12/25/2008 News For: Aetna Health Insurance New HampshireAetna Offers Reduced Rates on New Health Plans for Small NYC Employers -- Starting at $243 Month NEW YORK----Small employers in New York City take note: Aetna has lowered the rates on its NYC Community Plan which offers comprehensive health benefit plan options for your employees starting as low as $243 a month. Study finds more Vermonters with health insurance MONTPELIER -- A recent state survey says the number of Vermonters without health insurance is continuing to go down. ... Bill: Give lawmakers state insurance CHEYENNE -- A Cheyenne lawmaker is pushing a bill to give full health insurance benefits to all members of the state Legislature. City employees to see insurance relief City employees now have a one-time per year gap payment at their disposal to assist with the deductible amount on their health insurance. City officials approved the one-time payment of $750 during the last city council meeting. Aetna Statement on Passing of Jack D. Kuehler Aetna NYSE: ?ET ... Health care switch saves $400K Recently, the town switched health insurance carriers to produce a one-time savings of $114,000. Pennsylvania's adult insurance waiting list hits record Pennsylvania's Insurance Department says the waiting list for a state-subsidized health insurance program for adults has reached an all-time high. Department spokeswoman Rosanne Placey said Tuesday that 145,800 adults are on the waiting list for the adultBasic insurance program. Benefit protections vary With your paycheck, health insurance and retirement tied to your employer, you might wonder about the safety of these benefits if the company hits hard times. Employees have some protections, even if their employer files for bankruptcy court protection, as The Baltimore Sun?s parent recently did. Health Highlights: Dec. 24, 2008 Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: Pa. gov's top health care aide to leave HARRISBURG ? The director of Gov. Ed Rendell's efforts to expand health insurance to low-income children and adults and modernize Pennsylvania's health care system is stepping down. |




