News For: Washington Dc health Insurance ChoicesRising health insurance costs outpace income: report WASHINGTON Wisconsin workers who have trimmed family budgets to pay health insurance premiums already know the costs have risen, but they may be shocked to learn by how much. Australian govt to water down health insurance plan CANBERRA, Sept 23 Reuters - The Australian government will water down plans to reform private health insurance in order to win support in the upper house Senate to pass the new laws, Health Minister Nicola Roxon said on Tuesday. 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. Finance Q&A: Job loss and health insurance 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. Survey ranks Arkansas No. 1 in amount of teachers' pay going to insurance By John Lyon Arkansas News Bureau LITTLE ROCK - A recent survey of 36 states ranked Arkansas No. 1 in the percentage of teachers' pay taken up by out-of-pocket health insurance costs, the head of the state's largest teachers union told legislators Monday. 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. 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. Vallejo Chamber offers health insurance help The Vallejo Chamber of Commerce has joined other local chambers in offering a new small business health insurance option. Ben-E-Lect can save small businesses money by offering a relatively low-cost, high-deductible plan, an especially important thing in the present Health insurance going up for Shreveport employees SHREVEPORT, La. -- Health insurance costs are going up for many city workers in Shreveport. City administrator Tom Dark says that premiums will go up by almost 17 percent. Corzine: Universal health care needed WASHINGTON -- Gov. Jon S. Corzine urged the federal government Thursday to create a system in which all Americans have health insurance, equating universal health care to a moral responsibility for lawmakers. |


