Health Insurance Self-Employed Oregon

County Commission Cancels Long Term Health Insurance  Due to rising operation costs the Houston County Commission voted Monday to cancel the long term health insurance used by the county’s employees.

Uninsured pay $30 billion for health care: study   Americans who go without health insurance for any part of 2008 will spend $30 billion out of pocket for health care and they will get $56 billion worth of free care, according to a report released on Monday.

Live Chat: Have adequate health insurance?  We all know that health is indeed wealth. Even more so today. We lead fast-paced modern lives which makes monitoring our health an even more crucial issue. Lifestyle-related diseases like hypertension, diabetes, heart ailments are on the rise and more so are the costs of treating them.

Health care solutions can come with own ailments  Two years ago, the good people in my native Massachusetts came up with a solution to the health insurance crunch. Every adult in the commonwealth must have health insurance — or face legal penalties. Residents now can choose from a panoply of new, cheap policies — some as low as $250 a month.

Prepared Patient: Retail Clinics - Health Care On Aisle One  You've got that telltale tickle in your throat again, and you're pretty sure it's not just another cold. But your doctor's office says the next open appointment is in two weeks. You're traveling for business in another city. You don't have a primary care physician to call. You're self-employed and don't have health insurance.

Nail salon chemicals worry Ore. health officials  MEDFORD, Ore. -- Oregon health officials say toxic chemicals in nail care products could put Oregon's 14,500 nail salon workers at higher risk of breast cancer or birth defects from inhaling or absorbing the chemicals through the skin.

Thousands of California children are in danger of losing health insurance  Increased premiums for low-income families are expected to put the program out of reach for many. A new Medi-Cal policy is also expected to cut enrollees, further weakening the healthcare system. California's promising strides toward extending medical coverage to all its children, a longtime goal of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and one advocates believed was in reach by decade's end, has ...

Individual Insurance Options for 'Baby Boomers'   - In the past, it was somewhat common for a person to work the majority of his or her career at the same company, receiving health benefits the entire time.

High costs end Seino's health insurance group  A major trucking company group dissolved its health insurance association this month, unable to cover the increased contributions stemming from the government's recent reform of medical systems for senior citizens.

Three Alternatives To Cobra Insurance Coverage  Three Alternatives To Cobra Insurance Coverage

Small companies face hike in health premiums  Health insurance premiums for 2009 appear to be stabilizing for large companies, but small businesses trying to provide coverage to their workers can look forward to another year of double-digit increases.

SAN MARCOS: Board to advance retiree health benefits financing plan  SAN MARCOS ---- The San Marcos Unified School District is moving forward with a plan to invest money from bonds it plans to sell in January so it can use the interest to pay off both the bond and future retiree health insurance bills. Assistant Super

CoverKids' Week continues back-to-school enrollment push  Nashville - Governor Phil Bredesen proclaimed the week of Sept. 1 as CoverKids' Week in Tennessee today to further the program's back-to-school efforts in getting comprehensive health insurance to as many of Tennessee's uninsured children as possible.