10/23/2008 News For: Health Insurance s In Puerto RicoLos Angeles Times Series Examines U.S. Health Insurance System The Los Angeles Times on Tuesday, in the first installment of a three-part series about the U.S. health insurance system, examined how "millions of Americans" who do not have access to group insurance "are paying more for individual policies that offer less coverage and expose them to seemingly arbitrary exclusions and denials. Health chief impressed by local insurance effort SARANAC LAKE - While touring upstate New York, the state Department of Health commissioner stopped at the Adirondack Medical Center Tuesday to hear how the Tri-Lakes area has become somewhat of an anomaly in the Adirondacks, in terms of health insurance. Health insurance workshop offered A workshop for small business owners highlighting options for health insurance coverage will be offered in Fond du Lac Health insurance takes NA spotlight Ha Noi ? The national health insurance plan for 2014 took the spotlight at the National Assembly yesterday. The plan aims to see the majority of the population covered by national health insurance by 2014. Many Children Lack Health Insurance Many children don?t have health insurance, even if their parents do, according to a new study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association. Legislators want health insurance for state farmers State legislators and farm groups are battling the federal government?s decision to deny an expansion of public health insurance to Minnesota farm families. OHSU study finds gaps in childrens? health insurance coverage A new study by an Oregon Health & Science University professor has found that there are as many as 3 million children in this country who are not covered by health insurance, even though their parents are covered. National estimates have found that there are about 10 million American children ... Many Children in U.S. Uninsured Despite Having a Parent With Health Insurance Approximately 4 percent of U.S. children and adolescents have a gap in health insurance coverage at some point during the year, even though they have at least one parent who is insured, according to a study in the October 22/29 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on the Health of the Nation. BusinessNorth Exclusives Co-ops emerge to buy group health insurance Four northwest counties? Douglas, Ashland, Bayfield and Price? recently were added into plans for a health insurance purchasing cooperative covering the western part of the state. Iowa changes health insurance choices Associated Press - October 21, 2008 8:24 AM ET DES MOINES, Iowa - State workers in Iowa will have one choice, not two, when it comes to selecting health insurance carriers. |


