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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 Deductible Of $1,000 Becomes The Norm In 2008, From $500 In 2007, Mercer Survey Finds  The median individual deductible for health insurance coverage required by employers offering PPOs jumped to $1,000 in 2008, up from $500 last year, according to Mercer's National Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Plans. In 2000, only about half of employers imposed a health insurance deductible for PPO coverage compared to about four-fifths today, and the median amount was just $250.

Medicare?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.

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.

W.Va. looks to improve health coverage for children  CHARLESTON, W.Va. �� West Virginia has one of the country��s lowest percentages of children without health insurance, but state leaders are looking to do even better �� provide coverage to every resident under age 18.

Insurance battle ongoing  Attorney General Mike Cox continues to butt heads with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan over legislation in Lansing that would overhaul the insurance market for individual policy purchasers.

11/30/08 Volunteer opportunities  This feature is under development and will be available soon. * HEALTH CARE HELP: Statewide Health Insurance Benefit Advisers is looking for volunteers to educate consumers about their rights and options on prescription drug access, health insurance and access to health care.

Florida second in number of uninsured children   Nearly 19 percent of Florida children do not have health insurance �� the second highest percentage in the country. Experts say that will increase as more parents are laid off and employers increase insurance costs.

Study: Florida Ranked 2nd For Most Uninsured Kids  Almost 19 percent of Florida children have no health insurance, giving Florida a dubious ranking of number 2 when it comes to most uninsured children in a state. The news doesn't get any better in the next year because��more layoffs are expected from various employers, and��companies are expected to increase the premiums to the workers who survive the layoffs.

Premier under fire over NHI debt plan  Premier Liu Chao-hsiuan �� and Department of Health DOH Minister Yeh Ching-chuan �� came under fire from legislators and civic groups this week over a Cabinet plan to separate the issues of National Health Insurance NHI subsidy debts owed by local governments and confiscation of government-owned land, with one group demanding that Liu and Yeh step down if it proceeds.

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