10/12/2008 News For: Crital Care InsuranceLooking for Free or Low-cost Health Insurance? - It's no secret that accessing health care is a challenge for the 47 million Americans who are uninsured. Lack of health insurance forces many Americans to choose the health care they receive based on what they can afford, not what they actually need. 3 charged with health care fraud Federal prosecutors announced health care fraud charges Thursday against a Miami Beach chiropractor and two Broward County residents accused of defrauding insurance firms out of $3 million in payments for unnecessary medical services. Doctor shortages will affect primary care Each week, our Information and Referral staff talks to hundreds of people by phone as well as those who visit our offices. The questions and requests for help are like a relentless drum beat seeking help. These people need help with medical care, food, clothing, income and care giving assistance for a loved one. Our agency is part of the safety net that local, state and federal funding pays for ... Elizabeth Edwards Speaks To College Students On Health Care With millions of Americans lacking health insurance, healthcare reform has emerged as an important issue in the 2008 presidential campaign. Insurance Commissioner Rejects Blues Rate Hike Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm?has rejected Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota's request for a 14.9 percent rate increase for group policies. Seniors Feel Health Care Will Improve Under Obama DSS Research, the largest research and analytics firm dedicated to the market information needs of health insurance organizations, released today the latest wave of its quarterly, national SeniorTrax? Survey of the 65 and over population. Employees reject state health insurance plan Braintree employees have turned down the opportunity to participate in a state-run health insurance plan starting in the summer of 2009. Insurance studiesplanned CHICOPEE - Independent and internal studies analyzing the cost of providing health insurance to municipal employees and retirees will not be completed until next year. Newly Insured Massachusetts Residents Continue To Seek Routine Care At EDs Massachusetts residents enrolled in the state-subsidized health insurance program Commonwealth Care continued to seek routine care at hospital emergency departments at a rate 14% higher than state residents overall, according to data compiled by the state at the request of the Boston Globe. Legislative inaction leaves Pa. health care group's future in question Left unsettled when the state Senate adjourned this week was the future of the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council, the independent watchdog agency that tracks the cost and quality of medical care offered by the state's hospitals and paid for by its insurers. |


