11/30/2008 News For: Bager InsuranceState considers health insurance for students Some state officials are trying to decide whether all college students should be required to have health insurance. Durango to add domestic partner health benefits The city of Durango plans to extend health insurance benefits to domestic partners of its employees starting next year. Braintree seems increasingly unlikely to join state health insurance plan Braintree?s chance to join a state health insurance plan may finally be dead. The police union?s president, leading a group of several unions, said the town?s offer fell far short. But the mayor said Wednesday that he remains optimistic an agreement can be reached. Durango to add domestic partner health benefits DURANGO, Colo. - The city of Durango plans to extend health insurance benefits to domestic partners of its employees starting next year. Solid waste board toils through decisions One of the biggest hurdles facing the Warrick County Solid Waste Management District after it parted ways with the county was to devise new salary and personnel ordinances for those county employees absorbed by the district, including health insurance issues. Higher deductibles affecting healthcare As employers' profits nose-dive with the economy, health insurance deductibles, co-pays and premiums for workers all rise. Experts and healthcare providers say the seesaw is influencing the way patients use doctors and hospitals and turning some decisions on which insurance plan to choose for 2009 into a cross-your-fingers proposition. Innovis drops health plan FARGO - Innovis Health in Fargo is notifying 1,500 patients that it will no longer honor Medicare Advantage health insurance plans as of April 1. She thought hospital bill was paid off Dear Greg: In July 2006, my 8-year-old son, Zachary, was hospitalized for two nights at Arnold Palmer Hospital. At the time, our health insurance was Blue Cross Blue Shield through my husband's employer. The charges were $1,766. BCBS paid $1,413, leaving a balance of $353, which I paid as a deductible. In March this year, I began receiving notices from a collection agency that stated it was ... Uninsured Likely Organ Donors, But Not Recipients FRIDAY, Nov. 28 HealthDay News -- Americans without health insurance are about 20 times more likely to donate a liver or kidney for transplant than to receive one, a new study says. Garfield board debates benefits Garfield Township board members butted heads less than a week into their new jobs. Township officials met Nov. 21, their first gathering since being voted into office Nov. 4. The meeting featured a discussion on how to cut the township budget, and included a heated discussion about trustees' health insurance benefits. |

