10/13/2008 News For: Health Insurance Major Medical Massachusetts440,000 insured under Massachusetts' health reform law About 440,000 Massachusetts residents who were uninsured now have health insurance, according to a report issued by the agency created under the state's health care reform law. Nationality Council debates citizenship, health insurance HA NOI ? The National Assembly?s Nationality Council held a plenary session to discuss proposals on the revised Nationality Law and Health Insurance Law last Saturday. State's health insurance enrollees up 9 percent HONOLULU _ The number of Hawaii residents receiving free health insurance from the state rose 9.1 percent in the past two months. State officials say the number could climb further as the economy deteriorates. County beats state in health insurance Health insurance costs are going up, and services are being cut, but Montgomery County compares well when it comes to the number of people who have medical coverage. The Minister of Health Dr Faisal Al Hamar while visiting the centre last week ordered its medical team to receive ... The centre is also assigned for pre-employment medical tests for foreigners as 500 workers undergo the tests daily. Al Hamer also announced the plan to increase the budget for development of the centre. Pa. health-care battle shows states struggle alone When Gov. Ed Rendell first proposed an ambitious plan to expand subsidized health insurance to uninsured Pennsylvania adults, he wanted the state to step into a void left by the federal government's failure to act. Government workers to pay more for insurance Mon, Oct 13, 2008 2 a.m. Carson City ? The state?s health insurance program must find $55 million in savings over the next two years. Binh Thuan suffers from shortage of medical staff BINH THUAN ? Binh Thuan Province faces a dire shortage of medical practitioners since most young doctors do not want to return to the central coastal province to work, health officials said. Kosovo medical workers launch day-long strike Pristina - Kosovo medical workers launched a 24-hour strike Monday morning to back their demand for better pay after rejecting an offer for a one-off financial boost. The health labour union, representing more than 7,000 doctors, nurses and other per... Senators Propose Health Insurance Disclosure Bill A group of bipartisan senators proposed legislation Tuesday that would compel employers to tell employees what their health insurance costs -- a step, the senators said, toward getting a handle on the spiraling cost of medical care. |

