10/12/2008 News For: Health Insurance Winchester Va PoorLooking for Free or Low-cost Health Insurance? - It's no secret that accessing health care is a challenge for the 47 million Americans who are uninsured. Lack of health insurance forces many Americans to choose the health care they receive based on what they can afford, not what they actually need. Children left behind on health care The Hulse family staggered into North Georgia in January with $630 and hope for better times. Gary Hulse had lost his plumbing job in Arkansas, and the family had lost their home there. After arriving in Georgia, Melissa Hulse applied for Medicaid health insurance coverage for her four children. Three were accepted. But Avery, who has juvenile diabetes, wasn't approved ? the result of ... 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. Report: Hoosier workers losing job-related insurance A new report says Indiana fares better than most states when it comes to employer-provided health insurance, but the percentage of Hoosiers who are covered is dropping. 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 ... I-155 seeks to expand kids' health insurance HELENA - Montana voters are being asked to support a measure to fund health insurance for up to an additional 30,000 children. Initiative 155, the Healthy Montana Kids plan, seeks to set aside an estimated $22 million in state funding each year t ... Neighbor isles have lower rate of health insurance coverage A new Census Bureau report shows the neighbor islands have lower rates of health insurance coverage than Oahu. 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. Pine Belt lags state in health coverage A higher percentage of Pine Belt residents don't have health insurance compared to all Mississippians, according to data released this week by the U.S. Census Bureau. Census Bureau releases health insurance data for county Nearly 13 percent of Frederick County residents younger than 65 do not have health insurance, according to new data from the U S Census Bureau |


