11/13/2008 News For: Health Insurance Male 21Obama health plan to cost $75 billion: analysis President-elect Barack Obama's plans to overhaul the U.S. healthcare system would cost the federal government $75 billion the first year but would provide health insurance for 95 percent of Americans, consulting firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers said on Wednesday. Senator Takes Initiative on Health Care Without waiting for Barack Obama, Senator Max Baucus will unveil a blueprint to guarantee health insurance for all Americans. 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. UPDATE: Sen Baucus Unveils Plan For Universal Health Coverage WASHINGTON -Dow Jones- Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus urged quick action on his plan to provide health insurance for all Americans through a new pooling arrangement intended to reduce health-care costs and expand access to Medicare and Medicaid. Union officials balk at insurance change Negotiations between selectmen and a committee representing the town's labor unions about joining the state's health insurance pool for next fiscal year could falter again. 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. Obama health plan to cost $75 billion -analysis President-elect Barack Obama's plans to overhaul the U.S. health care system would cost the federal government $75 billion 50 billion pounds but would provide health insurance for 95 percent of Americans, consulting firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers said on Wednesday. Baucus unveils health-care reform plans UPDATED 12:30 p.m. : HELENA - A new "health insurance exchange" that offers subsidized insurance for those who don���t have it, expanded Medicare and Medicaid, and more primary-care doctors are key components of proposed health-care reforms unveiled today by Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont. 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. Health care group: More uninsured kids 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 ... |

