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Experts: Insurance won't solve health care problems   With national heath care reform high on the list of priorities for Democrats this election year, several leading health experts suggested Monday that insurance should not be the No. 1 priority.

RI gov, union back in court over health insurance   Lawyers for Rhode Island Gov. Don Carcieri and the state's largest employees union are heading back to court in a health insurance dispute.

I-Team: Veteran Teacher Retires to Keep Health Insurance  As thousands of students head back to class, they will find that hundreds of in-demand, veteran teachers have left. More than 600 of the most experienced teachers in Clark County retired this year, choosing to leave because of a change in the state health insurance plan. Jonathan Humbert has one teacher's story at 5 & 6.

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Feature Highlights Recent Blog Entries  While mainstream news coverage is still a primary source of information for the latest in policy debates and the health care marketplace, online blogs have become a significant part of the media landscape, often presenting new perspectives on policy issues and drawing attention to under-reported topics.

Board seeks health insurance bids  MT. VERNON — As a result of skyrocketing insurance premiums, the Jefferson County Board is seeking bids from health insurance companies.

Uninsured pay $30 billion for health care  Americans without health insurance will spend $30 billion out of pocket on medical care this year, according to a new report by George Mason University and the Urban Institute.

Uninsured pay $30 billion for health care: study   Americans who go without health insurance for any part of 2008 will spend $30 billion out of pocket for health care and they will get $56 billion worth of free care, according to a report released on Monday.

Uninsured spend $30 billion out of pocket for health care  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. The researchers define uncompensated care as ...

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.

Uninsured to pay $30bn for health  WASHINGTON: Americans who go without health insurance for any part of 2008 will spend $30bn out of pocket for health care and they will get $56bn worth of free care, according to a report released yesterday.

Thousands of California children are in danger of losing health insurance  Increased premiums for low-income families are expected to put the program out of reach for many. A new Medi-Cal policy is also expected to cut enrollees, further weakening the healthcare system. California's promising strides toward extending medical coverage to all its children, a longtime goal of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and one advocates believed was in reach by decade's end, has ...

Insurance deadline helps fuel exodus  Legislation that changes retirement benefits for government workers is having a mixed impact on local governments as the deadline nears for employees to retire or lose access to a taxpayer-funded health insurance program.

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.

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SAN MARCOS: Board to advance retiree health benefits financing plan  SAN MARCOS ---- The San Marcos Unified School District is moving forward with a plan to invest money from bonds it plans to sell in January so it can use the interest to pay off both the bond and future retiree health insurance bills. Assistant Super

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

NPR's 'Morning Edition' Looks At Proposals By Major Presidential Candidates To Limit Health Care Spending  NPR's "Morning Edition" on Friday looked at proposals by presumptive Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain Ariz. and presumptive Democratic nominee Sen. Barack Obama Ill. to limit health care costs.

Bajaj Allianz unveils instant insurance product on health  Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company Ltd, has for the first time in India, unveiled an instant insurance product on the health segment called 'Insta Insure', where anyone between the age of 18 years and 45 years can buy health insurance products instantly without going through a long process of submitting documents, said Swaraj Krishnan, chief executive officer, Bajaj Alianz.

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.