11/30/2008 News For: Chips InsuranceKeeping Health Coverage After a Job Loss QMy company has been laying off people, and I'm worried I may lose my job soon. If that happens, what will I be able to do about my health insurance? 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. 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. Now what? Things to know if you're switching health care systems It's health insurance re-enrollment time, and many Ozarkers who are changing health plans may have to find new physicians, specialists and a different hospital. Florida children without health insurance Nearly 19 percent of Florida children do not have health insurance, the second highest percentage in the country. 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. Innovis drops health plan FARGO - Innovis Health in Fargo is notifying 1,500 patients that it will no longer honor Medicare Advantage health insurance plans as of April 1. 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. Aim to Save Next Year Next year, resolve to save money on medical expenditures by following a few simple rules whenever possible. Never say die, even to cancer The diagnosis: lung cancer, spread to the brain and kidneys. The treatment: radiation, chemo, brain surgery and a healthy dose of Dave Wheeler's hippie-activist brand of militant defiance. Dave Wheeler, a lawyer who lives in Moreno Valley, sent me his obituary recently. |




