11/29/2008 News For: Axa Health Insurance UsaRepor says more than 250,000 N.J. children lack health insurance More than a quarter million New Jersey children lack health insurance and that number is likely to grow as the economy deteriorates, a report released today predicted. Entitled "Left Behind," the report by Families USA, a national consumer health care... Companies looking for new health insurance plans Health insurance plans are going up across the board, and companies are trying to find ways to cut the costs without affecting employees too much. But, you can still expect... 18,000 Hawaii kids lack insurance Hawai'i is rated fifth in the nation in making sure children have health insurance, according to a report released yesterday. But that still leaves about 18,000 uninsured children, or about 5.8 percent of Hawai'i's youngsters, according to the Families USA report based on Census data from 2005-07. Health insurance options debated At Tuesday's finance committee meeting, Tuscaloosa City Council members continued to wrestle with plans to offer city retirees discounted health insurance premiums. 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. 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. 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. (AFX UK Focus) 2008-11-28 16:52 German health insurer AOK picks generics suppliers FRANKFURT, Nov 28 Reuters - AOK, Germany's largest health insurer, has picked 58 suppliers as part of its first Europe-wide tender for generic-drug procurement contracts in a long-awaited decision that could potentially reshape the industry in Germany. AOK said in a statement on Friday it had decided from whom to buy 44 active ingredients out of a total of 64 it had tendered for, without ... A fall through insurance-coverage gap Phil Venezio worked for 30 years, supporting a family and paying taxes until a illness left him disabled. New Jersey denied him health insurance under Medicaid for being $77 over the monthly income allowance. Dec. 1 deadline looms to join state health insurance plan Mayor Joseph Sullivan and town employees must come to an agreement before Dec. 1 in order for Braintree to enroll, starting next summer, in the Group Insurance Commission GIC, which provides health insurance and other benefits for more than 294,000 state employees and select other groups. |

