11/29/2008 News For: Low Cost Health Insurance For Self Employed Low Income CaliforniaMedicare?s Too Costly Private Plans Congress must remove unjustified subsidies to inefficient private health insurance plans that have added to the cost and complexity of the Medicare program. Companies looking for new health insurance plans Health insurance plans are going up across the board, and companies are trying to find ways to cut the costs without affecting employees too much. But, you can still expect... 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. 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 ... 19,000 Alaska kids lack health insurance One out of 10 children in Alaska has no health insurance, according to a new report by a national organization for health care consumers. 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. Northwest Medical Center receives honor for radiology The Houston Northwest Medical Center received another honor for its exemplary work in the field of preventative health. Florida's number of uninsured children climbs MIAMI -- 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. Eastern Life & Health Insurance announces management changes The Eastern Life & Health Insurance Company, a subsidiary of Eastern Insurance Holdings, has appointed Curt Melville as COO and Marc Blevens as director of sales and agency relations. Taking the First Steps toward Better Health - Taking the first step toward a healthier lifestyle can seem overwhelming. The American Medical Association AMA suggests that one way to start might be with small changes that can lead to big health benefits. |

