11/29/2008 News For: Cdphd InsuranceFlorida children without health insurance Nearly 19 percent of Florida children do not have health insurance, the second highest percentage in the country. 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. Insurance battle ongoing 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. Childrens 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. Many continue to rely on ERs The vast majority of Bay State residents have health insurance and a primary-care physician, but many are still relying on hospital emergency rooms for care that could have been handled less expensively by their family doctors, according to a new survey. 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. A Saturday fundraiser will help a cancer patient with no insurance Dennis D. David has always taken care of his family. Now, his daughters and a host of relatives and friends want to take care of him. David, 61, recently learned that he has cancer and lacks the funds to cover... Report: Nine percent of state’s children uninsured LITTLE ROCK — An estimated 66,000, or 9.2 percent, of Arkansas’ children are not covered by any form of health insurance, according to a report released Monday. Frisco Cares Clinic may move into building of its own With the faltering economy leaving more people jobless and without health insurance for their family, the low-cost Frisco Cares Clinic may soon be able to expand their hours and help more children. State's children lack health coverage Nearly 19 percent or 797,000 children in Florida do not have health insurance -- the second highest percentage in the country -- and experts expect the number to rise as more parents are laid off, according to a report released this week. |




