11/29/2008 News For: Afordable Healh Insurance Health InsuranceBraintree seems increasingly unlikely to join state health insurance plan Braintree���s chance to join a state health insurance plan may finally be dead. The police union���s president, leading a group of several unions, said the town���s offer fell far short. But the mayor said Wednesday that he remains optimistic an agreement can be reached. Czech govt approved bill on public health insurance Prague - The Czech government today approved the bill on the public health insurance after it changed the controversial paragraph on the care covered by the standard insurance and on above-standard insurance, Health Minister Tomas Julinek Civic Democrats, ODS told journalists. 4,500 City Residents Enrolled in Health Insurance More than 4,500 City Residents already enrolled in Health Insurance Expansion. 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. Health insurance policies unfair to women New findings show that women face discrimination in health insurance. Women are being charged more for health policies than men, even when both are the same age and receive identical coverage. Major insurers, such as Humana, Aetna, UnitedHealth and Anthem are part of this trend. BYU professor studes affordable options for health insurance BYU economics professor, Mark Showalter, was appointed to the White House's Council of Economic Advisors to figure how to make health insurance more affordable for the millions of Americans who are not insured through their employer. Innovis Drops Health Plan Innovis Health in Fargo is notifying 1,500 patients that it will no longer honor Medicare Advantage health insurance plans as of April 1. The health plans for seniors are an alternative to traditional Medicare with supplemental coverage. Workshop set for employee health insurance Business owners not previously able to afford health insurance for their employees have a new tool available to them ��� government subsidies for employee health insurance. 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. 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. |

