11/11/2008 News For: Greatwest Health InsuranceNew health insurance program not filling up as expected CAMBRIDGE ? The state?s new health insurance subsidy program for small businesses has not yet filled to capacity, despite early predictions from policymakers that the program would quickly run out of money. Ensuring the health of Tarrant County residents From rising medical costs, poor access to physicians, and a lack of adequate health insurance for nearly 16 percent of Americans 47 million in 2006, according to the U.S. Census, it?s no wonder that people consider our health care system broken. Racial health gap draws experts to Minnesota ST. PAUL, Minn. - National experts gather in Prior Lake this week to focus on a stubborn racial health gap in one of the nation's healthiest states. Minorities in Minnesota face greater odds of dying from violence, diabetes and heart disease and less chance of having health insurance. EU health card loopholes revealed More than half of Britons who have needed medical assistance abroad have found their European health insurance card EHIC did not cover all their expenses, it has been revealed. Health Net Less Than Robust The result was characterized by a sharp increase in health care costs as reflected in a higher medical loss ratios. Injured Deputy Losing Health Insurance Three DeSoto County sheriff's deputies are off the job and have been collecting workers compensation since being injured in the line of duty. Now, one deputies' wife said they were just told their health insurance is being canceled. GENEART Successfully Concludes Project To Complete The National Institutes Of Health's "Mammalian Gene Collection" GENEART AG, global leader in gene synthesis and specialist in the field of Synthetic Biology, announces the successful conclusion of its project with the US National Cancer Institute part of the National Institutes of Health in regard to the "Mammalian Gene Collection" MGC recently. 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. Minnesota gets fed waiver for parents' health insurance ST. PAUL ? The federal government has given a Minnesota a waiver that will keep 18,000 parents eligible for health insurance. MN gets fed waiver for parents' health insurance ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The federal government has given a Minnesota a waiver that will keep 18,000 parents eligible for health insurance. At issue is Medicaid coverage for families who receive insurance |


