Rally at state Capitol to focus on health care for children (Minnesota Public Radio)
A push to provide health insurance for all kids comes to the state Capitol on Monday.
Expanding insurance no answer for health care reform (Fort Worth Business Press)
Health care “reformers” keep talking about getting us more health insurance. Then they talk about cutting costs. This is contradictory nonsense. Insurance, whether private or a government Ponzi scheme like Medicare, means third parties pay the bills. When someone else pays, costs always go up.
Grads need to research health insurance (The Morning Call)
Now that you’ve graduated college, you need to research health insurance to avoid a lapse in coverageThe basics –New graduates should avoid lapses in health insurance –Young adults must balance prem Class work and finals aren’t the only things that end when a college grad swings that tassel over the mortarboard. For many students who have had health insurance through a parent’s employer or the …
National Health Insurance (NHI) (Health-e)
The issue of the need to establish a national health insurance system is not a new phenomenon. By Dr Olive Shisana. Read more
Tales of health insurance plights highlight overhaul efforts (News-Medical-Net)
Analysts say many in America take jobs they otherwise wouldn’t simply for the health insurance coverage, Reuters/Boston Globe reports.
Health insurance exchanges gain attention (News-Medical-Net)
Kaiser Health News reports on health insurance exchanges, a concept now being considered in the context of Congress’s health overhaul proposals.
The Hunt For Affordable Health Insurance (NPR)
Last month, small business owner Larry Harbour of Broken Bow, Neb., told NPR that health insurance was unaffordable because of the $24,000- to $40,000-a-year premiums. That sounded way off-base to a Nebraska insurance broker. So, he called Harbour himself.
Group of residents take issue with North Miami Beach officials’ health benefits (Miami Herald)
Even after voters overwhelmingly did away with lifetime health insurance benefits for elected officials, the issue of paying for council medical costs continues to draw controversy.
Missouri farmers face tough choices getting health insurance (The Joplin Globe)
LIBERAL, Mo. — Kerry Rose knows firsthand the risks farmers face when they gamble on working in one of the nation’s most dangerous occupations without health insurance.
Great American Insurance Group Receives 2008 "Healthiest Companies in America" Award from Interactive Health Solutions (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
CINCINNATI—-Great American Insurance Group is pleased to announce that it has been recognized as one of the “Healthiest Companies in America” by Interactive Health Solutions , a national provider of employee health management programs.