10/13/2008 News For: Health Insurance Low Income MichiganCandidates' health plans compared DURING A discussion on health care in last week's presidential debate, Sen. Barack Obama described health insurance as a "right" while Sen. John McCain called it a "responsibility." New health insurance option offered for small businesses Typically only larger businesses risk paying employee medical bills with their own money rather than buying health insurance. Low-income women may be eligible for cancer testing Low-income women in Illinois may soon have access to genetic testing for breast and ovarian cancer. Southbury mulls domestic partner health coverage Southbury officials are considering extending health insurance to domestic partners of the town's workers. About 25 Connecticut municipalities offer insurance to domestic partners of their employees. Children left behind on health care The Hulse family staggered into North Georgia in January with $630 and hope for better times. Gary Hulse had lost his plumbing job in Arkansas, and the family had lost their home there. After arriving in Georgia, Melissa Hulse applied for Medicaid health insurance coverage for her four children. Three were accepted. But Avery, who has juvenile diabetes, wasn't approved ? the result of ... 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 ... New law requires parity for mental health coverage Health insurance plans can no longer treat mental illnesses differently than physical problems when it comes to co-payments and coverage limits. Study: Health insurance bills outpace earnings The cost of health insurance premiums for Connecticut families whose coverage was provided through the workplace rose more than eight times faster than their earnings between 2000 and 2007, according to a new report. 20 percent of Coloradans lack health insurance Nearly one in five Coloradans has no health insurance, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report released today, and among Hispanics it is more than one in three. More in El Paso lack health insurance EL PASO -- The number of El Pasoans without health insurance coverage rose by 3.3 percent between 2000 and 2005, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures released Thursday. |


