11/30/2008 News For: Best Health InsuranceState considers health insurance for students Some state officials are trying to decide whether all college students should be required to have health insurance. Philadelphia Insurance Companies offers insurance to volunteer fire departments Philadelphia Insurance Companies has partnered with Provident Agency to recommend the purchase of Providents accident and health insurance program to emergency service organizations. Medicare?s Too Costly Private Plans Congress must remove unjustified subsidies to inefficient private health insurance plans that have added to the cost and complexity of the Medicare program. 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. Citizens Republic Bancorp Selects HealthPlus as Sole Provider of Health Insurance for 2009 Citizens Republic Bancorp has selected HealthPlus Insurance Company to become its sole health insurance carrier for all active employees and retirees effective January 1, 2009. 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. 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 ... Health insurance rates going up for U.S. workers ORLANDO, Fla ��� US workers who get health insurance through their employer can expect to shoulder more of the ever-growing financial burden again next year. Cabinet passes controversial health reforms Abortion and an overhaul of national health insurance companies are two components of Health Minister Tom���� Jul��nek���s multipart reform legislation, which last week sparked the ire of officials and local unions alike. Florida second in number of uninsured children Nearly 19 percent of Florida children do not have health insurance. |

