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Lifestyle-related diseases like hypertension, diabetes, heart ailments are on the rise and more so are the costs of treating them. Survey finds lower health-insurance rate rise for '09 Planned premium rate increases for health insurance in 2009 will exceed the government's official rate of inflation, but will be lower than premium increases in recent years, according to a new national study. EI recipients rise in June, down from a year ago Statistics Canada says 460,040 Canadians received regular employment insurance benefits in June, 0.5 per cent more than in May. Policy Experts, Researchers and Family Business Owners to Discuss Health Insurance, Estate Tax and More at Family ... Politics, family and business will be the converging topics of discussion at "Family Capital, Family Business and Free Enterprise," a first-ever national conference hosted by the University of St. Uninsured to pay $30bn for health WASHINGTON: Americans who go without health insurance for any part of 2008 will spend $30bn out of pocket for health care and they will get $56bn worth of free care, according to a report released yesterday. Thousands of California children are in danger of losing health insurance Increased premiums for low-income families are expected to put the program out of reach for many. A new Medi-Cal policy is also expected to cut enrollees, further weakening the healthcare system. California's promising strides toward extending medical coverage to all its children, a longtime goal of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and one advocates believed was in reach by decade's end, has ... Health care issue put on ballot Proponents of a ballot initiative that would require businesses with more than 20 workers to provide health insurance gathered enough signatures to place the measure on the November ballot, the Colorado Secretary of State’s office confirmed Monday. Skoll Foundation Extends Investments in Leading Social Entrepreneurs -- Follow-on investment in Skoll social entrepreneurs selected in 2005 will advance sustainable change in education, health, environment, economic development and human rights Three Alternatives To Cobra Insurance Coverage Three Alternatives To Cobra Insurance Coverage Small companies face hike in health premiums Health insurance premiums for 2009 appear to be stabilizing for large companies, but small businesses trying to provide coverage to their workers can look forward to another year of double-digit increases. |


