10/13/2008 News For: Health Insurance Maryland Low Cost MaleLack of Insurance Raises Abused Babies' Death Risk MONDAY, Oct. 13 HealthDay News - Infant victims of abuse whose families don't have private health insurance are almost four times more likely to die, compared with abused babies who are privately insured, a new study finds. No compulsory health insurance Bahrain, which spends over BD20 million a year on subsidising healthcare services or equal to 6 per cent of gross domestic product, is not ready yet to implement compulsory health insurance for everyone as perceived in the draft law pending before Parliament, a senior government official said. 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. Economy changes color of health insurance sign-up Economic uncertainty could lead people to pay more attention this fall to a decision that can affect their wealth and their health: signing up for health insurance. "Most people don't want to deal with it but it's important they do, especially this year," said Don Higgins of the Greater Madison Area Society for Human Resource Management. "They could be throwing money out of the window that they ... 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. Health Insurance numbers released by census bureau It?s an important issue to many here in the east; health insurance. When it comes to who has it and who doesn?t, some counties here in the east are faring better than others. Study: NC children are losing health insurance A new report by the Washington-based Economic Policy Institute shows North Carolina workers are losing employer-based health insurance at a greater rate than all but one other U.S. state. The small business owner?s guide to the Presidential election: Health care John McCain and Barack Obama would go in opposite directions when it comes to the employer?s role in providing health insurance. 440,000 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. Health insurance funds well placed, Roxon told Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon says she is not aware of any Australian health insurance funds with extensive exposure to the problems in international financial markets. |

