| Search 1) News For: Kansas Un Insurance urable Health Insurance Plan Rising health insurance costs outpace income in Wisconsin 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. YSU's hidden health insurance For the past two years, Youngstown State University has offered students health insurance coverage from the Canton-based provider, Aultra Administrative Group. This plan is serviced through the Victor H. Buck and Guy G. Latessa Insurance Agencies. 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. ... 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%. Headache for some, insurance for all For the first time in the history of Simpson College, it is now required of every attending student to have health insurance. Insurance giants have own ideas on reform If Wall Street ever rights itself, the next president might shift his attention to fixing the nation's health care mess. Until then, the nation's top medical insurance companies will be waiting with their ideas. Fidelis offering health insurance at Vassar Brothers POUGHKEEPSIE - Fidelis Care, the New York State Catholic Health Plan serving more than 420,000 members in 41 counties across the state, has joined Vassar Brothers Medical Center to offer free or low-cost health insurance for Mid-Hudson Valley residents eligible for the state's Child Health Plus, Family Health Plus, and Medicaid programs. Search 2) News For: Kansas Un Insurance urable Health Insurance Plan Kansas Health Institute News Examines Telemedicine Kansas Health Institute News on Monday published a series of articles about telemedicine. Summaries appear below."Kansas a Telemed Leader, Schools Also Connecting": The article examines how Kansas "has been a leader in the development of telemedicine technology," with University of Kansas Medical Center launching the state's telemedicine efforts in 1991. Baucus pledges to tackle insurance costs Sen. Max Baucus pledged a renewed push for medical reform today after learning that the cost of health insurance premiums in Montana rose 5�� times faster than income since 2000. Candidates and health care John McCain and Barack Obama both want to give Americans greater access to quality health care. The two presidential candidates, however, have very different philosophies on how to do it.McCain focuses on making health insurance more affordable as a way to increase the number of people who could get it; he does this by taking a market-based approach to health care, promoting competition among ... |

