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Hospital explores insurance alternative  Administrators, boardmembers and committees at Sonoma Valley Hospital are exploring the feasibility of establishing an alternative health insurance program through its joint powers authority with three other hospital districts.

19,000 Alaska kids lack health insurance  One out of 10 children in Alaska has no health insurance, according to a new report by a national organization for health care consumers.

Health Insurance Deductible Of $1,000 Becomes The Norm In 2008, From $500 In 2007, Mercer Survey Finds  The median individual deductible for health insurance coverage required by employers offering PPOs jumped to $1,000 in 2008, up from $500 last year, according to Mercer's National Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Plans. In 2000, only about half of employers imposed a health insurance deductible for PPO coverage compared to about four-fifths today, and the median amount was just $250.

4,500 City Residents Enrolled in Health Insurance  More than 4,500 City Residents already enrolled in Health Insurance Expansion.

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.

Health insurance policies unfair to women  New findings show that women face discrimination in health insurance. Women are being charged more for health policies than men, even when both are the same age and receive identical coverage. Major insurers, such as Humana, Aetna, UnitedHealth and Anthem are part of this trend.

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.

Report: Nearly all Hawaii children have insurance  HONOLULU - A new study says Hawaii is 1 of the top states in the nation when it comes to children covered by health insurance. A national organization for health care consumers called Families USA says only 5.8% of island children are uninsured. Only four other states did better.

More health funding still needed: AMAQ  The Queensland branch of the Australian Medical Association AMAQ says despite billions of dollars being allocated for health funding by Federal and State Governments at yesterday's COAG meeting, more money is still needed.

More health funding still needed: AMAQ  The Queensland branch of the Australian Medical Association AMAQ says despite billions of dollars being allocated for health funding by Federal and State Governments at yesterday's COAG meeting, more money is still needed.

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