News For: Peachtree Georgia InsuranceFinance Q&A: Job loss and health insurance Question: I just lost my job. What are the best options for preserving some form of health insurance? Answer: Don't confuse "best" with "affordable." One of the first lessons many unemployed people learn is how expensive health insurance really can be. Retiree With Rare Debilitating Disease Fears Her Insurance More Than Her Illness "I have a very rare and incurable disease called systemic mastocytosis, which very few doctors even know about," said Juanita Anderson who resides in Los Angeles, California. "It has changed my life totally. I had to stop working last year when I was 62 and able to retire. My health insurance is very expensive and is taken out of my retirement check. Vallejo Chamber offers health insurance help The Vallejo Chamber of Commerce has joined other local chambers in offering a new small business health insurance option. Ben-E-Lect can save small businesses money by offering a relatively low-cost, high-deductible plan, an especially important thing in the present Health insurance outpacing 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. 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. Uninsured? You're invited Area residents hamstrung by a lack of insurance might find relief at a health fair helping people apply for state-funded coverage. The event ��� sponsored by local health care organizations ��� will be from 2 to 6 p.m. Wednesday at Anthony Medical Center, 5717 S. Anthony Blvd. Coles County medical clinic for uninsured planned UPDATED MATTOON ��� For patients without health insurance, the out-of-pocket cost for a routine visit to the doctor typically is about $100. Autopsy Can't Find Cause Of Death For Insurance Investigator An autopsy says the body of a North Carolina insurance investigator that was found in South Carolina in May was so badly decomposed that medical examiners can't determine how she died. Murdock Trust donates $179,000 to Free Clinic Specialty medical services can be extremely expensive ��� and priced out of reach for people with no health insurance. |

