News For: Wa Health InsuranceuranseHealth Highlights: Sept. 21, 2008 Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: Ambitious health reform plan faces an uphill battle While many residents and health advocates are enthusiastic about Oregon���s health reform plan, the state���s health insurance trade group opposes several of its fundamental tenets. Weigh options when deciding on health insurance if unemployed If you���ve recently lost your job, or are soon to be unemployed, you���re going to want to know what your health insurance options are. Rainier still wants student health center RAINIER - Rainier school officials are still searching for a medical partner to open a school-based health center this January. New health care policy allows parents' plans for children until age 30 Jobs may be hard to come by for young adults these days, but finding health insurance may have just gotten easier. 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. Studies look at Hispanics' access to U.S. health care system Three studies published online on Wednesday in the American Journal of Public Health look at how poverty, language and health insurance coverage affect access to care among foreign-born U.S. residents, particularly Hispanics, HealthDay/U.S. News & World Report reports. UNMC begins construction of senior health center OMAHA, Neb. ��� A new health center for seniors is under construction at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. Ground was broken this month on the Home Instead Center for Successful Aging. Health insurance options after job loss I just lost my job. What are the best options for preserving some form of health insurance? Marion hospital to have women���s health and fitness day Annually, Women���s Health and Fitness Day is celebrated on the last Wednesday in September. The Marion County Medical Center reminds women to take their health seriously. |


