10/23/2008 News For: Group Health Insurance Non ProfitsLos 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. 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. 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. Health insurance takes NA spotlight Ha Noi ? The national health insurance plan for 2014 took the spotlight at the National Assembly yesterday. The plan aims to see the majority of the population covered by national health insurance by 2014. OHSU study finds gaps in childrens? health insurance coverage A new study by an Oregon Health & Science University professor has found that there are as many as 3 million children in this country who are not covered by health insurance, even though their parents are covered. National estimates have found that there are about 10 million American children ... Report: W.Va. paychecks increasingly consumed by health premiums West Virginia workers' health insurance premiums increased four times faster than their wages during the past eight years, according to a report released today. Report: W.Va. paychecks increasingly consumed by health premiums Normal 0 West Virginia workers health insurance premiums increased four times faster than their wages during the past eight years, according to a report released today. For family health care cove... Iowa changes health insurance choices Associated Press - October 21, 2008 8:24 AM ET DES MOINES, Iowa - State workers in Iowa will have one choice, not two, when it comes to selecting health insurance carriers. Manager: Unions have no claim to health surplus Municipal employees have no claim to the $800,000 in health insurance surplus that has been set aside to offset the deficit in the Kasabuski Arena enterprise fund, according to Town Manager Andrew Bisignani. Assurant Health Gives Residents of Washington State More Choices for Individual Medical Health Plans MILWAUKEE----Today, residents of the state of Washington will be able to buy individual medical insurance from Assurant Health, which has been a leading national provider of individual medical, small group and specialty health insurance products for more than 115 years. |


