| Search 1) News For: Insurance Free Minors Health care Health insurance going up for Shreveport employees Associated Press - September 19, 2008 8:44 AM ET SHREVEPORT, La. - Health insurance costs are going up for many city workers in Shreveport. Children's Health Care Coverage Awareness With school back in session cold and flu germs spread like wildfire. A doctor visit is often needed for sick kids but if the parents don't have health insurance that treatment is often missed. But LeAnn Wallace reports health care for kids is obtained more easily than many parents know. 'Medical home' concept would bring new kind of health care A coalition of insurers, health care providers and employers are designing a pilot program to launch the "medical home" concept in doctors' offices around the state. Search 2) News For: Insurance Free Minors Health care Early funds appropriation sought for vets' health care As the veterans' health system strains to handle a growing caseload, a move is under way in Congress to avoid yearly delays in financing that can hamper the medical care of the nation's veterans. Board Votes to Raise City Employee Insurance Rates Health insurance premiums are headed up for Shreveport city employees. On Wednesday, the Shreveport Health Care Trust Fund Board voted four to three, to raise the insurance rate 16.8%. Columbus-Based Physicians' Assurance Enrolling First Customers for Group Health Insurance The Physicians' Assurance Corp. TPAC, a provider of employee group health insurance owned and operated by local medical leaders in Columbus, Ohio, began enrolling policyholders this summer. Alabama initiates new health care plan Alabama���s high obesity rate has once again placed the state in the negative spotlight. The Alabama State Employees��� Insurance Board recently received national attention for its new health insurance program, which media have dubbed a ���fat tax���. Outlets like FOXNews.com falsely state the plan will charge state employees an extra $25 a month if they don���t visit the doctor for a check-up. ... CareVault Launches Verify 2.5 Health Insurance Eligibility Solution CareVault launches Verify 2.5 health insurance eligibility solution, which permits doctors and other healthcare providers to automatically verify insurance coverage. Health clinic to offer free testing for HIV A bout one in four Americans living with HIV doesn't know it. Now an Akron medical and dental practice that caters primarily to the poor and uninsured wants to help those patients get proper treatment and stop the spread of HIV by giving everyone a chance to get tested for free. Search 3) News For: Insurance Free Minors Health care Rising health insurance costs outpace income WASHINGTON -- Wisconsin workers who have trimmed family budgets to pay health insurance premiums already know the costs have risen, but they may be shocked to learn by how much. |

