10/23/2008 News For: Aig Health Insurance QuoteMore county residents lacking health insurance, report finds A growing number of county residents don't 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. 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. 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. Health chief impressed by local insurance effort SARANAC LAKE - While touring upstate New York, the state Department of Health commissioner stopped at the Adirondack Medical Center Tuesday to hear how the Tri-Lakes area has become somewhat of an anomaly in the Adirondacks, in terms of health insurance. Health insurance workshop offered A workshop for small business owners highlighting options for health insurance coverage will be offered in Fond du Lac 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. High number of children and teens in US uninsured despite having a parent with health insurance Approximately 4 percent of U.S. 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 October 22/29 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on the Health of the Nation. Town could still join health insurance plan If the Legislature approves a bill proposed by Gov. Deval Patrick, Braintree would have another opportunity to participate in a state-administered health insurance plan beginning in the summer of 2009. State to alter workers? health insurance choices Iowa leaders agreed Monday to eliminate one of two health insurance carriers for state employees, despite criticism that thousands of workers will be left with fewer options and that the state will see only "phantom savings." Health Alliance: Carle-OSF deal won't affect services BLOOMINGTON ? People with insurance through Health Alliance Medical Plans may continue to see Carle Clinic-Bloomington/Normal physicians even if OSF Healthcare System acquires the clinic, Health Alliance said. |

