News For: Staywell Health PlanBiden misleads when describing McCain health plan as huge tax increase on middle class WASHINGTON - Joe Biden charged Thursday during a campaign stop in Pennsylvania that John McCain's tax proposals for health insurance would be "the largest tax increase in the history of America for the middle class." He was wrong. Aetna Continues to Expand Health Plan Offerings to Federal Enrollees in 2009 Aetna NYSE:AET announced today that it is expanding the availability of its Aetna HealthFundR AHF consumer-directed plans offered through the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program FEHBP. As of January 2009, the AHF plans will be offered in 12 new states and access will be expanded in 11 states where Aetna already offers the plans. This move further solidifies Aetna's position as the ... Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield First in Nation to Measure Well-Being of Health Plan Members, Employees Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield, headquartered in Des Moines, IA and doing business in Iowa and South Dakota, is the first employer and health plan in the United States to engage in a well-being analysis of both its employees and plan members using the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index. Aetna Continues to Expand Health Plan Offerings to Federal Enrollees in 2009 HARTFORD, Conn.----Aetna announced today that it is expanding the availability of its Aetna HealthFund�� consumer-directed plans offered through the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program . Republican Senators Block Plan To Pass Mental Health Parity Bill By Unanimous Consent Senate Democrats on Wednesday tried to determine whether House-approved mental health parity legislation HR 6983 could pass by unanimous consent but faced opposition from Republicans, CongressDaily reports CongressDaily, 9/25. The bill would require health insurers to cover mental illnesses at the same level as physical ailments. Federal health plan costs to increase 7% WASHINGTON���Following private industry trends, health insurance premiums will increase by an average of 7% next year in the health insurance program covering federal employees and retirees, according to Office of Personnel Management, the administrator of the program. Preserving health insurance when you're out of work -- 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. Employees reject state health insurance, selectmen address townspeople on the issue Swampscott town employees voted Thursday, Sept. 25, to reject changing from the existing Blue Cross/Blue Shield health insurance plan to the state employees��� Group Insurance Commission plan .... Program to help with health insurance Riverside foundation's pilot plan could help those who don't have coverage. Employers who can't afford to offer their workers health insurance might benefit from a $1 million Riverside Health System Foundation grant. Lindeen knocks opponent's plan HELENA - Democratic state auditor candidate Monica Lindeen says a health insurance plan proposed by her Republican competitor, Duane Grimes, won't help consumers and shows his inclination for harmful deregulation. Lindeen also said that while Grimes n ... |


