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Kurtz new head of local State Farm Insurance agency  FLORESVILLE — If you walk into the State Farm Insurance office, expect to find several new faces. Stephanie Kurtz now heads the office and promises the same service the agency has always provided. She believes in the philosophy if you “work hard and work smart, make your money work for you.”

1000s Of Children May Lose State Health Insurance  One of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's biggest accomplishments, a health insurance safety net for California's children, is in danger of throwing thousands of kids into emergency rooms for their primary medical care, it was reported Sunday. The Los Angeles Times has analyzed the state's Healthy Families program, and found that 25 percent of California children have no health insurance, a percentage ...

State extends time for comments on medical-marijuana limits  More than 100 activists who jammed a state Health Department hearing to protest proposed medical-marijuana limits Monday won at least a minor victory: getting more time to make their case.

State officials won't allow State Farm Florida to raise insurance rates  State insurance officials don't want State Farm Florida to raise its homeowners-insurance rates.

Free & Clear(R) Increases Number of Washington State Tobacco Users Helped   SEATTLE----Free & Clear, Inc., the national leader in evidence-based tobacco cessation programs delivered via the phone and internet, enrolled four percent of Washington smokers in their Quit For Life Program® during the state’s fiscal year July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008, up from 2 percent in fiscal year 2007.

A Washington state couple who used an unproven medical device to treat people with hepatitis and cancer have been ...  , reports the Seattle Times. Donald and Sharon Brandt offered treatments at their clinic with what they called a “vibe machine.” They claimed it used radio frequencies to cure diseases. But they never sought FDA approval for the device, and at least one person they attempted to treat died.

Changes to California health insurance programs might result in loss of coverage for thousands of children  Efforts by California to expand health insurance to all children have "stalled," and "thousands of kids are in danger of losing insurance" as a result of recent changes to state programs, the Los Angeles Times reports.

Students In The Medical Field Get New Training Experience  PORTLAND NEWS CENTER -- Medical training has come a long way from the days of using dummies to teach CPR. Now student doctors, nurses and emergency technicians are working with patient simulators that give the students the best chance to learn without having to practice on real patients.

Report: Uninsured Americans to spend $30 bln on medical care  Americans who lack health insurance will spend about 30 billion dollars out of pocket on medical care this year, but others -- mainly the government -- will end up covering another 56 billion dollars in costs, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. The tab to cover all the uninsured would be 208.6 billion dollars -- 122.6 billion dollars more than this year's projected total -- mainly ...

California State Fund Makes Two Staff Appointments  Stephen Ray has been appointed manager of the Utilization Review and Lien Unit for California State Compensation Insurance Fund's Claims/Rehabilitation Department. Ray was hired as a claims adjust

Census: Fewer Americans lack health insurance  Participation in government health insurance programs -- particularly those aimed at children -- increased from 2006 to 2007, leading to a decrease in the number of Americans lacking insurance, the U.S. Census Bureau said Tuesday.

South Dakota consumers warned of insurance fraud  PIERRE - Knowing when to ask questions and who to ask can help South Dakota policyholders avoid being victims of insurance fraud, according to officials with the state Department of Revenue and Regulation, Division of Insurance.

Florida to reject State Farm rate hike  The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has issued a notice of intent to reject the July 16 rate filing submitted by State Farm Florida.

Washington Junior High School mourns second loss  BENTONVILLE — For the second time since Aug. 15, staff and students at Washington Junior High School are mourning the loss of one of their own. Deborah Lee, 51, was an art teacher at the school. She died of cancer Saturday, according to her obituary. She was on medical leave for the first semester, and a long-term substitute teacher was taking Lee’s classes. Benton County Daily Record

Insurance chief rebuffs call to opt out of Dirigo hearing  AUGUSTA — The state's new superintendent of insurance rejects claims she is prejudiced in favor of the governor's subsidized DirigoChoice insurance plan and will not step away from presiding over a hearing next month that will determine how much the state can charge private insurance carriers and the self-insured to keep the program going.