11/29/2008 News For: Aetna Health Insurance Health InsuranceHealth insurance options debated At Tuesday's finance committee meeting, Tuscaloosa City Council members continued to wrestle with plans to offer city retirees discounted health insurance premiums. Insurance companies pay settlements over claims investigations Two insurance companies have settled with the Nebraska Department of Insurance after the agency investigated consumer complaints. Conseco Health Insurance Co. agreed in October to pay a $25,000 fine and cooperate with the department on future complaints. Weymouth employees vote to join state health insurance plan A committee of town employees has voted to join a state health insurance plan, the next-to-last step in a process to remove the town from the self-insured model it has used for decades. State's children lack health coverage Nearly 19 percent or 797,000 children in Florida do not have health insurance -- the second highest percentage in the country -- and experts expect the number to rise as more parents are laid off, according to a report released this week. Leading German Health Insurance Organization, Deutsche Angestellten-Krankenkasse (DAK), Standardizes on Jive Software ... Jive Software, the social business software leader, announces that Deutsche Angestellten-Krankenkasse , one of the three largest health insurance companies in Germany, is standardizing on technology from Jive Software to facilitate collaboration and speed discovery of crucial information. Nationwide Specialty Health launches accident and hospital insurance product Nationwide Specialty Health, a provider of specialty insurance products, has launched Ca$hBack Plans, new accident and hospital product lines to help employers protect their employees against unexpected medical costs. Czech ministry, Greens reach agreement on public health insurance Prague - The junior ruling Greens SZ and representatives of the Health Ministry, headed by Tomas Julinek senior ruling Civic Democrats, ODS reached an agreement on the controversial points of the bill on Czech public health insurance today. Sliver of good news in kids��� health care A new report shows the number of children nationwide without health insurance declined in 2007, but 8.6 million remained uninsured, and that number is poised to rise dramatically as this year���s economic downturn takes its toll. A fall through insurance-coverage gap Phil Venezio worked for 30 years, supporting a family and paying taxes until a illness left him disabled. New Jersey denied him health insurance under Medicaid for being $77 over the monthly income allowance. Wealthier might have to pay more for health care Minister of Health Yeh Ching-chuan ��������� said yesterday the ministry was mulling ���taxing��� the wealthy to help solve the National Health Insurance NHI system���s financial woes. |




