12/25/2008 News For: Bakersfield Health Insurance CoverageHealth insurance waiting list a record State says 145,800 have no coverage, an all-time high. 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 this week. Sharia-compliant health insurance plan launched in UAE Dubai: Dubai Islamic Insurance and Reinsurance Company AMAN has launched a health insurance scheme in the UAE. The new plan will offer comprehensive products that are consistent with the Sharia rules and are based on Islamic Takaful principles. Boston Globe Examines Massachusetts Health Insurance Law As Model For National Health Overhaul Plan The Boston Globe on Friday examined how "[k]ey players in the debate over how to provide health care coverage for the nation's 47 million uninsured" residents believe that the Massachusetts health insurance law is "an important model for what Washington could do and how to get it done. Hospital Websites Vastly Outperform Health Insurance Websites In Study ForeSee Results announced that in a broad benchmark measuring aggregate customer satisfaction with many different kinds of healthcare websites, hospital websites vastly outperform the websites of health insurance companies. On the ForeSee Results benchmark's 100-point scale, hospital websites received an aggregate score of 74 and health insurance websites received an aggregate score of 65. Study finds more Vermonters with health insurance MONTPELIER -- A recent state survey says the number of Vermonters without health insurance is continuing to go down. ... Everyone will have health insurance ? but it will be costly The good news is that, now that Democrats have won total control of the government, all Americans are likely to have health insurance. Aetna, BayCare Health System sign agreement to continue services in Tampa Bay Aetna, a US-based provider of health insurance products and related services, and BayCare Health System have reached an agreement on a new multi-year contract that ensures continuation of their long-term relationship in the Tampa Bay area. The new contract takes effect on January 1, 2009. Economic woes may worsen health The city's health director warned that an economic downturn could threaten the health and well-being of local residents as more families lose their health insurance and find their medications unaffordable. Out of Work and out of Insurance With unemployment sharply on the rise, many people who find themselves out of a job also find that they are out a critical benefit: health insurance. ideastream? health reporter Gretchen Cuda examines what it's like to be one of the nations 45 million uninsured. Newspapers Examine Health Care Issues Prompted By Current Economic Recession Two newspapers recently published articles that examined the health care issues faced by many individuals as a result of the current economic recession. Summaries appear below.Raleigh News & Observer: The News & Observer on Monday examined the problems with medical costs that many individuals face amid the current economic recession. |




