that will be necessary to achieve the goal of affordable health care coverage for all Californians, as the State Senate is preparing to consider the compromise health care reform

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Posted by Murray at 10:16 AM

January 01, 2008

Nyack Hospital retirees shocked by health insurance rate hike

NYACK - Retired Nyack Hospital employees have been told the hospital can no longer afford to subsidize the increasing costs of a health insurance policy and the retirees will have to pay more than 10 times their current

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Posted by Murray at 12:00 PM

December 22, 2007

Uninsured Cancer Patients Almost Twice As Likely To Die Within Five Years As Those With Private Health Insurance, ...

Cancer patients who have no health insurance are 1.6 times as likely to die within five years as those with private coverage, according to a study conducted by the American Cancer Society, AP/Long Island Newsday reports. The study was published online and will appear in the January issue of CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, a journal published by ACS. [click link for full

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Posted by Tom at 09:36 AM

December 19, 2007

Eight Ways to Make Holiday Health Insurance Shopping Easy

CHICAGO----Holiday shoppers aren't just going to the mall this year. Millions are also going online to look for health insurance. There are many reasons why you may have "health insurance" on your holiday list this

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Small Business Owners Say Health Insurance is a Top Incentive to Recruit/Retain Workers According to PANTHEOS

BURR RIDGE, Ill.----After pay, health insurance is the single-most important incentive that small businesses use to recruit and keep workers, according to results of an annual employer survey published Dec. 12 by the National Association of Professional Employer Organizations

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Posted by Jim at 10:23 AM

December 09, 2007

Low-income families may face health insurance cuts

SANTA CRUZ -- Health insurance for about 6,500 children in Santa Cruz County hinges on a federal insurance program that lawmakers have failed to renew this year and have little time to do so before the congressional session

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Posted by Stephen at 10:04 AM

December 03, 2007

2007 health insurance costs up 11% in Atlanta

Employee health insurance costs at large Atlanta employers rose 10.7 percent in 2007, to an average of $8,653 per employee, according to the national survey of employer-sponsored health plans conducted annually by

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Posted by Richard at 03:23 PM

December 02, 2007

City council considers options for employee health insurance

The Russellville City Council will meet at 4 p.m. Monday to make a decision on city employees health care insurance for 2008. Human Resources Director Christi Williams made a presentation to some of the council members Tuesday regarding submitted

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