11/11/2008 News For: Health Insurance Married College StudentsGCCC looks to revise health insurance options In an effort to save money after a 44-percent increase over the last two years in health insurance premiums, a Garden City Community College committee is recommending that GCCC revise its Blue Cross and Blue Shield plan to include high- and low-level usage options. Report: 12 Percent of Kids Have No Health Insurance COLUMBIA, S.C. ?- A national health care advocacy group says more than 12 percent of South Carolina children have no health insurance. 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. New health insurance program not filling up as expected CAMBRIDGE ? The state?s new health insurance subsidy program for small businesses has not yet filled to capacity, despite early predictions from policymakers that the program would quickly run out of money. LTC Global Announces the Acquisition of United Insurance Group MEDFORD, Ore.----LTC Global, Inc. today announced that it has completed the acquisition of United Insurance Group Agency, Inc. , a life and health insurance agency based in Milford, Michigan, from Penn Treaty American Corporation. On Our Mind: Michelle?s Law protects sick students For some students, the only affordable method of having health insurance during college is to remain on their parents? policies until the policy?s cut-off age. But what happens if you have to drop out due to a major illness? 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. When just a boost can help you over life's humps Leslie McMillan is a different kind of story in Charlotte's struggling work force. She says she earns too much to qualify for most financial aid programs, but not enough to easily afford things like health insurance, a 401k or home ownership. ?I'm one of those people who fall between the cracks,? says the single mother of a 12-year-old son. ?We're the ones who live paycheck to paycheck, and ... Combining health with wealth The Governments move to allow top-up funding for drugs not available on the NHS could create a rival product to traditional private medical insurance. ... Firms make workers pay more of health care costs Roger Caplan, a Howard County small business owner, has always picked up the tab for his employees? health care coverage. But his health insurance costs have soared more than 25 percent over the past two years. |

