News For: Chip InsuranceSurvey ranks Arkansas No. 1 in amount of teachers' pay going to insurance LITTLE ROCK -- A recent survey of 36 states ranked Arkansas No. 1 in the percentage of teachers' pay taken up by out-of-pocket health insurance costs, the head of the state's largest teachers union told legislators Monday. Health insurance compromise reached They have reached a compromise in the planned increase in health insurance premiums for city of Shreveport employees: Employees were looking at their premiums going up 16. 8 percent. It now will go up 5. 1 percent, with the difference next year picked up by reserves in the Dropped From Insurance: Family Wants Policy Change CARBONDALE -- Family members say 24 year old Jessica Cantrell is making progress in a St. Louis hospital. But her family will have to cover the medical bills as she recovers because of the language in SIU's insurance plan. Australian govt to water down health insurance plan CANBERRA, Sept 23 Reuters - The Australian government will water down plans to reform private health insurance in order to win support in the upper house Senate to pass the new laws, Health Minister Nicola Roxon said on Tuesday. Donors chip in $1,600 for family of boy who died of cancer ARLINGTON ��� About $1,600 has been donated to the family of an 8-year-old boy who died of cancer last week, said a Lamar High School parent who helped organize the effort. Joseph Arizpe���s family was featured Saturday in a Star-Telegram article about Lamar students who meet regularly for Bible study. The students met Joseph during an outreach project about a month ago. They raised money and ... Opposition won't compromise on Medicare levy The Federal Opposition has rejected a Government compromise on private health insurance changes. Insurance choices for jobless Q: I just lost my job. What are the best options for preserving some form of health insurance? Finance Q&A: Job loss and health insurance Question: I just lost my job. What are the best options for preserving some form of health insurance? Answer: Don't confuse "best" with "affordable." One of the first lessons many unemployed people learn is how expensive health insurance really can be. Farm, Ranch Families Struggle With Rising Health Care Costs WASHINGTON ��� America���s farm and ranch families are paying top dollar for health insurance that inadequately covers their needs and causes them significant financial risk, according to a report released today from The Access Project and sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Kids Get Healthcare How can you say no to them, children with sweet little faces? Yet hundreds of children in South Alabama have gone without health insurance for years. |




