News For: Obtaining Medical Insurance Health InsurancePennsylvania Physicians Concerned About Renewal Of Medical Malpractice Insurance Subsidy Program Physicians in Pennsylvania are concerned that the state's Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error fund, which provides doctors with subsidies for malpractice insurance, could expire this year as lawmakers debate changes to the state's health care system, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.Gov. Baucus pledges push on health insurance costs Sen. Max Baucus pledged a renewed push for medical reform Wednesday on the heels of a report showing that the cost of health insurance premiums in Montana rose 5 1/2 times faster than income since 2000. Health insurance going up for Shreveport employees Associated Press - September 19, 2008 8:44 AM ET SHREVEPORT, La. - Health insurance costs are going up for many city workers in Shreveport. County residents left without health insurance CARLSBAD ��� A backlog of health insurance applications for Insure New Mexico has left 266 Eddy County residents without the health insurance coverage they expected to receive. Baucus pledges to tackle insurance costs Sen. Max Baucus pledged a renewed push for medical reform today after learning that the cost of health insurance premiums in Montana rose 5�� times faster than income since 2000. General insurance union plans stir to popularise two schemes General Insurance Employees All India Association, the largest union of insurance employees in the public sector, is likely to launch a countrywide agitation to press for popularising two insurance schemes aimed at giving medical benefit to retired and financially weaker sections of the society. Unions want more time to decide on insurance switch The towns' labor unions say they are willing to negotiate about joining the state's health insurance pool - but not for next fiscal year, as town officials were hoping. Skarupa Named President of Insurance Claims Processor PGBA Michael J. Skarupa, who has more than 29 years of experience in the health insurance industry, has been promoted to president and chief operating officer of insurance claims processor PGBA, LLC, a subsidiary of BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina. Eisenhower Medical Center limiting Medi-Cal services Eisenhower Medical Center has ended its contract with Medi-Cal but will still accept the state medical insurance provider's patients during emergencies. Medical debt plagues Mass. residents Medical debt continues to be a problem for lower- and middle-income residents of Massachusetts, even though hundreds of thousands of state residents now have health insurance under the landmark health reform law, according to a new report from research group The Access Project. |

