Depressed But Have No Insurance

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Depressed But Have No Insurance

Ontario health fair serves public  ONTARIO - Louise Alacio does not have health insurance. So the 62-year Ontario resident spent Sunday afternoon getting free tests and screenings at the third annual Reach Out West End health and wellness fair.

Looking 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.

Major health care reform likely, says Kaiser's CEO   George Halvorson, CEO of Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente, recently talked with the Portland Business Journal about health reform. The vertically integrated health system operates the second-largest health insurance plan in Oregon, with 468,603 members at the end of the second quarter, in addition to running Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center in Clackamas and myriad outpatient clinics ...

Elite students depend on public welfare for family medical care  Stanford and several University of California campuses no longer offer health insurance to families of graduate students. So the students, unemployed and too poor to pay for private coverage, enroll in taxpayer-supported plans.

Q.A on health care with U.S. Senate candidates   Question: What should Congress do to increase the availability of health insurance coverage to the uninsured? Should government take a larger role in providing health coverage, should it be left to the private sector, or a combination? Sen. Mitch McConnell: "There are a number of common-sense steps Congress should take to lower health care costs and improve access to health insurance for ...

Report: Hoosier workers losing job-related insurance  A new report says Indiana fares better than most states when it comes to employer-provided health insurance, but the percentage of Hoosiers who are covered is dropping.

Florida couple turns food talk into board game  MIAMI -- Eric and Monica Ash moved to northwest Broward, Fla., from Alexandria, Va., in May with a newborn, a toddler and no regular paychecks to cover the mortgage or employers to subsidize the health insurance. Eric says they're living a dream.

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.

The small business owner?s guide to the Presidential election: Health care  John McCain and Barack Obama would go in opposite directions when it comes to the employer?s role in providing health insurance.

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