12/25/2008 News For: Cobra Nc State HealthHealth insurance waiting list a record State says 145,800 have no coverage, an all-time high. The number of Pennsylvania adults on a waiting list for state-subsidized health insurance has reached an all-time high, a state Insurance Department spokeswoman said this week. NC health insurer add online rating service for consumers North Carolina?s largest health insurer has hired a firm to run an online rating service of the state?s doctors. Memorial Health System provides insight into expansion, renovation project Seasons Greetings! expressed at the Abilene Civic Center, 201 N.W. Second. Photo by Dave Bergmeier Abilene-based Memorial Health System is continuing the planning phases of a $15 million to $20 million multi-phase project that should provide the community with state-of-art medical offices and renovation of the existing hospital. Bill: Give lawmakers state insurance CHEYENNE -- A Cheyenne lawmaker is pushing a bill to give full health insurance benefits to all members of the state Legislature. Yow to return to NC State bench after missing game Hall of Fame women's basketball coach Kay Yow intends to return to North Carolina State's bench after she missed her team's most recent game. N.C. State said in a statement issued Tuesday night that Yow sat out the Wolfpack's 78-58 victory at Columbia on Monday because of cold temperatures during her five-day road trip in New York. The 66-year-old coach was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1987. ... State May Charge Hospitals, Insurers Fees Gov. Sonny Perdue's office is considering charging hospitals and health insurance companies extra fees to help cover the state's budget shortfall. Massachusetts Health Officials Approve Guidelines For Subsidized Health Plans That Are Intended To Drive Down Costs The Massachusetts Health Insurance Connector Authority Board on Saturday approved guidelines for contracts with managed care companies that include incentives for cutting costs and patient-protection provisions, the Boston Globe reports. The guidelines will apply to state-subsidized Commonwealth Care health plans, which cover 162,000 residents whose incomes are too high to qualify for Medicaid. Mich. chooses prison health company, angers foes LANSING, Mich. ? Michigan is hiring a new company to treat state prisoners with medical problems after investigators criticized the existing health provider for low productivity and not having enough doctors. Hospitals face state fee to help Medicaid, PeachCare First, Georgia targeted health insurers to pay fees to help fill a deficit in the state Medicaid and PeachCare programs. Now it may be hospitals' turn. Gov. Sonny Perdue's office has told hospital industry executives that it's considering levying a fee based on a percentage of their facilities' revenues. The hospital money raised would go toward covering a $208 million deficit in Medicaid while ... Young Israel to host health insurance seminar BROOKLINE ? On Sunday Jan. 11, Young Israel will host Universal Health Insurance: Current Realities and Future Possibilities. Young Israel is at 62 Green St., near Coolidge Corner. Target audience: those concerned with their health insurance; and those interested in state and national health reform, and Jewish perspectives on universal health insurance. |




