News For: Www Aetna health PlanJohn Schwarz: McCain's Health Care Plan Would Limit State Regulatory Authority, Leaving People Vulnerable McCain's proposals would allow health insurers to offer the same health plans throughout the nation without any or little state oversight. Health Insurer Lets Outsiders Decide Aetna offers external reviews to customers it wants to boot. German Health Workers Protest Lack of Funds in Berlin (Update1) Sept. 25 -- Thousands of German health-care workers staged the industry's biggest-ever protest today in Berlin, denouncing what they call inadequate funding from the government for increasingly costly medical care. Obama's Health Plan Offers Private, Public Options Mykl Oswald, a waiter in a Short North bar and restaurant, considers health insurance a must. He's happy with the coverage his employer provides. Rush University Medical Center Nurse Receives March Of Dimes Health Leadership Award On September 24, 2008, Maria Reyes, MSN, BSN, RN, clinical nurse coordinator in the fetal and neonatal medicine program at Rush University Medical Center, will accept the March of Dimes Jonas Salk Health Leadership Award for her exceptional leadership and outstanding contribution to improving premature and infant health. Wednesday September 24, 2008 ��� Lifetime Health Joins Aetna's Rochester Network Aetna signed a deal to bring Lifetime Health Medical Group into its participating provider network. ��� Verizon Opens Fitness Center for Employees Verizon Wireless opened a new health and wellness center for its Rochester-area employees. Health insurance costs grow more gradually in 2008 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Health insurance premiums rose a modest 5 percent this year for coverage that's getting skimpier, researchers say. Mental health groups make final push for parity September 24, 2008 WASHINGTON - Many people battling addiction or suffering from mental health problems could get better health insurance coverage under legislation that has widespread, bipartisan support but still faces some hurdles before getting to President Bush for his signature. Health-care costs to rise in '09 Get ready to add ''health care'' to the list of things that probably will cost you more next year. A national survey released Wednesday reveals that 40 percent of companies say they're ''very likely'' or ''somewhat likely'' to increase the amount employees pay for their health insurance in 2009. Health-Care Costs for U.S. Employers Rise 5 Percent, Study Says Sept. 24 -- Employer-sponsored health insurance for a family cost an average of $12,680 this year, a 5 percent increase from 2007, a survey of U.S. businesses found. |


