11/11/2008 News For: Ieee Insurance HealthLooking 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. North 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. New health insurance program not filling up as expected CAMBRIDGE ? The state?s new health insurance subsidy program for small businesses has not yet filled to capacity, despite early predictions from policymakers that the program would quickly run out of money. Health levy defeat pinches workers at small businesses Barry M. Rindhage of Saginaw likely will lose his health insurance coverage and worries about medical bills piling up during an emergency. He is one of two employees at The Print Shop in Saginaw Township and contributes to his health... 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. Eye on the pie column: Health care in Indiana lagging nation Toby Twotoes and I are having lunch. "I'm worried," Toby says. "About what?" I ask. "Health," he says. "Whose health?" I ask. "Everybody's," he says.? "Why?" I ask. "All during the election campaigns," he elaborates, "the candidates for president, governor and other offices talked and talked about health care, but they meant health insurance. They never really got around to discussing access and ... Few Health Insurance Claim Denial Appeals Approved In Arizona Since 2003, Arizona has approved less than one in five appeals from consumers whose insurance companies refused to pay for a claim or approve a medical procedure, the AP/Arizona Daily Star reports. Arizona, which examines dozens of cases annually, is one of 44 states that provides independent review of health insurance coverage disputes, according to the AP/Daily Star. Co-op hopes to ease health insurance costs The high cost and low availability of health insurance in southern Wisconsin are major concerns of small business owners that a new health insurance co-operative plans to tackle. Medicare drug plan enrollment looms Medicare recipients can sign up for or change prescription drug plans during an open enrollment period that begins Saturday and ends Dec. 31. The federal government?s Medicare program provides health insurance for people 65 and older who have paid into the system for at least 10 years through payroll deduction, as well as for some people with disabilities. About 150,000 people in the Tarrant ... Brown & Brown buys Health Insurance Exchange of Seattle Brown & Brown Inc. announced the asset acquisition of Health Insurance Exchange Inc. BRO |

