11/10/2008 News For: Health Insurance s In DubaiNorth Canton to review health insurance package NORTH CANTON City Council is expected to approve a health insurance package for city employees at this evening's meeting. Council members expect to renew the city's plan with AultCare. GCCC looks to revise health insurance options In an effort to save money after a 44-percent increase over the last two years in health insurance premiums, a Garden City Community College committee is recommending that GCCC revise its Blue Cross and Blue Shield plan to include high- and low-level usage options. Dubai Healthcare City and Philips check the health of visitors attending 2008 The Estee Lauder Companies Breast Cancer ... Dubai, UAE - Visitors of the 2008 Estee Lauder Companies Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign day were being offered free of charge quick and simple health tests courtesy of Royal Philips Electronics NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI and Dubai Healthcare City DHCC, a member of Tatweer, to help identify risk factors linked to some of the most serious health challenges in the Middle East. City Workers May Have to Pay More for Insurance var nopreviewimage = "1"; if nopreviewimage == ""{ document.write' '; document.write' '; document.write' '; } The woman keeping an eye on Bethlehem's bottom line says she knows how the city could save some big bucks. Controller Meg Holland is proposing increasing the amount of money city employees contribute to their health insurance. She says the move could save Bethlehem about ... Bupa launches workplace health initiative Bupa UK Health Insurance is introducing Bupa Positive Health to encourage more firms to create a healthy workplace after research found four out 10 employees are overweight. ... Firms make workers pay more of health care costs Roger Caplan, a Howard County small business owner, has always picked up the tab for his employees? health care coverage. But his health insurance costs have soared more than 25 percent over the past two years. Ensuring the health of Tarrant County residents From rising medical costs, poor access to physicians, and a lack of adequate health insurance for nearly 16 percent of Americans 47 million in 2006, according to the U.S. Census, it?s no wonder that people consider our health care system broken. Health savings accounts becoming major part of employees? health care benefits Choosing a health insurance plan means finding your way through a labyrinth of facts and figures. Blue Cross PAC pumped candidates' coffers A political action committee funded by workers at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan spent $445,000 on campaign contributions in October.The money, which came as the non-profit insurer was laying off 100 workers in Detroit, went to support the election campaigns of lawmakers who will consider legislation to revamp the state's insurance market for individuals, The Detroit News reported Monday. ... Racial health gap draws experts to Minnesota ST. PAUL, Minn. - National experts gather in Prior Lake this week to focus on a stubborn racial health gap in one of the nation's healthiest states. Minorities in Minnesota face greater odds of dying from violence, diabetes and heart disease and less chance of having health insurance. |


