11/13/2008 News For: Health Insurance Low Income WashingtonAdvocacy group urges expansion of health insurance for children A national health care advocacy group reported Tuesday that more than 12 percent of South Carolina children have no health insurance. Philadelphia Inquirer Series Examines Delays In Needed Care For Patients Without Health Insurance The Philadelphia Inquirer on Monday, as part of a series titled "Falling Through: Casualties of the Health Insurance Crisis," examined how patients without health insurance often experience delays in needed care because of their coverage status. 4 Your Money: Buying Your Own Health Insurance The tough economy may be forcing you to cut back on your family's healthcare coverage, but it doesn't have to. CBS4's Gwen Belton shows you how you might benefit from a specific type of health insurance. Health care group to discuss uninsured S.C. children COLUMBIA, S.C. - A national health care advocacy group says more than 12 percent of South Carolina children have no health insurance, an increase from previous years and the 13th-highest rate in the nation. North Canton to review health insurance package NORTH CANTON City Council is expected to approve a health insurance package for city employees at this evening's meeting. Council members expect to renew the city's plan with AultCare. Should Lancaster Town Board Get Paid Not to Take Insurance? A Lancaster town board member has proposed doing away with a practice that pays members not to use the town's health insurance coverage. Currently, board members choose between a health benefits package worth $13,400; or, if they don't want or need insurance, a cash buyback worth $6,700. Obama health plans would carry $1 trillion price tag President-elect Barack Obama���s universal health insurance plans would look a lot like the program being tried in Massachusetts. It would cost $75 billion a year and $1 trillion over the next decade, according to a new analysis. Rendell urges Senate to take up health-insurance expansion HARRISBURG - In June, Gov. Rendell called on Senate Republican leaders to strike a deal on expanding health insurance for the uninsured before the end of the budget season. Health care group: More uninsured children in SC A national health care advocacy group says more than 12 percent of South Carolina children have no health insurance, an increase from previous years and the 13th-highest rate in the nation. Families USA said at a news conference Tuesday that 132,000 children were uninsured from 2005 through 2007, about 30 percent more than were without health insurance from 2003 through 2005. Fifty-five percent ... SPECIAL REPORT: Pet insurance growing in popularity Many pet owners are surprised to find out just how expensive their vet bills can get. Pet health insurance is an option that is growing in popularity. |


