10/23/2008 News For: Group Health Insurance MarylandLos Angeles Times Series Examines U.S. Health Insurance System The Los Angeles Times on Tuesday, in the first installment of a three-part series about the U.S. health insurance system, examined how "millions of Americans" who do not have access to group insurance "are paying more for individual policies that offer less coverage and expose them to seemingly arbitrary exclusions and denials. BusinessNorth Exclusives Co-ops emerge to buy group health insurance Four northwest counties? Douglas, Ashland, Bayfield and Price? recently were added into plans for a health insurance purchasing cooperative covering the western part of the state. Group says McCain health plan bad for kids Republican presidential candidate John McCain's healthcare plan could leave millions of U.S. children uninsured, an advocacy group said Tuesday.First Focus released a report comparing the impact of the plans put forth by McCain and his Democratic rival, Barack Obama. First Focus is a lobbying group on children's issues.McCain's plan aims to make the market for health insurance and healthcare ... Massachusetts Health Insurance Connector Authority Board Votes To Proceed With Minimum Coverage Standards The Massachusetts Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority board on Friday voted unanimously to proceed with new minimum standards for health coverage, but added exemptions for individuals, unions or employers who can prove that plans that have not been authorized by the state are comparable to the requirements, the Boston Globe reports. More county residents lacking health insurance, report finds A growing number of county residents dont have health insurance, the latest community health assessment says. In the past five years, 14,500 people were added to the rolls of the uninsured. Health chief impressed by local insurance effort SARANAC LAKE - While touring upstate New York, the state Department of Health commissioner stopped at the Adirondack Medical Center Tuesday to hear how the Tri-Lakes area has become somewhat of an anomaly in the Adirondacks, in terms of health insurance. Surprise jump in health insurance coverage, claims Health insurance coverage has shown resilience in the September quarter with modest growth in lives covered, despite deteriorating economic conditions, according to the Health Funds Association HFANZ. Children May Not Have Health Insurance Even Though Parents Do Having a parent with health insurance does not always guarantee coverage of children and teens. Jennifer E. DeVoe, M.D., D.Phil. Oregon Health & Science University, Portland and colleagues write in the October 22/29 issue of JAMA that even with at least one parent insured, about 4% of US children are not covered by any health insurance at some point during the year. Health care plans: Obama vs. McCain Republican presidential nominee John McCain and Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama have dramatically divergent visions of how to reshape the health insurance system. Assurant Health Offers Individual Medical Insurance Coverage to Individuals with Rheumatoid Arthritis MILWAUKEE----Assurant Health, a national provider of individual medical, small group and specialty health insurance products, now offers coverage through its Individual Medical products, for individuals with rheumatoid arthritis , a chronic disease that affects more than two million Americans. |


