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City facing health care cost increases  Altoona City Council members Wednesday grew ill-humored upon learning that the city faces a 17.2 percent health care cost hike, or $540,000. That prediction is behind the original projection of a 10.5 percent increase in Blue Cross-Blue Shield costs. Last year, the city budgeted $3.14 million for health insurance in a $22 million spending plan.

Although mom, dad have health insurance through work, kids may go without   Oregon Health & Science University New research at Oregon Health & Science University reveals millions of children from low- to middle-income families are going without health insurance, even when at least one parent has private health insurance through his or her employer.

Many Children Lack Health Insurance  Many children don?t have health insurance, even if their parents do, according to a new study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association.

Children May Not Have Health Insurance Even Though Parents Do  Having a parent with health insurance does not always guarantee coverage of children and teens. Jennifer E. DeVoe, M.D., D.Phil. Oregon Health & Science University, Portland and colleagues write in the October 22/29 issue of JAMA that even with at least one parent insured, about 4% of US children are not covered by any health insurance at some point during the year.

More county residents lacking health insurance, report finds  A growing number of county residents dont have health insurance, the latest community health assessment says. In the past five years, 14,500 people were added to the rolls of the uninsured.

Health insurance takes NA spotlight  Ha Noi ? The national health insurance plan for 2014 took the spotlight at the National Assembly yesterday. The plan aims to see the majority of the population covered by national health insurance by 2014.

Massachusetts Health Insurance Connector Authority Board Votes To Proceed With Minimum Coverage Standards  The Massachusetts Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority board on Friday voted unanimously to proceed with new minimum standards for health coverage, but added exemptions for individuals, unions or employers who can prove that plans that have not been authorized by the state are comparable to the requirements, the Boston Globe reports.

High number of children and teens in US uninsured despite having a parent with health insurance   JAMA and Archives Journals Approximately 4 percent of US children and adolescents have a gap in health insurance coverage at some point during the year, even though they have at least one parent who is insured, according to a study in the Oct. 22/29 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on the Health of the Nation.

It's time to select health insurance and other benefits   You'll likely have to make a crucial financial decision this month, and we're not talking about how much to spend on Aunt Hilda's holiday present. From October to November every year, millions of Americans must select health insurance and other benefits at work.

Iowa Changes Health Insurance Choices  DES MOINES - State workers in Iowa will have one choice, not two, when it comes to selecting health insurance carriers. The Executive Council, which consists of five state leaders, has approved a proposal to eliminate United HealthCare and keep Wellmark. Monday's vote was 3-2.

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