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Thousands of California children in danger of losing health insurance  Thousands of Californian children are in danger of losing health insurance, indicating the failure of the state's promising strides toward extending medical coverage to all its children, the Los Angeles Times reported on Sunday. Increased premiums for low-income families are expected to put the program out of reach for many and a new insurance policy is also expected to cut enrollees, the paper ...

Marshall Loeb's Daily Money Tip: Three alternatives to Cobra insurance coverage  If you’ve recently lost your job, or are soon to be unemployed, you’re going to want to know what your health insurance options are. One option you may qualify for is Cobra, the federal law that allows you to temporarily continue your employer-sponsored health plan, usually in the event of some form of layoff.

Survey finds lower health-insurance rate rise for '09  Planned premium rate increases for health insurance in 2009 will exceed the government's official rate of inflation, but will be lower than premium increases in recent years, according to a new national study.

Open enrollment begins: GovGuam employees face higher insurance payments  Over the next several weeks, about 10,000 government of Guam employees and retirees will decide whether they can afford to pay for another year of generally higher health insurance rates.

Negrenses assured of affordable health insurance  INDIGENT families in Negros Oriental are assured of an affordable health insurance program through the Provincial Health Insurance of Negros Oriental Phino, which addresses the high cost of medical treatment and healthcare.

Health care issue put on ballot  Proponents of a ballot initiative that would require businesses with more than 20 workers to provide health insurance gathered enough signatures to place the measure on the November ballot, the Colorado Secretary of State’s office confirmed Monday.

Uninsured Currently Spend $30 Billion Out Of Pocket For Health Care - USA  Americans who lack health insurance for any part of 2008 will spend $30 billion out of pocket for health services and receive $56 billion in uncompensated care while uninsured. Government programs pay for about three-quarters, or roughly $43 billion, of the uncompensated care bill, researchers report in today's Web Exclusive edition of Health Affairs.

Uninsured Get Less Health Care Than Insured   MONDAY, Aug. 25 HealthDay News -- Uninsured Americans will spend $30 billion out of pocket for health care, and receive $56 billion in uncompensated care in 2008, new research shows.

Health Highlights: Aug. 25, 2008   Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:

1:15 p.m. — Senators call for oversight hearing for GovGuam health insurance  1:15 p.m — In a letter addressed to Sen. Frank Blas Jr. and Homeland Security dated yesterday, Sens. Judith Guthertz and Rory Respicio requested Blas call an oversight hearing concerning government of Guam retirees who have complained about the new medical and dental health insurance provisions that will take effect Oct. 1.

How Crafty Health Insurers Are Denying Care  You can fight back when your health plan says no.

Feds give Mass. fifth health insurance waiver  BOSTON -- The federal government has granted Massachusetts a fifth extension in negotiations aimed at continuing the state's new universal health care law.

Census to release uninsured data  WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 UPI -- The U.S. Census Bureau is set to release Tuesday its annual estimate of the number of Americans without health insurance.

Desperate family chose risky option — no insurance  Fairborn — When Michele Takacs lost her job last year, the family's health insurance options were little to none: Go with an expensive health plan offered by husband Ken's employer, a local automobile dealership, or nothing at all.