11/11/2008 News For: Insuranceulin Amlin Health InsuranceState Helps Unemployed Find Health Insurance The increasingly rocky economy and the higher state unemployment rate have pushed Tennessee to expand one of its health insurance programs. Workers who have lost their jobs now have a reasonable option for health insurance. 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. 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. Cigna targets small biz with new health plans For the first time, Cigna HealthCare is setting its sights on two markets it had all but ignored in the past: health insurance for individuals and families ? and businesses with 50 or fewer employees. CI Second opinion: Health plan must accept new employee If you have questions about the practices of your managed-care coverage, ask the experts at the state Department of Managed Health Care. They take up issues ranging from difficulties getting an appointment to denial of a doctor's recommendation for treatment. My 26-year-old son was covered by health insurance through his employer until he was laid off last November. He was in the middle of ... Health care workers strike again on coast Seton Medical Center Coastside health care workers picketed in Moss Beach on Thursday, an exhibition of their collective frustration with management of the Daughters of Charity Health System. Looking 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. 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 ... Hunting for health insurance after a job loss INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana -- Leah Smith shells out more than $730 a month for health insurance but you won't hear her complaining. |

