11/18/2008 News For: Workmans Compensation InsuranceHealth Insurance Premiums Rise Up To 33 Percent With State Pricing Rule, USA New research shows that the cost of health insurance for a typical family increases about $100 per month when state governments limit price adjustments based on factors like age, health or risky behaviors such as smoking. Research Reveals Workers' Compensation Hidden Cost Drivers PARSIPPANY, N.J.----Up to 40 percent of Electromyography and Nerve Conduction Studies performed on injured workers may be inaccurate, according to research by One Call Medical, the nation���s premiere leader in diagnostic testing for workers��� compensation. Woman sentenced for insurance fraud A Salina woman was ordered to begin serving 30 days in jail by the end of the week unless she has paid more than $25,000 in restitution for fraudulent claims to her health insurance company. Health Insurance Premiums Skyrocket In Lewis County Lewis County officials say the skyrocketing cost of health insurance premiums is partly to blame for the proposed budget, which calls for the elimination of 52 positions. Over the past few years, premiums have risen a manageable 3 percent. This coming year, the cost is expected to climb by a whopping 25 percent. Lifewatch: Women health insurance Women are paying far more for individual health insurance coverage than men with "Gender Rating." Study reports fewer employers offering health insurance As open enrollment for health insurance occurs this month at many companies, a new study shows fewer employers are offering health benefits. And among those that do still offer coverage, a larger number are asking employees to cough up more in the form of higher deductibles, co-pays or premiums. Diabetes Supplies Still Not Covered by all Health Insurance Policies For the seventh straight legislative session, health advocates have failed to convince Ohio lawmakers to force all health insurance policies to pay for diabetes supplies. Legislators are preparing to end their latest two-year session without voting on a proposal the activists keep pushing. More S.C. children lack health insurance COLUMBIA ��� The percentage of children without health insurance in South Carolina has grown 29 percent in three years, according to aWashington-based consumer health organization. That makes the state 13th worst in the nation. The report, issued by Families USA, was based on U. ER/PR negative tumors associated with insurance status American Association for Cancer Research African-American women are at a higher risk for ER/PR negative breast cancer. A new study, to be presented at the American Association for Cancer Research's Seventh Annual International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research, found that race, socioeconomic characteristics and other tumor characteristics are all important predictors of ... ER/PR negative tumors associated with insurance status African-American women are at a higher risk for ER/PR negative breast cancer. A new study, to be presented at the American Association for Cancer Research's Seventh Annual International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research, found that race, socioeconomic characteristics and other tumor characteristics are all important predictors of having ER/PR negative breast cancer. |




