| Search 1) News For: Illinois Prescription Plan Health Insurance Governor approves plan to extend insurance coverage It is a problem that many college students face but may never realize, and one that Illinois State alumni Bryan Tylkowski knows all too well. Upon graduation, many students are no longer covered by their parents' health insurance plans. However, Governor Rod Blagojevich is taking steps to prevent this from happening. Professor Co-Authors Critique of McCain Health Insurance Plan Results of Senator John McCain's proposed health insurance reforms will "tend to raise costs, reduce the generosity of benefits, and leave people with fewer consumer protections." Health insurance co-pays imposed WORCESTER - As part of City Manager Michael V. O'Brien's ongoing effort to reduce the city's health insurance costs, he is implementing some co-payment changes for those municipal employees who are members of Local 495, National Association of Government Employees. CAT Says It Will Appeal Health Insurance Decision Caterpillar says it will appeal a retiree health insurance decision. A federal judge in Tennessee ruled that Cat must stop deducting health insurance premiums of some of its retirees and spouses. Economists critique candidates' health plans John McCain's health plan won't lower the ranks of the uninsured. Barack Obama's fails to curb the soaring cost of health care, meaning initial gains in helping more people buy health insurance would eventually be undermined. That's the assessment of health care economists who critiqued the plans of the two presidential candidates. The critiques, published in the journal Health Affairs on ... Health insurance plan CoverTN to expand eligibility Gov. Phil Bredesen travels to Dyersburg today to unveil details of an expansion of the state's CoverTN health insurance plan that will make more working Tennesseans without health coverage eligible for the program. Democratic State Senators Outline Health Care Agenda Nevada's Democratic state senators say their agenda for the 2009 Legislature will include a plan to reduce the number of children with no health insurance. NC State Employee Health Plan Can Wait For Cash RALEIGH, N.C. - The North Carolina General Assembly won't need to go into special session to deal with an ailing health insurance program for state employees and retirees. Health savings accounts expand as care costs rise When workers throughout the country get the chance to make changes to their health insurance coverage this fall, some may find that their employer is offering a new option: health savings accounts. Council Members: Health Care Perk Justifiable Some Metro Council members say a taxpayer-subsidized health insurance benefit they receive even after they leave the legislative body is reasonable because of activities that affect time with their families and professional life. |

