11/29/2008 News For: Chip Insurance QuoteSupplemental Insurance Helps Cancer Patients - A cancer diagnosis can be the beginning of a long journey filled with stress, emotion, and often physical pain. Families struggle not only with the trauma of what is happening to their beloved, but also with the financial burden that can accompany such an illness. Excellus raising health insurance rates next year Health insurance rates are going up for the $700,000 central New Yorkers covered by Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield. Florida's Number Of Uninsured Children Climbs MIAMI -- 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. Florida second in number of uninsured children MIAMI -- Nearly 19 percent of Florida children do not have health insurance - the second highest percentage in the country. Study: Florida Ranked 2nd For Most Uninsured Kids Almost 19 percent of Florida children have no health insurance, giving Florida a dubious ranking of number 2 when it comes to most uninsured children in a state. The news doesn't get any better in the next year because more layoffs are expected from various employers, and companies are expected to increase the premiums to the workers who survive the layoffs. Insurance Firm To Pay For Hiking Path The health insurance company for New Hampshire's Carroll County employees is prepared to pay the county to build a hiking trail. |




