More than 45 million Americans now lack health insurance (USA Today)
In the first six months of this year, 45.4 million Americans of all ages or 15.1% of the population had no health insurance, according to new National Health Interview Survey statistics released Wednesday.
New comparison of subsidized COBRA premiums and non-group health insurance premiums (News-Medical-Net)
Today eHealth, Inc. released a new comparison of subsidized individual COBRA premiums and non-group health insurance premiums for individuals using data derived from eHealth’s December 2009 Cost and Benefits Report and a Families USA Foundation report released in January 2009.
Group urges health insurance reform (Detroit Free Press)
As the Senate debates landmark health insurance reforms, an advocacy organization released a report today saying 776,000 Michigan residents will gain coverage by 2019 if Congress approves the changes.
COBRA Subsidy Expiration: National Data Shows Pricing for Non-Group Health Insurance Market (Marketwire)
eHealthInsurance Data Demonstrate the Cost of Health Insurance in the Non-Group Market Can Be Comparable to Subsidized COBRA for Those Losing Federally-Subsidized COBRA Coverage
COBRA Subsidy Expiration: National Data Shows Pricing for Non-Group Health Insurance Market (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA–(Marketwire – 12/07/09) – eHealthInsurance (NASDAQ: EHTH – News ), the leading online source of health insurance for individuals, families and small businesses, has provided comparison data on health insurance premiums for people unable to afford COBRA coverage once their COBRA premium reduction (the COBRA subsidy) expires. Data indicates individuals and families searching for …
Antiabortion-Rights Group Urges Catholic Bishop To Deny Communion To Sen. McCaskill (Medical News Today)
Members of the antiabortion-rights group Insurrecta Nex on Wednesday urged St. Louis Archbishop Robert Carlson to publicly urge Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), a Roman Catholic, to oppose health reform legislation if it allows federal subsidies for insurance plans that cover abortion services, the AP/Columbia Missourian reports. The group, which is on a 14-state tour, also urged Carlson to deny …
Group Health Insurance Program Launched by Benepath.com (dBusinessNews.com)
NEWTOWN SQUARE – Online health insurance quotes leader Benepath.com announced the expansion of their online presence into the group health insurance market.
Wrestlers to aid Jersey City woman with cancer, no health insurance (The Star-Ledger)
Jersey Journal file photoJacqueline Kelly, 61, of Jersey City has no health insurance. A group of wrestlers will participate in a fundraiser for her today.A group of wrestlers will participate in a fundraiser this afternoon for a 61-year-old Jersey City…
Insurance business veteran talks health care (The Jackson Sun)
Paul Hare is a field manager with the McDonald Group in Jackson and has been in the insurance business 23 years. He serves as a national committeeman for the Jackson chapter of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors.
GOP continues effort to derail health care reform as Dems zero in on pay for insurance execs (MalaysiaNews.net)
WASHINGTON – Democratic senators are taking aim at insurance industry executive pay as they jockey for advantage in a rare weekend session to debate President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul. Re…