11/11/2008 News For: Health Insurance Low RatesRendell 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. State Helps Unemployed Find Health Insurance The increasingly rocky economy and the higher state unemployment rate have pushed Tennessee to expand one of its health insurance programs. Workers who have lost their jobs now have a reasonable option for health insurance. Health insurance scam hits the state NORTH ADAMS -- Keith Daub thought he had found the best insurance deal when he was shopping around for a new health insurance plan last year -- until a letter from the company set off sirens and he discovered the state Attorney General is suing the company. Health care group to discuss uninsured SC children A national health care advocacy group says more than 12 percent of South Carolina children have no health insurance. 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. South Carolina legislators last year approved expanding a Medicaid program to provide health ... Marietta chiropractor bilked insurance for millions A suburban Atlanta chiropractor has been convicted of bilking an insurance company out of millions by filing false paperwork. A U.S. District Court jury on Monday found Dr. William Stearns of Marietta guilty of health care fraud and money laundering. Prosecutors say the 47-year-old submitted fraudulent bills to Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Georgia to get paid for a back pain treatments that the ... Co-op hopes to ease health insurance costs The high cost and low availability of health insurance in southern Wisconsin are major concerns of small business owners that a new health insurance co-operative plans to tackle. Seneca council members vote selves onto city?s health plan Seneca City Council members voted to add themselves to the city's health insurance program. Warren workers? health costs to rise Employees of Warren County and their relatives on county health insurance will see higher rates next year - and a change of provider from Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield to Humana, starting Jan. 1. Embrace Pet Insurance Secures Over $2 Million in First Institutional Funding Round Embrace Pet Insurance, , a leading provider of pet health insurance in the U.S., announced the completion of its first institutional investment round of $2.1 million, funded by NCT Ventures of Columbus, OH. Looking for Free or Low-cost Health Insurance? - It's no secret that accessing health care is a challenge for the 47 million Americans who are uninsured. Lack of health insurance forces many Americans to choose the health care they receive based on what they can afford, not what they actually need. |

