10/12/2008 News For: Crisis Health Insurance50,000 in county had no health insurance Nearly 50,000 people under the age of 65 living in Anne Arundel County in 2005 did not have health insurance, giving it one of the lowest percentages of uninsured populations in the state, according to new figures released from the Census Bureau. Health Insurance numbers released by census bureau It?s an important issue to many here in the east; health insurance. When it comes to who has it and who doesn?t, some counties here in the east are faring better than others. 20 percent of Coloradans lack health insurance Nearly one in five Coloradans has no health insurance, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report released today, and among Hispanics it is more than one in three. Economy changes color of health insurance sign-up Economic uncertainty could lead people to pay more attention this fall to a decision that can affect their wealth and their health: signing up for health insurance. "Most people don't want to deal with it but it's important they do, especially this year," said Don Higgins of the Greater Madison Area Society for Human Resource Management. "They could be throwing money out of the window that they ... 21% in Az lacked health insurance in '05, Census shows PHOENIX - About 1 in 5 Arizonans overall and 1 in 3 Hispanic residents lacked health insurance in 2005, according to estimates released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau. Only five states had higher overall rates for uninsured residents. Health Highlights: Oct. 12, 2008 Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: 440,000 insured under state's health reform law About 440,000 Massachusetts residents who were uninsured now have health insurance, according to a report issued by the agency created under the state's health care reform law. Many Floridians lack health insurance, study says Almost one-third of people under 65 in Miami-Dade and one-fourth in Broward lacked health insurance in 2005, according to Census Bureau figures. Law Firms Face Health Insurance Discrimination, Says Benefits Expert Jim Edholm Despite their white-collar stature, law firms may face "health insurance discrimination," says Jim Edholm, President, Business Benefits Insurance, a leading employee benefits planning firm based in Andover, Mass. Neighbor isles have lower rate of health insurance coverage A new Census Bureau report shows the neighbor islands have lower rates of health insurance coverage than Oahu. |


