News For: Alternative Family Health InsuranceShreveport raising workers' health insurance costs Most Shreveport's 2,500 city workers and many retirees will see their health insurance costs go up by the end of the year. Health Insurance Subcommittee in operation NORTH ANDOVER — The town has watched health insurance spending increase by more than $2 million over the last few years, and it's ready to do something about it. Officials have formed a Health Insurance Subcommittee, made up of School Committee and Board of Selectmen members who will meet with union representatives and administrators to brainstorm ways to slow down or even shrink this annual ... Studies Look At Hispanics' Access To U.S. Health Care System Three studies published online on Wednesday in the American Journal of Public Health look at how poverty, language and health insurance coverage affect access to care among foreign-born U.S. residents, particularly Hispanics, HealthDay/U.S. News & World Report reports. In the first study, C. Annette DuBard of University of North Carolina's Cecil G. 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. County retirees to pay more for health insurance Former county employees looked on Tuesday as the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors voted to increase the amount some retirees pay for health insurance. Health premiums increasing faster than earnings Health insurance premiums are increasing almost 5 times faster than earnings for Wisconsin workers, a new study found. Health plan for small biz comes with a catch When it comes to health insurance, always read the fine print. 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. HEALTH RECOMMENDATIONS Here are changes the Kansas Health Policy Authority recommends to the 2009 Legislature: • Ban indoor smoking statewide. • Increase the tax on tobacco products by an undetermined amount. • Expand Medicaid coverage to parents earning up to $1,467 per month for a family of three. • Help small businesses and young adults buy health insurance. Alta docs call on new Health Services Board to communicate pandemic plans EDMONTON - The organization representing Alberta's doctors and medical students says it needs regular communication from the province's new Health Services Board about preparations for an influenza pandemic. |


