News For: Health Insurance Keystone StateWeigh options when deciding on health insurance if unemployed If you���ve recently lost your job, or are soon to be unemployed, you���re going to want to know what your health insurance options are. City insurance pool deadline approaches Saturday, September 20 PITTSFIELD ��� City officials and the Public Employees Committee representing 17 municipal unions have one more shot at Pittsfield joining the state's Group Insurance Commission ��� and saving millions in health insurance premiums. AMA head raps lack of health insurance Dr. Nancy Nielsen, the Buffalo physician and University at Buffalo Medical School senior associate dean who became the president of the American Medical Association in June, told UB medical students and alumni Friday that it was ���unconscionable��� that 47 million Americans do not have health insurance. Health insurance outpacing income WASHINGTON Wisconsin workers who have trimmed family budgets to pay health insurance premiums already know the costs have risen, but they may be shocked to learn by how much. Health insurer reenters R.I. market Tufts Health Plan, which left the state in 1999 following a price war, has gained approval to begin offering medical insurance to Rhode Island residents. Health insurance going up for Shreveport employees Associated Press - September 19, 2008 8:44 AM ET SHREVEPORT, La. - Health insurance costs are going up for many city workers in Shreveport. Will businesses dump workers onto Charter Oak? HARTFORD ��� The state���s healthcare advocate questioned Friday whether businesses would cancel their health insurance and dump employees onto Gov. M. Jodi Rell���s new Charter Oak network. Unions want more time to decide on insurance switch The towns' labor unions say they are willing to negotiate about joining the state's health insurance pool - but not for next fiscal year, as town officials were hoping. Health Insurance Subcommittee in operation NORTH ANDOVER ��� The town has watched health insurance spending increase by more than $2 million over the last few years, and it's ready to do something about it. Officials have formed a Health Insurance Subcommittee, made up of School Committee and Board of Selectmen members who will meet with union representatives and administrators to brainstorm ways to slow down or even shrink this annual ... Autism bill introduced to Nevada state senate Democrats in the Nevada state senate are behind a bill that will help families cover the costs that come with Autism. A bill introduced Wednesday would require health insurance providers to cover Autism. It could be passed in the next legislative session. |


