News For: Health Insurance Individual ReviewsShreveport raising workers' health insurance costs Most Shreveport's 2,500 city workers and many retirees will see their health insurance costs go up by the end of the year. Kids��� health seen as priority While universal health care may be a long-term goal for some, Kansas advocates for children are hoping the next president will work immediately to expand the State Children���s Health Insurance Program ��� a proposal that President Bush vetoed last year. Nine carriers bid to offer Cover Florida health insurance Gov. Charlie Crist announced Thursday the state has received nine bid proposals from private health care insurance providers seeking to offer Cover Florida health insurance policies to Florida���s 3.8 million uninsured residents. Columbus-Based Physicians' Assurance Enrolling First Customers for Group Health Insurance The Physicians' Assurance Corp. TPAC, a provider of employee group health insurance owned and operated by local medical leaders in Columbus, Ohio, began enrolling policyholders this summer. CAT Says It Will Appeal Health Insurance Decision Caterpillar says it will appeal a retiree health insurance decision. A federal judge in Tennessee ruled that Cat must stop deducting health insurance premiums of some of its retirees and spouses. Coles County medical clinic for uninsured planned UPDATED MATTOON ��� For patients without health insurance, the out-of-pocket cost for a routine visit to the doctor typically is about $100. Health officials caution residents about bats, rabies When it comes to rabies, bats are in a category all their own. Because of that, health officials are urging residents to take any possible exposure to bats seriously. ���They can be bitten and not even know it,��� said Paul Heidel, medical director of the Ottawa County Health Department. Last year the number of rabid bats in the state climbed to 199, officials said. That outpaces ... Murdock Trust donates $179,000 to Free Clinic Specialty medical services can be extremely expensive ��� and priced out of reach for people with no health insurance. Experts debate shape of health reform Use tax credits to pay for health insurance policies? Cover everyone one way or another, including through insurance that federal employees get? Can there be any common agreement about how to reform healthcare in America? Health plan for small biz comes with a catch When it comes to health insurance, always read the fine print. |


