10/12/2008 News For: Health Insurance TouristsState's health insurance enrollees up 9 percent HONOLULU _ The number of Hawaii residents receiving free health insurance from the state rose 9.1 percent in the past two months. State officials say the number could climb further as the economy deteriorates. 50,000 in county had no health insurance The new Small Area Health Insurance Estimates released yesterday showed a little more than 11 percent of county residents went without health insurance that year, and most of them were living well below the poverty line. Fewer Florida workers have health insurance The number of Floridians covered by health insurance provided through their employer continues its slide. Health insurance and YOU Insurance expert Harsh Roongta on all you MUST know about health insurance policies. Health coverage dwindling INDIANAPOLIS -- 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. 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. County beats state in health insurance Health insurance costs are going up, and services are being cut, but Montgomery County compares well when it comes to the number of people who have medical coverage. Fewer Americans get health cover through employers Three million fewer Americans under the age of 65 received health insurance through employers in 2007 than in 2000, according to a report from the Economic Policy Institute in Washington. 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. Pa. health-care battle shows states struggle alone HARRISBURG, Pa. - It has been nearly two years since Gov. Ed Rendell first proposed an ambitious plan to expand subsidized health insurance to uninsured Pennsylvania adults. |

