10/12/2008 News For: Health Insurance TorontoFewer Florida workers have health insurance The number of Floridians covered by health insurance provided through their employer continues its slide. More join state plan on health Nine communities and other municipal groups, including some in this area, have decided to join the state group health insurance plan this month, bringing to 23 the number that have taken the option in the two years since it was permitted. Insurance studies planned CHICOPEE - Independent and internal studies analyzing the cost of providing health insurance to municipal employees and retirees will not be completed until next year. Census: 388,000 in Utah without health insurance Census figures show that 388,000 people in Utah don't have health insurance. Many Floridians lack health insurance, study says Almost one-third of people under 65 in Miami-Dade and one-fourth in Broward lacked health insurance in 2005, according to Census Bureau figures. BCAA backs away from plan for private health insurance The B.C. Automobile Association has cancelled plans to offer its 800,000 members private insurance policies for speedy medical treatment in the United States or in private clinics in B.C. if they faced lengthy waits in the public health-care system. Connecticut health insurance premiums increased 81 percent since 2000 HARTFORD ? A new report by a consumer group says family health insurance premiums in Connecticut increased 81 percent from 2000 to 2007, which has led to more people joining the ranks of the uninsured. HIFAAM(TM): Rallying for Affordable Health Insurance for ALL Americans The 47 million Americans without health insurance now have an ally in Emerging New Horizons Inc, dba Health Insurance For All Americans HIFAAMTM. Think Tank: Indiana Workers Losing Job-Provided Health Coverage A new report provides grist for a gubernatorial health policy debate Monday: Indiana fares better than most states when it comes to employer-provided health insurance, but the percentage of Hoosiers who are covered is dropping. Census Bureau Releases Comprehensive Health Insurance Coverage Estimates by County WASHINGTON----The U.S. Census Bureau today released the most extensive estimates it has ever published on county-level demographic characteristics of people with and without health insurance coverage. |

