10/12/2008 News For: Health Insurance While Traveling OverseasState'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. Analyst says organ donors should get lifelong medical insurance SINGAPORE: On the issue of legalising non?related living organ donation, one health policy analyst has suggested providing free medical insurance for organ donors and to only allow donations from Singaporeans for a start. Fewer Florida workers have health insurance The number of Floridians covered by health insurance provided through their employer continues its slide. Health care reform remains in limbo Rendell's fight for coverage of more uninsured adults yet to allay legislators' fear: how to pay for it. When Gov. Ed Rendell first proposed an ambitious plan to expand subsidized health insurance to uninsured Pennsylvania adults, he wanted the state to step into a void left by the federal government's failure to act. 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. The Minister of Health Dr Faisal Al Hamar while visiting the centre last week ordered its medical team to receive ... The centre is also assigned for pre-employment medical tests for foreigners as 500 workers undergo the tests daily. Al Hamer also announced the plan to increase the budget for development of the centre. Inn housekeeper sues Paso?s traveling zoo A Paso Robles-based educational traveling zoo is named as a defendant in a Florida lawsuit with a Hampton Inn employee who claims remnants of its animals ? lemurs, a spider monkey, an alligator and a parrot ? made her sick while they were staying where she worked. Arlin Valdez-Castillo blames chronic medical problems on exposure to bird feces, monkey dander and other alleged hazards from the ... Law Firms Face Health Insurance Discrimination, Says Benefits Expert Jim Edholm Despite their white-collar stature, law firms may face "health insurance discrimination," says Jim Edholm, President, Business Benefits Insurance, a leading employee benefits planning firm based in Andover, Mass. Report: Ind. workers losing job-provided coverage INDIANAPOLIS ? A new report provides grist for a health policy political 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. 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. |


