11/29/2008 News For: Beechtree InsuranceChildrens health insurance priority for state WASHINGTON Wisconsin has the nations fourth-lowest rate of uninsured children, but the director of a health advocacy group said the state could cover more kids if Congress expands the State Childrens Health Insurance Program, or SCHIP. 214,000 Ohio kids uninsured More than 300,000 children in Ohio and Kentucky are without health insurance, according to a report issued this week by Families USA. The advocacy group said the 214,000 uninsured Ohio children between 2005 and 2007 are the 11th most of any state, with 7.4 percent of children uninsured. Czech govt approved bill on public health insurance Prague - The Czech government today approved the bill on the public health insurance after it changed the controversial paragraph on the care covered by the standard insurance and on above-standard insurance, Health Minister Tomas Julinek Civic Democrats, ODS told journalists. 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... Up, up and away: Health care premiums rising It's that time of year again. Time to find out how much your health insurance premiums will rise. Not if they're rising, but rather how much more you and your employer will pay next year, because at this point, some increase is almost a given. "If we were back in the Roman days I would have been killed years ago because they always sacrificed the messenger," joked Jim Elrod, president of the ... Editorial: Lack of info a lame excuse for GIC rejection They didn't say no. But they didn't say yes, either. That means Gloucester's unionized work force has effectively said "no for now" to a change in health insurance that could have saved local government up to $1 million a year and each worker as much as $100 a month on premiums. Innovis Drops Health Plan Innovis Health in Fargo is notifying 1,500 patients that it will no longer honor Medicare Advantage health insurance plans as of April 1. The health plans for seniors are an alternative to traditional Medicare with supplemental coverage. Cox keeps up fight vs. Blue Cross 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. California Announces 20.5 Percent Malpractice Insurance Rate Cut for The Doctors Co. Califiornia Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner announced a 20.5 percent rate cut for medical malpractice insurance offered by The Doctors Co. following its acquisition of SCPIE Holdings Inc. saving Repor 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... |

