12/25/2008 News For: Allied National Health InsuranceHealth care switch saves $400K Recently, the town switched health insurance carriers to produce a one-time savings of $114,000. Health Highlights: Dec. 24, 2008 Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: Sainsbury's Travel Insurance Offers Award Winning Cover Sainsbury's Travel Insurance is urging winter holidaymakers to make sure that before they hit the slopes, they have their European Health Insurance Cards EHIC and comprehensive travel insurance. Bill: Give lawmakers state insurance CHEYENNE -- A Cheyenne lawmaker is pushing a bill to give full health insurance benefits to all members of the state Legislature. Pa. says adult insurance waiting list hits record HARRISBURG ? The number of Pennsylvania adults on a waiting list for state-subsidized health insurance has reached an all-time high, a state Insurance Department spokeswoman said Tuesday. Ohio health program reaches few kids A health insurance program meant to help middle-income families who have youngsters with serious illnesses needs to be reworked to reach more people, officials said. Losing insurance can be sickening In his fifth story about looking for work at age 50 in a tight job market, Asbury Park Press columnist Michael Riley navigates the health insurance maze.I'm a walking mess of what health insurers like to call "pre-existing conditions." Ohio health program slow to reach children COLUMBUS - A health insurance program meant to help middle-income families who have youngsters with serious illnesses needs to be reworked to reach more people, officials said. Pa. gov's top health care aide to leave HARRISBURG ? The director of Gov. Ed Rendell's efforts to expand health insurance to low-income children and adults and modernize Pennsylvania's health care system is stepping down. Breast health center a success Published: Thursday, December 25, 2008 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at 6:15 p.m. Spartanburg Regional Medical Center's Bearden-Josey Center for Breast Health opened a little more than three months ago, and it has already exceeded expectations. |




