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Legislation offers insurance parity for mental health coverage  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 insurance costs grow more gradually in 2008   Health insurance premiums rose a modest 5 percent this year for coverage that's getting skimpier, researchers say. The 5 percent increase was comparable to last year's uptick. Overall, premiums for family coverage increased to $12,680 and premiums for single coverage increased to $4,704, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Health Research and Educational Trust.

Health insurance costs grow more gradually in 2008  Health insurance premiums rose a modest 5 percent this year for coverage that's getting skimpier, researchers say. The 5 percent increase was comparable to last year's uptick. Overall, premiums for family coverage increased to $12,680 and premiums for single...

Survey: Workers facing higher health insurance premiums, deductibles  Health insurance premiums rose modestly this year but more workers are facing higher deductibles, according a Kaiser Family Foundation survey released Wednesday.

New Bedford area lags in health insurance enrollments   BOSTON — SouthCoast is seeing some gains under Massachusetts' new health insurance mandate, but the poorest parts of the region are lagging behind the state average, according to health care officials.

Survey finds slower rise in cost of health benefits  The average cost of health insurance for employers and employees nationally increased at its slowest pace in a decade, according to a widely followed survey.

Pay lags costs for health coverage  The cost of health insurance premiums rose 5.3 times as fast as the median wage in North Carolina over the last eight years, according to a report released Wednesday by Families USA, a national advocacy group.

Higher health costs eat salaries  Feeling a bigger bite out of your paycheck? Health insurance costs are a major culprit, according to a survey released Wednesday.

Baird lauds passage of mental health parity bill  The U.S. Houses of Representatives has passed a bill requiring health insurance providers nationwide to cover mental health treatment on an equal basis with medical care, a concept known as mental...

Mkulo: Better health insurance services...  The government has said that improvement in the provision of health insurance and other similar services would help it do away with the burden of spending more than 11 per cent of its national budget to meet health services.

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