News For: Nationwide health care InsuranceEnglish proposes new health-care plan U.S. Rep. Phil English is touting a new health-care plan that promises to be as portable as a 401k. The Healthy Americans Bill would allow most Americans to choose his or her own health plan instead of health insurance from an employer. Farm, Ranch Families Struggle With Rising Health Care Costs WASHINGTON — America’s farm and ranch families are paying top dollar for health insurance that inadequately covers their needs and causes them significant financial risk, according to a report released today from The Access Project and sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Study shows ag families struggling with health care costs America's farm and ranch families are paying top dollar for health insurance that inadequately covers their needs and causes them significant financial risk, according to a report released last week by The Access Project. The reach of RAM: Remote Area Medical volunteers deliver weekend of free health care to Unicoi County UNICOI – Many of Unicoi County’s uninsured were able to receive health care free of charge Saturday thanks to nearly 200 volunteers working with the Remote Area Medical Volunteer Corps. What Happens to Your Benefits After Bankruptcy It can be difficult getting answers to questions about the fate of benefits -- such as pensions, 401s and health insurance -- right after a company goes bust. 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. Health insurance going up for Shreveport employees SHREVEPORT, La. -- Health insurance costs are going up for many city workers in Shreveport. City administrator Tom Dark says that premiums will go up by almost 17 percent. Bi-Partisan Burgess Health Care Bills Headed To House Floor, USA Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. R-TX announced that two bi-partisan bills he helped write to improve health care passed out of committee and now head to the House floor. Votes are expected by the full House of Representatives in the next few weeks. The first bill, the Physician Workforce and Graduate Medical Education Enhancement Act H.R. Number of uninsured patients rising at Tuscaloosa hospitals TUSCALOOSA-- Although the number of Americans without health insurance dropped in 2007, local hospitals are seeing a grow ing number of patients who can't pay for their medical treatment. Health Care: Can an ambulance company change health care technology? In a world where you can access just about anything from a cell phone, and even CDs have become archaic, much of the medical industry seems to be stuck in the age of paper. |


