Health Insurance

Highmark Offers Temporary Health Insurance Alternative to Western and - Earthtimes
Author : Highmark Inc. PITTSBURGH , July 31 /PRNewswire/ — Beginning Aug. 1 Highmark will offer a new short-term health insurance option that will meet the need of individuals who may be between jobs, recent college graduates seeking employment or

Consumer Reports Health’s ‘Cover America Tour’ Chronicles Americans - Forbes
Summer Tour Reaches Half Way Point of Coast-To-Coast Journey Highlighting Challenges Americans Face With Health Coverage YONKERS, N.Y., July 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Cover America Tour has reached the half-way point of its summer-long road

Texas Wants to Insure More Kids - KEYE Austin
Texas wants to help parents to find affordable health insurance for their kids. It’s an obstacle for many parents, but starting in August, there’s an effort designed to help Austin families gain access to low- or no-cost healthcare. Community

SCHIP Insurance Rules Get Mixed Reviews in States - eMaxHealth.com
Committee Hearing On Medicare Part D Bipartisan Bill To Make Health Insurance Affordable For Millions HHS Awards To Increase Access To Health Care Coverage Examining Physicians In State Limiting New Medicare Beneficiaries House To Consider More

Missouri GOP budget leaders pan Nixon’s health plan - Jefferson City News Tribune Online
Republican budget leaders asserted Monday that a government-run health care plan backed by Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jay Nixon would prove too costly for the state to afford. Nixon has proposed to reverse the 2005 Medicaid cuts that

‘Confusing’ letters bring penalties for health network - Marion Star
MARION - UnitedHealthcare has agreed to pay $250,000 and take steps to eliminate confusion caused by letters sent out during negotiations with OhioHealth in May. The Department of Insurance announced the agreement on Monday, after investigating

Mercy Health Plans changes name of Medicare plans - St. Louis Business Journal
Humana to buy competitor Metcare Health Plans [Tampa Bay] HealthSpring: Online with 2008 earnings projection [Nashville] Reimbursement climate has HMOs feeling fiscally healthy [Tampa Bay] Week In Review [St. Louis] Medicaid insurance program merger

High cost of good intentions - Chicago Tribune
Gov. Rod Blagojevich announced recently that he wants to give autistic children the most comprehensive health insurance coverage in the nation. If the legislature agrees to changes he wrote into a bill, state law will require companies that sell

COALITION SPREADS THE WORD IN WISCONSIN ABOUT FREE, LOW-COST … - Wisbusiness.com

COALITION SPREADS THE WORD IN WISCONSIN ABOUT FREE, LOW-COST … Wisbusiness.com, WI - Jul 23, 2008 BadgerCare was created to provide free or low-cost health insurance to working families earning up to 185 percent of the federal poverty level. …

Quotebroker Affordable Health Insurance Expands Territory into Texas - PR Web (press release)

Quotebroker Affordable Health Insurance Expands Territory into Texas PR Web (press release), WA - Jul 22, 2008 Quotebroker specializes in providing free health insurance quotes and high risk medical plans for those who have difficulty obtaining affordable health …

Credit crunch buys time for annuity rates - guardian.co.uk

Credit crunch buys time for annuity rates guardian.co.uk, UK - 6 hours ago A 'significant number' of firms failed to explain that calling up rival insurers to get a different quote could mean a bigger annual pension, …

Prepared remarks of John McCain in Columbus on Thursday at the … - The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com

Prepared remarks of John McCain in Columbus on Thursday at the … The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com, OH - Jul 25, 2008 So, as president, I will work with business and insurance companies in support of programs to help people quit smoking. Throughout our health care system, …

Campaign aims to get kids, adults health insurance - Chicago Tribune
INDIANAPOLIS - An annual back-to-school campaign aimed at enrolling children in low-cost government insurance added a new goal this year: getting their parents and other adults signed up, too. Indiana Health Commissioner Judy Monroe, state schools

High-level California health executives prefer Obama to McCain, survey - Los Angeles Business
Barack Obama is favored by 56.5 percent to 43.5 percent over John McCain in a survey of 48 California members of the Adaptive Business Leaders Organization , the ABL said late Wednesday. All of the surveyed members are health industry leaders, the

Pa. bill mandates insurance for autism - Philadelphia Daily News
HARRISBURG - The signs came early and were, in retrospect, unmistakable. As early as 9 months old, little Caroline Borgia would spend hours staring at a beam of sunlight, and the way it captured dust motes. Caroline would also wiggle her arms