News For: Wa low Income health InsuranceWeigh 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. 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. 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. Economy Could Tax State Health Program, Officials Say The state's healthcare advocate is concerned that businesses struggling with tough economic times might cancel their health insurance plans, prompting more people to enroll in the state's new Charter Oak Health Plan Network. Kids��� health seen as priority While universal health care may be a long-term goal for some, Kansas advocates for children are hoping the next president will work immediately to expand the State Children���s Health Insurance Program ��� a proposal that President Bush vetoed last year. Town seeks union vote on GIC insurance plan after negotiation ���impasse��� The Oct. 1 deadline looms and for the second straight year, negotiations between the Swampscott Board of Selectmen and the town���s employees about health insurance plans have reached an impasse .... 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. Strong Association Found Between Prevalence Of Low White Blood Count And Women Of African Descent Researchers from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at Columbia University Medical Center, have found a strong association between women of African descent from the U.S. and Caribbean, who are otherwise healthy, and the prevalence of neutropenia, or low white blood count. Tuscaloosa hospitals faced with more uninsured Although the number of Americans without health insurance dropped in 2007, local hospitals are seeing a growing number of patients who can't pay for their medical treatment. Health insurance going up for Shreveport employees Associated Press - September 19, 2008 8:44 AM ET SHREVEPORT, La. - Health insurance costs are going up for many city workers in Shreveport. |


