News For: Small business healthHealth premium increases could hit 10 percent in ���09 Small businesses in the Baltimore area could face health insurance premium increases of between 8 percent and 10 percent next year, according to insurance brokers familiar with the region���s market. Pharmaceutical distribution at the heart of Cardinal Health's Chinastrategy Shanghai. September 23. INTERFAX-CHINA -Though a latecomer to China, Cardinal Health Inc., one of the world's largest distributors of pharmaceutical and medical supplies, is looking to establish a distribution base in the country, in the firm belief that opportunities still abound. Oklahoma Insure program touted as model for health care coverage WASHINGTON ��� For Norman veterinarian Donald Russell, the Insure Oklahoma program hasn't been the disappointment some public officials have made it out to be. In fact, Russell said at a news conference Monday, giving his employees health insurance probably saved the life of a single mother who had been struggling with illness for a decade. "Overall, I really can't see anything bad about this ... 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. CENTRAL NY BUSINESS NEWS Q. What will happen to my health insurance benefits if my employer goes bankrupt? A. It depends on the type of bankruptcy. If your employer files for Chapter 7 and liquidates its assets to pay its creditors, then goes out of business, your health insurance benefits will probably disappear. 63% - Government Guaranteed Health Care Nearly two-thirds of Americans 63% favor a government guarantee of universal health insurance, even if it means raising taxes; 34% are opposed. 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 Aetna to let outside doctors decide on rescissions Such independent review will eventually be standard for all insurers doing business in California, a stake spokesman says. Aetna Inc., the third-largest U.S. health insurer, will let outside doctors decide whether to cancel coverage for sick customers suspected of obtaining policies through false or incomplete information. After 5 years, Maine health program faces problems Five years after Gov. John Baldacci signed into law a bill creating Dirigo Health, the state-sponsored health insurance program has yet to come close to its goal of covering a large share of Maine's uninsured. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota tout small-business plan Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota will launch a health care plan aimed at small businesses. |


