10/22/2008 News For: Commercial Mortgages Health InsuranceMassachusetts Health Insurance Connector Authority Board Votes To Proceed With Minimum Coverage Standards The Massachusetts Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority board on Friday voted unanimously to proceed with new minimum standards for health coverage, but added exemptions for individuals, unions or employers who can prove that plans that have not been authorized by the state are comparable to the requirements, the Boston Globe reports. Health insurers reinvent themselves as money managers Many rush to open banks as more Americans open health savings accounts, a tax-sheltered way to pay medical bills. Managing that money is more profitable than offering health insurance. Second of three parts State to drop on of health insurance options DES MOINES and#8212; A divided Iowa Executive Council voted Monday to drop one of the health insurance options for state employees amid conflicting claims of increased taxpayer savings and reduced competition.Council members voted 3-2 to discontinue health insurance coverage currently provided via United HealthCare to nearly 2,500 employee contracts affecting about 7,000 people, relying solely ... GoHealthInsurance.com Creates Health Insurance Information Center to Educate Health Plan Shoppers GoHealth Insurance http://www.gohealthinsurance.com recently created the Health Insurance Information Center, which is a complete online resource for health insurance information. Minority-health worries outlined Utah's ethnic and racial minorities are with the majority when it comes to concerns about medical insurance and their health in general, according to a report released by the Utah Department of Health. Group says McCain health plan bad for kids Republican presidential candidate John McCain's healthcare plan could leave millions of U.S. children uninsured, an advocacy group said Tuesday.First Focus released a report comparing the impact of the plans put forth by McCain and his Democratic rival, Barack Obama. First Focus is a lobbying group on children's issues.McCain's plan aims to make the market for health insurance and healthcare ... Mental-health advocates stress need for parity law in Michigan LANSING -- The Michigan Association of Community Mental Health Boards says it is pleased with the passing of a federal parity law on mental-health insurance coverage but says Michigan still should develop its own policy.... State Drops Second Health Insurance Choice DES MOINES, Iowa -- State workers in Iowa will have one choice, not two, when it comes to selecting health insurance carriers. The Executive Council, which consists of five state leaders, has approved a proposal to eliminate United HealthCare and keep Wellmark. Monday's vote was 3-2. Many uninsured kids have parents with insurance WASHINGTON Reuters - More than 2 million children in the United States who have no health insurance of any kind have at least one parent who gets employer-provided medical coverage, researchers said on Tuesday. Ex-Poughkeepsie insurance agent pleads guilty to theft ALBANY - A Poughkeepsie man whose insurance agent's license was revoked in 2005 pled guilty to theft from a health benefit plan for selling phony health insurance. He was charged with victimizing 240 people in Dutchess, Ulster and Columbia counties. |


