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Feds give Mass. fifth health insurance waiver BOSTON -- The federal government has granted Massachusetts a fifth extension in negotiations aimed at continuing the state's new universal health care law. Municipal health insurance plan gets another look in Loveland LOVELAND - Mayor Gene Pielin's yes vote during the Loveland City Council's Tuesday meeting proved to be the difference in a controversial employee health insurance plan aimed at aiding the city's most senior employees heading into early retirement. Desperate family chose risky option — no insurance Fairborn — When Michele Takacs lost her job last year, the family's health insurance options were little to none: Go with an expensive health plan offered by husband Ken's employer, a local automobile dealership, or nothing at all. 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. 'Our health care system ... is extremely messed up' KETTERING — Hers is a typical story in America these days: a working mom with no health insurance who makes too much to qualify for government assistance but not enough to afford a health plan. Census Bureau to Hold News Conference on Income, Earnings, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage Findings ----U.S. Census Bureau: What: The U.S. Census Bureau will hold a news conference to release two reports: Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2007, containing findings from the Current Population Survey ; and Income, Earnings, and Poverty Data from the 2007 American Community Survey . Health fair opens residents' eyes SPRINGFIELD - When Tammy Golphin needed health insurance, a women's group through her church was there to lend a hand - and information. So she and members of the Heart2Heart Women's Fellowship decided to offer the same to Indian Orchard residents through a health fair at Hubbard Park on Saturday. Thousands of California children are in danger of losing health insurance Increased premiums for low-income families are expected to put the program out of reach for many. A new Medi-Cal policy is also expected to cut enrollees, further weakening the healthcare system. California's promising strides toward extending medical coverage to all its children, a longtime goal of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and one advocates believed was in reach by decade's end, has ... State's outlay on health soars Money spent for employers that had 50 or more workers use publicly supported health insurance programs increased by more than $75 million for fiscal 2007, according to the most recent available data. VA health care: Specialized, socialized and successful Editor’s note: In Montana and the nation, the cost and availability of health care has become a burning issue. Nearly one-fifth of the state’s citizens are without health insurance and health care costs continue to climb faster than inflation. High costs end Seino's health insurance group A major trucking company group dissolved its health insurance association this month, unable to cover the increased contributions stemming from the government's recent reform of medical systems for senior citizens. 68 die in Kyrgyzstan plane crash: health ministry A passenger plane bound for Iran crashed shortly after takeoff from the Kyrgyzstan capital of Bishkek on Sunday, claiming the lives of 68 people onboard, the health ministry said. 65 die in Kyrgyzstan plane crash: health ministry Sixty-five people died in the crash of passenger plane Sunday in the Kyrgyzstan capital of Bishkek, according to the latest toll from the health ministry. Obese Alabama state employees and those with other risk factors could pay more for health insurance starting in 2011 MONTGOMERY - Obese state employees and those who have high readings for blood pressure, cholesterol or glucose will have to pay more for health insurance starting in January 2011, unless they take steps to address those risks, under a plan adopted by a state board Wednesday. 71 die in Kyrgyz plane crash: health ministry Seventy-one people died in the crash of passenger plane Sunday in the Kyrgyzstan capital of Bishkek, the health ministry said, correcting its previous toll of 87. County offers health clinics, screenings The La Crosse County Health Department offers a number of clinics and screenings every month, including the following. For more information about any of the services or to make an appointment, call 785-9723: Health companies help to keep mental 'condition' a stigma Anyone who has tried to tap into their health insurance can tell you the process is enough to drive you to distraction on a good day. We fight the red tape, endless phone calls and run-around while trying to get the coverage we paid for and deserve. On a bad day, we have to do this when we're ill. Throw in a need for mental health care and we find a topic that has made its way into boardrooms ... Doctor Charged With No-Fault Insurance Fraud A medical doctor, formerlyemployed at a Jamaica medical clinic, has been indicted by a Queens County grand jury forfalsely billing insurance carriers over a nearly four year period for costly medical tests neverprovided to motor vehicle accident victims.It is alleged that the defendant submitted old test resultsof other patients as proof that he did the tests. All-Kids sign-up yielding benefits The goal was simple: Get 1,000 children signed up for the state's All Kids health insurance program. The hard part: Do it in one day. That's what the Chicago Sun-Times and Resurrection Health Care, teaming up on a campaign to improve health care, aimed to do on a Saturday in June. |


