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Frisco Cares Clinic may move into building of its own  With the faltering economy leaving more people jobless and without health insurance for their family, the low-cost Frisco Cares Clinic may soon be able to expand their hours and help more children.

Excellus raising health insurance rates next year  Health insurance rates are going up for the $700,000 central New Yorkers covered by Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield.

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.

Workers pay more for health insurance  U.S. workers who get health insurance through their employer can expect to shoulder more of the ever-growing financial burden again next year.

Health Insurance Deductible Of $1,000 Becomes The Norm In 2008, From $500 In 2007, Mercer Survey Finds  The median individual deductible for health insurance coverage required by employers offering PPOs jumped to $1,000 in 2008, up from $500 last year, according to Mercer's National Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Plans. In 2000, only about half of employers imposed a health insurance deductible for PPO coverage compared to about four-fifths today, and the median amount was just $250.

Uninsured Likely Organ Donors, But Not Recipients   FRIDAY, Nov. 28 HealthDay News -- Americans without health insurance are about 20 times more likely to donate a liver or kidney for transplant than to receive one, a new study says.

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.

Up, up and away: Health care premiums rising  It's that time of year again. Time to find out how much your health insurance premiums will rise. Not if they're rising, but rather how much more you and your employer will pay next year, because at this point, some increase is almost a given. "If we were back in the Roman days I would have been killed years ago because they always sacrificed the messenger," joked Jim Elrod, president of the ...

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.

Fewer uninsured children in state  WASHINGTON Wisconsin has the nations fourth-lowest rate of uninsured children, but a health advocacy group director says the state could cover more kids if Congress expands the State Childrens Health Insurance Program.

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