10/13/2008 News For: Average Cobra Insurance Cost WomenStudy: Many cancer patients forgoing care because of cost At a time when they're already fighting for their lives, more cancer patients are now struggling to pay for their medicines. Free cancer screenings available to women at 40 Low-income uninsured women can now get a free screening for breast cancer beginning at age 40, seven years younger than before, thanks to an infusion of funds from the state Legislature. Report: Hoosier workers losing job-related insurance A new report says Indiana fares better than most states when it comes to employer-provided health insurance, but the percentage of Hoosiers who are covered is dropping. Aldermen set to vote on whether to help pay health insurance Berwyn aldermen are expected to vote next week whether to pay part of the cost of their city-provided health insurance. More join state plan on health Nine communities and other municipal groups, including some in this area, have decided to join the state group health insurance plan this month, bringing to 23 the number that have taken the option in the two years since it was permitted. Cost is big obstacle to cancer screenings Her mother died from breast cancer, but for more than four years Karen Tuinstra skipped her annual mammogram. The reason was simple: no health insurance. The Pink Saturdays program offered free mammograms to more than 700 women last year. This year it hopes to double that number, if cost doesn't get in the way, that is. Related Content ? Evidence is mixed on self-exams ? Where's the money: ... Analyst says organ donors should get lifelong medical insurance SINGAPORE: On the issue of legalising non-related living organ donation, one health policy analyst has suggested providing free medical insurance for organ donors and to only allow donations from Singaporeans for a start. Insurance studiesplanned CHICOPEE - Independent and internal studies analyzing the cost of providing health insurance to municipal employees and retirees will not be completed until next year. Study: Health insurance bills outpace earnings The cost of health insurance premiums for Connecticut families whose coverage was provided through the workplace rose more than eight times faster than their earnings between 2000 and 2007, according to a new report. 7:15 a.m.: Employer plans cover fewer Hoosiers INDIANAPOLIS ? A new report provides grist for a health policy political debate Monday: Indiana fares better than most states when it comes to employer-provided health insurance, but the percentage of Hoosiers who are covered is dropping. |

