11/13/2008 News For: Health Insurance Major Medical PricesNew Study Shows Half of Individual Health Insurance Policy Holders Paid Less Than $130 per Month eHealth, Inc., parent company of eHealthInsurance, today announced the release of a new study on the individual health insurance market. The findings appear in The Cost And Benefits Of Individual And Family Health Insurance Plans, a commissioned evaluation of eHealth Inc.'s data conducted by Forrester Consulting. Medical society polls members about opening free clinic The Sangamon County Medical Society is surveying its members to determine whether there would be enough volunteers to staff a free clinic in Springfield for people without 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. Weymouth unions, town have deal on joining state health insurance plan Weymouth officials and unionized employees have reached a tentative agreement to move into the state health insurance program, a move that is expected to save about $6 million a year. W.Va. man beats health insurer in court over $40 The Associated Press A $40 medical bill might seem small but a West Virginia man says his five-year battle over paying it was a matter of principle. Sam Juniper says his health benefits weren't supposed to change after he retired in 2000 from M&G Polymers. But he received a $40 bill in 2002 after the company's new provider, Aetna Insurance, refused to cover the cost of some blood work. He ... Quick takes on health: Women's health; male incontinence; insurance for the family Women's health is the focus of a Nov. 17 event in Canandaigua, including heart health, de-stressing and menopause. A urologist speaks on urinary incontinence that can result in men after prostate cancer treatment Get free help enrolling in Family Health Plus, Child Health Plus, Healthy New York or Medicaid Managed Care. Before scraping old paint, learn how to work lead-safe to avoid health ... Health Minister: Medical tourism in Singapore stable Singapore's Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan said Tuesday that medical tourism in the city-state have not been affected by the recent financial crisis and he blamed its slower growth for the lack of capacity. He was quoted by local radio 938LIVE as saying that Singapore's medical industry has been enjoying a steady growth of about 20 percent a year. His remarks came after Parkway Health, one of the ... In hard times, Americans forego health care A doctor and a patient talk at the University of Arizona Medical Center in Tucson, Arizona. The economic crisis is taking its toll on American's health with a recent study showing that one in three Americans are struggling to pay medical bills this year. AARP stops selling some UNH health insurance plans AARP, the advocacy group for older Americans, is voluntarily suspending sales of some of its niche health insurance plans after they came under scrutiny by a prominent member of the Senate Finance Committee. Group says more kids in South Carolina don't have health insurance A national health care advocacy group says more than 12 percent of South Carolina children have no health insurance. |

