10/22/2008 News For: Self Employed Insurance Hartford 2006Oregon businesses sign up for self-insurance plan Typically only larger businesses risk paying employee medical bills with their own money rather than buying health insurance. Paying for health care is everyone's concern Ray Morehead and Jason Townsend rolled the dice on health care. Both self-employed, they chose to go without health insurance to have extra money in their pockets. "I'm in good health in general, so I just didn't think it was worth the money," said Townsend, 25. Many uninsured kids have parents with insurance More than 2 million children in the United States who have no health insurance of any kind have at least one parent who gets employer-provided medical coverage, researchers said on Tuesday. St. E's considers New Hartford expansion St. Elizabeth Medical Center is considering buying the office building at 4401 Middle Settlement Road after The Hartford Financial Services Group moves out. Fixing health care Ray Morehead and Jason Townsend rolled the dice on health care. Both self-employed, they chose to go without health insurance to have extra money in their pockets. "I'm in good health in general, so I just didn't think it was worth the money," said Townsend, 25. Neither did Morehead, 43. Then a red spot on his abdomen proved to be a staph infection. He landed in the hospital, where he found ... Health chief impressed by local insurance effort SARANAC LAKE - While touring upstate New York, the state Department of Health commissioner stopped at the Adirondack Medical Center Tuesday to hear how the Tri-Lakes area has become somewhat of an anomaly in the Adirondacks, in terms of health insurance. Tips on what steps to take should your insurance company go bust The extreme turmoil in our economic state will be written into history books and the term ?stability? and ?financial institutions? will not be synonymous. One of the ways that many people manage potential financial risk in their life is through insurance. More than two-thirds of Americans own life insurance policies, nearly 85 percent of Americans have health insurance and more than 200 million ... Parents press states for autism insurance laws In Washington state, Reza and Arzu Forough pay more than $1,000 a week for behavior therapy for their 12-year-old autistic son. In Indiana, Sean and Michele Trivedi get the same type of therapy for their 11-year-old daughter. But they pay $3,000 a year and their health insurance covers the rest. Two families. Two states. Big difference in out-of-pocket costs. Many uninsured US kids have parents with insurance Source: Reuters By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Oct 21 Reuters - More than 2 million children in the United States who have no health insurance of any kind have at least one parent who gets employer-provided medical ... Many uninsured kids have parents with insurance WASHINGTON Reuters - More than 2 million children in the United States who have no health insurance of any kind have at least one parent who gets employer-provided medical coverage, researchers said on Tuesday. |

