State launches health insurance campaign (The Burlington Free Press)

A $387,000 media campaign targets the 65,000 Vermonters without health insurance with messages about checking out the state's array of programs, now collectively named Green Mountain Care.

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New Options For Vermonters Without Health Insurance (WPTZ Plattsburgh)

RUTLAND, Vt. -- At different times in her working life, Jackie Bombardier has lived without health insurance. The restaurant cook at JR's Eatery in Pittsford winced at the thought.

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Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights Recent Health Insurance News (Medical News Today)

Several newspapers recently reported on news related to health insurance. Summaries appear below.Benefits: Most workers with employer-sponsored health benefits "assume their coverage will remain intact" from year to year, but many companies engage in an ongoing process of re-evaluating their offerings, the Houston Chronicle reports. According to Hewitt Associates, only about 40% of U.S. [click ...

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California among worst in providing health insurance through jobs (San Francisco Chronicle)

The percentage of Californians who get health insurance through their jobs is among the lowest in the country, according to a study released Thursday. Nationwide, about 63 percent of Americans have health policies offered by their employers. But in...

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Health Insurance Information (New York Daily News)

The rising cost of medical care and the resulting pressure on health insurance premiums makes health insurance top priority if you want to have your health expenses covered at a reasonable cost. The current health insurance system is quite complex and constantly chan

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AMA on health insurance reform campaign (The Gazette)

Nearly 47 million Americans don't have health insurance, but they do have a voice that the American Medical Association believes political candidates should hear.Dr. Ronald Davis, president of the AMA, is leading the group's campaign for health insurance reform at stops in Iowa this week.Based on individual ownership, rather than employer-based coverage, the AMA plan would use income-related tax ...

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The Nation Top Ten: Senate passes another bill on health insurance for children (The Kansas City Star)

WASHINGTON | A Democratic-controlled Senate voted 64-30 Thursday to provide health insurance to an additional 4 million lower-income children, and President Bush vowed swiftly to cast his second straight veto on the issue. | A5

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