| Search 1) News For: Lack Of Low Cost Health Insurance 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. Reports criticize Obama, McCain health plans Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's health care plan would cost too much and create more regulation, while Republican John McCain's plan would leave 60 million Americans without health insurance and reduce coverage, experts said on Tuesday. 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. Health care solutions can come with own ailments Two years ago, the good people in my native Massachusetts came up with a solution to the health insurance crunch. Every adult in the commonwealth must have health insurance ��� or face legal penalties. Residents now can choose from a panoply of new, cheap policies ��� some as low as $250 a month. 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. Council Members: Health Care Perk Justifiable Some Metro Council members said a taxpayer-subsidized health insurance benefit they receive even after they leave the legislative body is a reasonable perk because of activities that effect time with their families and professional life. Entrepreneurs look to candidates for health care reform Jody Hall considers herself lucky to be able to offer health insurance to the 55 employees of her two Seattle coffeehouses, V��rit�� Coffee and Cupcake Royale. But she may not be able to afford it much longer. Her premiums, currently $6,000 a month, took a staggering 40% leap last year. Even that is just for major medical, coverage that she calls "compromised." And it's available only to employees ... Search 2) News For: Lack Of Low Cost Health Insurance Public hearing on government-health-plan bill set Thursday CHAMPAIGN ��� Are you disgruntled about not being able to afford health insurance? Or not being able to afford medical care even when you do have insurance? Here's your chance to tell your legislators what you think of a proposal to provide health care for everyone in Illinois through a government-sponsored, single-payer insurance plan. A public hearing on the Health Care for All Illinois Act ... Multi-million Dollar Campaign for Kids' Health Program is Launched An issue campaign aimed at strengthening and reauthorizing the State Children's Health Insurance Program SCHIP was launched yesterday by America's Agenda: Health Care for Kids, a new, non-partisan organization of labor and business leaders. Health Care for Kids' mission is to assure that every American child gets the high quality health care he or she needs. Groups rally for kids A coalition of children���s service groups urged voters to start forcing politicians to discuss child-related programs ��� such as health insurance and after-school programs ��� at a State House rally Tuesday. Beaufort physician Francis Rushton, district chairman of the American Academy of Pediatrics, said parents and voters need to press elected officials to expand health insurance programs for ... |

