11/29/2008 News For: Continental Supplement InsuranceFlorida children without health insurance Nearly 19 percent of Florida children do not have health insurance, the second highest percentage in the country. Scientists doubt CT scan as heart test The US health insurance program for the elderly, Medicare, is spending money on state-of-the-art CT scanners without clear evidence showing their usefulness in combating heart problems, commentators in the New England Journal of Medicine said. Czech govt approved bill on public health insurance Prague - The Czech government today approved the bill on the public health insurance after it changed the controversial paragraph on the care covered by the standard insurance and on above-standard insurance, Health Minister Tomas Julinek Civic Democrats, ODS told journalists. State's children lack health coverage 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. Supplemental 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. A fall through insurance-coverage gap Phil Venezio worked for 30 years, supporting a family and paying taxes until a illness left him disabled. New Jersey denied him health insurance under Medicaid for being $77 over the monthly income allowance. Number of uninsured children climbs in Florida 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. The number may also rise as employers increase insurance costs, the report said. 11/30/08 Volunteer opportunities This feature is under development and will be available soon. * HEALTH CARE HELP: Statewide Health Insurance Benefit Advisers is looking for volunteers to educate consumers about their rights and options on prescription drug access, health insurance and access to health care. Florida second in number of uninsured children Nearly 19 percent of Florida children do not have health insurance. Up, up and away: Health care premiums rising It's that time of year again. Time to find out how much your health insurance premiums will rise. Not if they're rising, but rather how much more you and your employer will pay next year, because at this point, some increase is almost a given. "If we were back in the Roman days I would have been killed years ago because they always sacrificed the messenger," joked Jim Elrod, president of the ... |

