10/22/2008 News For: Vasectomy Cost No InsuranceMany Children Lack Health Insurance Many children don?t have health insurance, even if their parents do, according to a new study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association. Open Enrollment for health, life insurance benefits starts Friday Open Enrollment begins Friday, Oct. 24, and runs through Friday, Nov. 14. During this time, benefits-eligible employees can make changes to health and life insurance plans for the upcoming calendar year, and retirees can make changes to their medical and dental coverage. Events Calendar Wednesday: * State representative Brad Ellsworth will be at Wolfe Field from 4 to 6 p.m. to speak about the importance of voting. * St. Ann's Clinic will offer medical treatment for people at poverty level with no insurance from 1 to 4 p.m. Thursday: * Come to the Once in a Blue Moon Star Spangled Banner bingo and movie event from 9 to 11:30 p. 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 ... Medical Liability Monitor Publishes 2008 Annual Survey of Medical Liability Insurance Rates Medical LiabilityMonitor's October 2008 Rate Survey shows physicians' malpractice insurance premiums remain stable or continue to decline in 2008 Legislators want health insurance for state farmers State legislators and farm groups are battling the federal government?s decision to deny an expansion of public health insurance to Minnesota farm families. Florida couple turns food talk into board game MIAMI -- Eric and Monica Ash moved to northwest Broward, Fla., from Alexandria, Va., in May with a newborn, a toddler and no regular paychecks to cover the mortgage or employers to subsidize the health insurance. Eric says they're living a dream. R.I. OKs higher Medigap rates for 2009 ?IN ALL OUR RATE REVIEWS this year, we have consistently analyzed medical cost drivers and reduced allowable profits for the plans,? said Christopher F. Koller, the state health insurance commissioner. ?We anticipate increased efforts and scrutiny in the coming year.? BusinessNorth Exclusives Co-ops emerge to buy group health insurance Four northwest counties? Douglas, Ashland, Bayfield and Price? recently were added into plans for a health insurance purchasing cooperative covering the western part of the state. William Russell and Dubai Insurance offer free expatriate travel insurance with individual GlobalHealth Elite ... International expatriate insurance specialist William Russell and Dubai Insurance have launched a promotion offering one year's free global travel insurance to new members taking out an individual GlobalHealth Elite international private medical insurance PMI plan for the first time in November 2008. |




