Tuesday, December 4, 2007

Crapo backs legislation to require health care insurance (The Times-News)

A bill changing the way Americans get their health insurance has found some Idaho support.

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McCain: I'll Make Health Insurance Affordable (KTAR 92.3 Phoenix)

DURHAM, N.H. - Republican presidential hopeful John McCain said requiring health insurance coverage makes about as much sense as requiring everyone to buy a house.

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McCain says he'll make health insurance affordable, not required (KVOA Tucson)

Associated Press - December 3, 2007 6:34 PM ET DURHAM, N.H. (AP) - Republican presidential hopeful John McCain says requiring health insurance coverage makes about as much sense as requiring...

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McCain: I won't make health insurance required (WPBN Traverse City)

Posted: Monday, December 03, 2007 at 11:46 p.m. Republican presidential hopeful John McCain says requiring health insurance coverage makes about as much sense as requiring everyone to buy a house.

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Dade hopes to broker low-cost health insurance deal (Miami Herald)

Like Michael Jordan lending his celebrity to sneakers and sports drinks, Miami-Dade government may help promote a private low-cost health insurance that would be available to practically every county resident.

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McCain says he'll make health insurance affordable, not required (WAVE 3 Louisville)

Republican presidential hopeful John McCain said Monday that mandating health insurance coverage makes about as much sense as requiring everyone to buy a house.

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Buying Health Insurance on Your Own (WebMD)

An investigation by Consumer Reports finds that most people who seek health insurance on their own find that they either can't get it or can't afford it.

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Edwards Blames Lobbyists for Health Insurance Woes in New NH Ad (Canadian Business)

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Presidential hopeful John Edwards on Monday planned to air a television ad in New Hampshire that blames lobbyists for keeping 47 millions Americans without health insurance.

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Groups split on children's health insurance strategy (The Hill)

As time runs out on the negotiations to reauthorize and expand the State Childrens Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) this year, a division has emerged among childrens advocacy groups on whether lawmakers should scrap the talks and start fresh next year.

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Monday, December 3, 2007

Edwards blames lobbyists for health insurance woes in new NH ad (The Herald-Sun)

Presidential hopeful John Edwards on Monday planned to air a television ad in New Hampshire that blames lobbyists for keeping 47 millions Americans without health insurance.

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Fewer small businesses offer health insurance (BizJournals)

The percentage of U.S. small businesses that offer health insurance to their employees continued to drop this year, even though costs of coverage rose only 6.1 percent.

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2007 health insurance costs up 11% in Atlanta (BizJournals)

Employee health insurance costs at large Atlanta employers rose 10.7 percent in 2007, to an average of $8,653 per employee, according to the national survey of employer-sponsored health plans conducted annually by Mercer.

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Sunday, December 2, 2007

Case for health insurance mandate (Berkshire Eagle)

NORTH ADAMS One of the more thoughtful perspectives on health insurance mandates is published in the current issue of Health Affairs titled "Consider it Done? The Likely Efficacy Of Mandates For Health Insurance," written by Sherry Glied, Jacob Hertz, and Genessa Giogi.

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Hibernian poised to enter health insurance market (Sunday Business Post)

Hibernian Group is considering entering the health insurance market and is weighing up several options, including taking a stake in Vivas Health.

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City council considers options for employee health insurance (The Courier)

The Russellville City Council will meet at 4 p.m. Monday to make a decision on city employees health care insurance for 2008. Human Resources Director Christi Williams made a presentation to some of the council members Tuesday regarding submitted bids.

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Clinton Demands Obama Take Down Health Insurance Ad (HispanicBusiness.com)

Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign demanded Friday that Sen. Barack Obama take down a television ad saying he would provide health insurance to everyone, charging that the claim is untrue.

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Save Money on Health Insurance During Open Enrollment (Richfield Reaper)

(ARA) - It's "open enrollment" season for many Americans, the time of year when employers make changes to their health insurance benefits. Unfortunately, this year many employees will learn that their health insurance costs are going up, or that their coverage will soon be discontinued.

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Saturday, December 1, 2007

Virginia may give a hand to those without health insurance PORTRAIT OF UNINSURED (The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star)

Gov. Kaine's proposed budget contains a new state-subsidized health insurance plan for adults

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Washington: Health Care Bill Heads to the President (New York Times)

Democratic leaders in Congress said that they would formally send a bill expanding a popular children?s health care program to the White House despite the threat of a veto. The bill would provide health insurance to about 10 million children in low-income families that are unable to afford private insurance but earn too much to qualify for the federal Medicaid program for the poor. To pay for ...

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Health insurance takes bite out of city budget (Ludington Daily News)

Ludington officials expect the citys revenues to increase by only .1 percent in 2008 while health insurance premiums rise by 32 percent. That combination means the city council will consider a proposed general fund budget that balances at about $5.2 million.

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