News For: Health Insurance Provider In AlabamaFarm, Ranch Families Struggle With Rising Health Care Costs WASHINGTON ��� America���s farm and ranch families are paying top dollar for health insurance that inadequately covers their needs and causes them significant financial risk, according to a report released today from The Access Project and sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Allegiance Health aiming to improve ER experience By Chris Gautz | Allegiance Health has hired a new contractor to take over the medical direction and physician staffing of its emergency room in an effort to improve patient satisfaction and cut patient waiting time. Shreveport raising workers' health insurance costs Most Shreveport's 2,500 city workers and many retirees will see their health insurance costs go up by the end of the year. CareVault Launches Verify 2.5 Health Insurance Eligibility Solution CareVault launches Verify 2.5 health insurance eligibility solution, which permits doctors and other healthcare providers to automatically verify insurance coverage. County retirees to pay more for health insurance Former county employees looked on Tuesday as the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors voted to increase the amount some retirees pay for health insurance. CAT Says It Will Appeal Health Insurance Decision Caterpillar says it will appeal a retiree health insurance decision. A federal judge in Tennessee ruled that Cat must stop deducting health insurance premiums of some of its retirees and spouses. Studies Look At Hispanics' Access To U.S. Health Care System Three studies published online on Wednesday in the American Journal of Public Health look at how poverty, language and health insurance coverage affect access to care among foreign-born U.S. residents, particularly Hispanics, HealthDay/U.S. News & World Report reports. In the first study, C. Annette DuBard of University of North Carolina's Cecil G. Job loss threatens insurance Q: I just lost my job. What are the best options for preserving some form of health insurance? Healthy Difference on 'Today's THV at 5': Paying More For Extra Pounds Smokers have been asked to pay more on their health insurance premiums for smoking, imagine paying more for being overweight. If you're overweight in Alabama, you could pay more for health insurance. Skarupa Named President of Insurance Claims Processor PGBA Michael J. Skarupa, who has more than 29 years of experience in the health insurance industry, has been promoted to president and chief operating officer of insurance claims processor PGBA, LLC, a subsidiary of BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina. |

