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Insurance is a written promise of compensation in any case of loss. Therefore, it plays a dominating role in securing the future life of a person by protecting him against probable future loss. Health insurance is a type of insurance in which a person can claim compensation if he becomes ill or if he has an accident. - Ameriplan: The Best Dental Plans By : Jim Martinez123 Jim Martinez123
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Ameriplan is one of the leading providers of affordable supplemental health programs including dental services. They provide both general and special dental services. Ameriplan has more than 30,000 dental service centers.
The patient has the freedom to choose the dentist. If a program dentist operates the patient, he will be entitled to discount dental plans of 20% to 80%. Various discount dental benefits are available that can be availed and oral surgeries and root canal surgeries can be done at special rates. Attractive discount dental plans are available on children’s tooth check up, gum treatment and braces as well. The patient need not wait for the program that he is about to use. Unlimited visits to the dentist are possible. One can also wash his hands off insurance and unnecessary paperwork.
Ameriplan provides a host of options in terms of general check ups. One can avail this service even if one was being treated elsewhere under any other scheme, and continue the treatment. An individual can also get a plastic surgery done. Additional services like diabetic supplies, hearing services, physical therapy, mental health services, imaging centers as well as laboratory procedures are available. - Outdoor Stair Lifts By : JJ3436
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The number of employees who work for a small company can vary between 2 to 50 and much more. Employees are also people who can fall sick or can have accidents and would need to be hospitalized for any illness. Health care is very expensive and many employees would find it extremely difficult if they have to pay for healthcare from their meager earnings. To protect and pay for the health care costs that an employee may have to shell out, most companies will take group insurance for their employees. Thus group health insurance is a policy cover which is applied for by the employer of a company with an insurance company for the benefit of his employees. - Texas Health Insurance Quotes By : Richard09 Cantu09
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Obtaining Health Insurance in Texas is not as hard as you may think if you have the basics and the information at your finger tips. This will take a bit of research into what is the best Texas Health Insurance in the state. It is only with a deeper understanding and what is available for you to pick from that you get to make an informed decision on which Texas Health Insurance Plan to purchase. - Benefits of San Antonio Health Insurance By : Richard08 Cantu08
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When you have to make a tough decision about which San Antonio health insurance company to go for, there will be a lot of doubt and insecurity in your mind. How do I know which is the right one for me? What if things don’t work out with the payments? Are there any hidden clauses I am not seeing? These thoughts will plague everyone who is making a decision regarding their finances and something important like their cars, houses or their health. It is true that there are some people today that sit without any form of health insurance in San Antonio Texas companies will offer simply because they are too expensive. Even though this region has one of the lowest premiums, it is still too high for some of the population. - Dallas health Insurance By : Richard06 Cantu06
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For years several sources have agreed that Austin Texas is one of the healthiest places in the country to live. The weather is among the finest in the USA. Austin has some of the best recreation centers and parks which create a sense of pride among the residents of Austin. The atmospheres these state–sponsored parks provide are among the best in the entire US, and there is little possibility of health hazards. The overall health of people living in Austin is among the best in the USA. - Online Health Insurance Quotes and Cheap Health Insurance By : Groshan Fabiola
Your health is probably your most precious asset. Unfortunately, most people fail to realize this, and they only understand the importance of a good health state - Choose the Most Affordable Health Insurance Plan By : Groshan Fabiola
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A well-known adage says: "Money saved is money earned". Saving money by investing on life insurance has become a rage these days amongst all sections of the society. - Are you getting the best deal in Low Cost Health Insurance? By : Jame Kermitson
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The purpose of the current article is to present some basic facts about the modern personal injury litigation system in the UK, drawing upon the most reliable data sources that are available. We have compared three key sources of statistical information about claims in tort. These sources are, first, the data supplied in recent years by the Government’s Compensation Recovery Unit concerning the total number of claims made for personal injury each year; secondly, actuarial analyses based on over a million claims and produced for successive reports commissioned by the Association of British Insurers; and finally, the detailed figures collated in relation to clinical negligence claims made against the National Health Service. A distinguishing feature of all three sources of information is that they are founded upon a very wide statistical base. - Pennsylvania Group Health Insurance By : chris powell chris powell
Health insurance is one of the most important investments a person can make in his future, no one wants to think about a scenario where they are sick and they cannot get medical help because they don’t have medical insurance. No matter what part of the US you’re from medical insurance is a must, not only are you making a smart decision by catering to any unforeseen illness, but you are also building a safer future for your family. Medical insurance is no longer restricted to government run progr - What, When, Where, Why and How To Acquire Life Insurance` By : Roger Kelley
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This article discusses and answers the most commonly asked questions about health insurance. - AARP Long Term Care Insurance By : rateempire
The AARP insurance is a long-term policy that rises above common coverage of Medicare. These plans help you to discover solutions to care for your loved ones. AARP insurance covers anyone over the age 50. - Life Insurance: 7 Myths About Life Insurance By : rateempire
There are a lot of myths and misconceptions when it comes to life insurance. - Life Insurance: Getting Better Rates by Refinancing By : rateempire
Your life insurance needs naturally change over time. Children grow up and move on, financial situations change and families grow. - Disability Insurance: The Who What and When By : Kingston J. Amadan
The most common questions we get in the thousands of inquiries we get about disability insurance are the “who, what and when” questions: Who do I buy it from? Who should get it? These are accompanied by: What type of disability insurance is best? What company should I get it from? Along with, when is the best time to purchase it? - Types of Home Insurance Coverage By : rateempire
Home insurance covers private homes against damage or destruction. While new homeowners might initially be put off by this extra monthly expense and question its worth, there is no doubt that homeowners’ insurance is a valuable and necessary part of home ownership. - The Many Faces of Health Insurance By : rateempire
One of the most widely publicized and hotly debated forms of insurance in America today, health insurance is the subject of intense political and social debate. - Life Insurance Plans By : rateempire
Group insurance plans for life policy is intended for one contract that offers coverage for a group. Life insurance policies usually are taking out by an entity or employer. - Comparing Home Insurance By : rateempire
Mortgage or home insurance is important. When you take out your loan your lender may had attached PMI coverage for your home. This is only a security blanket for the lender. You want to find a policy that benefits the lender as well as you. - Disability Insurance – Statistics about Insuring Your Most Valuable Asset By : Kingston J. Amadan
Never has there been more unanimity from financial experts, educators, media on a financial strategy than the advice to insure one’s most valuable asset, one’s future income, with disability insurance.
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The number of uninsured Connecticut residents increased to nearly 223,000 people, or 6.4% of the state's population, in 2006 -- an increase of 26,000 residents since 2004, according to a survey released Monday by the state Office of Health Care Access, the Hartford Courant reports. The telephone survey, conducted last summer, involved 4,202 state residents. According to the survey: - Wisconsin Farmers' Organization Will Focus On Health Insurance System Changes In 2007 By : Medical Insurance News
Addressing the affordability and availability of health insurance for Wisconsin farmers will be a major focus of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation's legislative agenda next year, according to Farm Bureau Executive Director of Public Relations Tom Thieding, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. - Articles Address Employer-Sponsored Health Benefit Issues By : Medical Insurance News
Three newspapers recently published articles related to employer health care costs. Summaries appear below. - Massachusetts Gov.-Elect Patrick Should Focus On Implementation Of New Health Insurance Law, Opinion By : Medical Insurance News
Massachusetts Gov.-elect Deval Patrick (D) "would be wise to take the long view" in implementing the state's new health insurance law, Charles Baker, president and CEO of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, writes in a Boston Globe opinion piece. - Medical Service Prices, Provider Payments Could Change As Health Insurers Increasingly Make Cost Dat By : Medical Insurance News
Health insurers are beginning to reveal the costs of health care services, a move that might "ultimately change what providers charge and how much consumers pay," the Miami Herald reports. Charges for services can vary by as much as 30% depending on the provider, according to Cigna. - Boston Should Join State Workers' Health Care Plan To Reduce Costs, Report Says By : Medical Insurance News
Boston should attempt to join Massachusetts' health care plan and change some of its health care policies for city workers to reduce health care costs that have nearly doubled in the past six years, according to a report released on Thursday by the Boston Municipal Research Bureau, the Boston Globe reports. - Workers Prefer PPOs, HMOs To Consumer-Directed Health Plans, Study Finds By : Medical Insurance News
U.S. workers prefer to enroll in PPO or HMO insurance plans rather than consumer-directed health plans, according to a Center for Studying Health System Change study released Friday, the AP/Los Angeles Times reports. - 56% Of U.S. Residents Who Cannot Afford Health Insurance Are Not Eligible For Public Assistance, Stu By : Medical Insurance News
"The Uninsured and the Affordability of Health Insurance Coverage," Health Affairs: The Health Affairs Web exclusive by Lisa Dubay - High Cost Of Health Insurance Hinders Start-Up Companies By : Medical Insurance News
Health insurance costs are "increasingly rattling" start-up companies and, in some cases, keeping "would-be entrepreneurs on the sidelines, especially those with pre-existing medical conditions," the New York Times reports. - Half Of Consumer-Directed Health Plan Enrollees Say They Would Be Likely To Switch Plans If Given Th By : Medical Insurance News
Half of individuals enrolled in consumer-directed plans said they would switch out of the plans if given the opportunity - Washington, D.C., Health Services Contribute To $300 Million In Unanticipated Expenditures By : Medical Insurance News
Washington, D.C., faces up to $300 million in unanticipated expenditures largely - Wall Street Journal Letter To Editor Questions 'Highly Paid' Executives' Health Care Benefits By : Medical Insurance News
A Nov. 20 Wall Street Journal editorial on a health insurance proposal recently released by America's Health Insurance Plans indicated that individuals should take more responsibility for their health care costs through enrollment in high-deductible health plans, a recommendation that might "resonate" with economists but that also raises questions about coverage for "highly paid corporate executives - Michigan Lawmakers Urge Bush Administration To Help Big Three Automakers By : Medical Insurance News
Michigan's 17-member congressional delegation on Wednesday sent a letter to President Bush urging him to take "vigorous federal action" on health care and other issues, the Detroit Free Press reports. - Employees' Health Care Cost Increases Offset With Incentives By : Medical Insurance News
The Washington Post on Sunday examined how companies are developing different ways to increase workers' responsibility for their own health care costs while maintaining worker satisfaction. - Some Lawmakers, Policy Analysts Say Congress Is Unlikely To Change Health Care System, Propose Allow By : Medical Insurance News
Federal lawmakers have introduced three bills that would "use states as laboratories ... for expanding insurance coverage, improving quality and controlling costs," the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. - International Insurance Company, International Medical Group, Launches New Interactive Tool By : Health News
International Medical Group® (IMG®) announced today the release of MyIMGSM, a new website providing international clients with online access to easily manage their account information at anytime from anywhere. - Forum Focuses On State Initiatives To Expand Coverage To The Uninsured By : Medical Insurance News
At a forum on Monday hosted by the Alliance for Health Reform and the Commonwealth Fund, health care experts discussed recent initiatives taken in Massachusetts, Utah and Vermont to expand health coverage to the uninsured, CQ HealthBeat reports. - California Health Care Task Force Works To Devise Plan To Reduce Costs, Improve Residents' Health By : Medical Insurance News
California officials on Friday said that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's (R) 2007 health care agenda includes plans aimed not only at reducing costs and expanding coverage, but also at encouraging personal responsibility and preventing disease, the San Francisco Chronicle reports (Chorneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 11/18). - Group Says AccessTN Will Be Unaffordable For Many Uninsured Tennessee Residents By : Medical Insurance News
Some health care advocates say that the AccessTN program will be able to serve fewer than 10% of state residents eligible for the benefit and that about half of those residents will receive financial assistance, the Tennessean reports. AccessTN is one of three new plans introduced by Gov. - Contract Negotiations Between Insurers, Hospitals Increasingly Acrimonious By : Medical Insurance News
The AP/Arizona Daily Star on Monday examined how contract negotiations between insurers and hospitals increasingly have "taken an ugly turn" as both sides work to control rising costs. Insurers "are under pressure to lower premiums to win business," while hospitals believe that insurers are "skimping on payments to boost their earnings," the AP/Daily Star reports. - Democrats Likely To Seek Health Insurance Expansion Next Year By : Medical Insurance News
Democratic lawmakers next year likely will seek to "close the gap" between those with health insurance and those who lack coverage, as well as reduce inequalities between higher- and lower-income U.S. residents, the Wall Street Journal reports. - Greystone Servicing Corporation Closes on $82 Million Seniors Healthcare Related Bridge Loans By : Health News
Greystone Servicing Corporation Inc., (“GSC”), announced that in September it has closed on bridge loans in the seniors health care lending market totaling $82 million. GSC is one of the top tier FHA lenders and is a top tier Fannie Mae seniors lender as well as a direct bridge lender. - Trend Of Increased Health Insurance Cost-Shifting From Employers To Workers Appears To Be Slowing, A By : Medical Insurance News
Health care costs for U.S. employers with more than 500 workers increased 6.1% to $7,523 per employee in 2006, the same rate of increase as in 2005, according to a nationwide survey by Mercer Health & Benefits, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. - Leavitt Promotes 'Four Cornerstones' Plan In Speech To Employers By : Medical Insurance News
HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt on Friday said that by spring 2007 he expects 60% of U.S. employees to commit to the "four cornerstones" plan for the purchase of health insurance outlined by President Bush, - Budget Cuts Jeopardize Massachusetts Health Insurance Law Education Efforts, Official Says By : Medical Insurance News
Spending cuts enacted last week by Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R) compromise the state's effort to educate residents about the new health care law taking effect next year - 'Moral Clarity' Espoused In Debate Over Health Care Reform By : Medical Insurance News
When the Clinton health care reform initiative died in 1994, the problems it promised to address didn't disappear with it; they grew worse. - Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights States' Plans To Expand Health Care Coverage In 2007 By : Medical Insurance News
Maryland and Utah officials recently announced tentative plans to expand health care coverage to residents in 2007. Summaries of news coverage on the states appear below. - Newspapers Respond To AHIP's Universal Coverage Proposal By : Medical Insurance News
Several newspapers recently published editorials and an opinion piece about a proposal by America's Health Insurance Plans that would extend health insurance to all U.S. children within three years and to almost all adults within 10 years (Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, 11/14). Summaries appear below. - Report Highlights State Residents' Opinion Of Massachusetts Health Insurance Law By : Medical Insurance News
The Massachusetts Health Reform Law: Public Opinion and Perception," Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation: The report by Robert Blendon of the Harvard School of Public Health and colleagues surveys Massachusetts residents' opinions of the state's new health insurance mandate six months after it was passed. - Utah Expands Eligibility For Primary Care Network Health Insurance Program For Low-Income Residents By : Medical Insurance News
All uninsured, low-income Utah residents now can enroll in the state's Primary Care Network health insurance program, which previously was available only to adults with minor children living at home, the Salt Lake Tribune reports. - Cover Tennessee High-Risk Insurance Poll To Reserve Spots For Disenrolled TennCare Beneficiaries By : Medical Insurance News
About 4,500 of the estimated 6,000 slots in Tennessee's new high-risk health insurance pool will be reserved for adults with chronic illnesses who were disenrolled from TennCare last year, the AP/Knoxville News-Sentinel reports. - Democratic Leadership, AHIP Proposal Point Way Toward Universal Health Coverage, According To Hartfo By : Medical Insurance News
The prospects for universal health coverage in the U.S. have "brightened after years of gridlock," with the Democratic takeover of Congress and the recent release of a proposal by America's Health Insurance Plans - Sen. Kennedy Outlines Goals For Senate HELP Committee, Including Universal Coverage For All U.S. Chi By : Medical Insurance News
Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) on Thursday outlined his health care agenda as incoming chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, the Washington Times reports. Kennedy said he would focus on moving toward universal coverage, with expansion of SCHIP the first step toward that goal. - Big Three Automakers Should Not Receive U.S. Help On Health Care Costs, Editorial States By : Medical Insurance News
General Motors, Ford and the Chrysler Group, the CEOs of which met with President Bush on Wednesday to discuss the future of the U.S. automobile industry amid concerns about health care costs and trade issues, - Colorado Health Commission Holds First Meeting To Discuss Health Coverage Expansion, Affordability By : Medical Insurance News
A state-mandated commission for Colorado health care system change on Monday held its first meeting to identify ways to expand health care coverage and reduce costs, the Denver Post reports. - Minnesota Gov. Pawlenty Outlines Second-Term Health Care Agenda, Expresses Support For Statewide Cov By : Medical Insurance News
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R) on Tuesday said he might be "open to" state legislation that would require all Minnesota residents to obtain health insurance - Employer Health Care Spending Could Increase By 12% Without Changes, Report Finds By : Medical Insurance News
Without changes to their current employee health plans, companies in 2007 could face cost increases of between 10% and 12%, according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers report released this week, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports. - Judge Allows Union Of Two Major New York City Health Insurers To Proceed By : Medical Insurance News
A federal judge on Tuesday refused to grant New York City a temporary restraining order to block the union of insurance companies Health Insurance Plan of New York and GHI, which allows the companies to join together to create the largest health insurer in the metropolitan area, the New York Times reports. - Firms Covering Large Majority Of Nation's Workers View Health Benefits As Important Recruitment Tool By : Medical Insurance News
Despite intense health care cost pressures, firms covering more than 90 percent of the nation's workforce view health benefits as an important tool to attract and retain qualified workers - Firms Covering Large Majority Of Nation's Workers View Health Benefits As Important Recruitment Tool By : Medical Insurance News
Despite intense health care cost pressures, firms covering more than 90 percent of the nation's workforce view health benefits as an important tool to attract and retain qualified workers - Professor Leads Task Force On Barriers To Health Insurance By : Medical Insurance News
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has partnered with the state's Health and Wellness Trust Fund (HWTF) Commission to create the Task Force for a Healthier North Carolina. The task force is charged with examining barriers that limit access to health insurance and offering policy recommendations to overcome the barriers - If You Want Fair And Affordable Health Insurance For The Uninsured, Ask The Public To Design It By : Medical Insurance News
From Massachusetts to Hawaii, many states, counties and cities are working on ways to provide new health insurance options to the 45 million Americans who lack health coverage. - Tax Subsidies For Employer-sponsored Health Insurance To Exceed $200 Billion This Year In US By : Medical Insurance News
Total federal and state tax subsidies for employer-sponsored health care coverage for active workers will exceed $200 billion in 2006, an inflation-adjusted increase of more than 150 percent since 1987, according to a new study sponsored by HHS' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - CEOs Of Big Three Automakers Meet With President Bush To Discuss Health Care Costs, Trade Issues By : Medical Insurance News
President Bush on Tuesday met with the CEOs of General Motors, Ford and the Chrysler Group to discuss the future of the U.S. automobile industry amid health care cost and trade concerns, the AP/Detroit News reports. - Health Care For Undocumented Immigrants Cost $1.1B In 2000, Study Finds By : Medical Insurance News
Health care for undocumented immigrants between ages 18 and 64 cost the U.S. $1.1 billion in 2000, or about $11 per taxpayer household, according to a study by RAND published Tuesday in the journal Health Affairs, the Los Angeles Times reports. - Health Care For Undocumented Immigrants Cost $1.1B In 2000, Study Finds By : Medical Insurance News
Health care for undocumented immigrants between ages 18 and 64 cost the U.S. $1.1 billion in 2000, or about $11 per taxpayer household, according to a study by RAND published Tuesday in the journal Health Affairs, the Los Angeles Times reports - Health Care For Undocumented Immigrants Cost $1.1B In 2000, Study Finds By : Medical Insurance News
Health care for undocumented immigrants between ages 18 and 64 cost the U.S. $1.1 billion in 2000, or about $11 per taxpayer household, according to a study by RAND published Tuesday in the journal Health Affairs, the Los Angeles Times reports. - Massachusetts Health Insurers Question Minimum Requirements Under State's Health Care Law By : Medical Insurance News
Some insurers say they will not sell coverage to companies providing the minimum level of health insurance to comply with the state's new health insurance law, because the minimum threshold set for Massachusetts employers to avoid an assessment is too low, the Boston Globe reports. - Big Three Automakers To Meet With President Bush To Discuss Industry Future, Including Rising Health By : Medical Insurance News
The CEOs of the Big Three U.S. automakers on Tuesday plan to meet with President Bush to seek help on health care costs and trade issues, which have contributed to recent losses reported by the companies, the AP/Washington Times reports. In the last fiscal quarter, Ford reported a loss of $5.8 billion; General Motors reported a loss of $91 million, compared with $1.6 billion a year earlier; and Chrysler Group reported a loss of $1.5 billion (AP/Washington Times, 11/14). - Live 'Ask The Experts' Today Will Address Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit By : Medical Insurance News
As the open enrollment period for Medicare Part D begins, panelists on this "Ask the Experts" will cover how plan choices are changing, how the process is going for beneficiaries and what they should think about when making drug coverage decisions. - Massachusetts Insurer To Question Mental Health Patients About Personal Lives By : Medical Insurance News
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts in 2007 plans to begin requesting mental health patients to fill out questionnaires "designed to gauge a patient's state of mind," the Boston Globe reports. Patients will receive questionnaires after every eight counseling sessions or more often if the insurer decides they are warranted. - More Banks Offer Health Savings Accounts, Additional Benefits By : Medical Insurance News
The number of banks that offer health savings accounts has more than tripled since the end of 2005, as more employees enroll in high-deductible health plans that qualify for HSAs, the Wall Street Journal reports. Market-research firm Information Strategies found that nearly 1,100 banks now offer HSAs, which allow consumers to set aside money tax-free for medical expenses. - AHIP Releases $300B Plan To Expand Health Insurance To All U.S. Children, Most Adults By : Medical Insurance News
America's Health Insurance Plans on Monday released a proposal that seeks to extend health insurance to all children within three years and to almost all adults within 10 years, the New York Times reports. About 46.6 million U.S. residents lacked health insurance in 2005, a 17% increase from 2000. Under the proposal: - Florida Officials Discuss Strategies For Reducing Number Of Uninsured Residents By : Medical Insurance News
Florida Rep. Holly Benson (R) and more than 200 health care officials from the American Medical Association, Wal-Mart, Microsoft and other organizations met at Broward General Medical Center on Thursday to discuss strategies for encouraging people to buy health insurance in order to reduce the number of uninsured residents in the state, including a program that allows individuals to earn airline miles for exercising, the Miami Herald reports. - Fewer Colorado Residents Enroll In HMOs, Hospital Profits Increase, Report Finds By : Medical Insurance News
Fewer Colorado residents enrolled in HMO plans in 2005, but Denver-area hospitals "enjoyed their strongest profits in recent memory," according to findings released Friday from the Colorado Managed Care Review 2006, the Denver Post reports. For the report, Minnesota health care analyst Allan Baumgarten examined financial information from federal cost reports filed by hospitals participating in Medicare among other sources. - Fitch Maintains Rating Watch Negative for UnitedHealth Group By : Health News
Fitch is currently maintaining all ratings of UnitedHealth Group (UNH) on Rating Watch Negative. A list of Fitch's ratings on UNH can be found below.
UNH filed a Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission this morning disclosing several new developments related to ongoing issues involving its stock option granting practices. The disclosures included the following: - Fitch Rates New Catholic Health Initiatives Issues 'AA/F1+'; Affirms Outstanding at 'AA/F1+' By : Health News
Fitch assigns a rating of 'AA/F1+' to the $200,000,000 Montgomery County, OH variable rate revenue bonds, series 2006B issued on behalf of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI). Fitch also assigns an 'AA' rating to the $450,000,000 Colorado Health Facilities Authority, variable rate revenue bonds, series 2006C and the $100,000,000 Montgomery County. - Bloomberg Administration To Negotiate 300,000 Municipal Workers' Health Care Costs By : Medical Insurance News
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's administration on Tuesday announced that it aims to negotiate savings for the health care coverage of about 300,000 municipal workers after reaching a tentative contract with the teachers' union late Monday, the New York Times reports. - Thousands Of Florida Residents Expected To Lose Eligibility For Medically Needy Program By : Medical Insurance News
As many as 37,000 Florida residents who have chronic illnesses could lose eligibility for the state's "medically needy" program, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports. The medically needy program covers the cost of medical services for residents whose incomes are too high to qualify for Medicaid but whose medical expenses represent a substantial share of their incomes. Prescription drug coverage for individuals in the medically needy program this year was transferred to Medicare. - Automaker Toyota Builds Employee Health Clinic In New Factory To Reduce Health Care Costs By : Medical Insurance News
In an effort to contain health care spending, Toyota Motor will construct a $9 million medical clinic for employees and their families at its new San Antonio truck factory, the Detroit News reports. The clinic will "provide a wider array of treatments and services than a typical factory medical office," including eye care, dental services, pediatrics, laboratory tests and physical therapy, according to the News. - NationsHealth Announces 2006 Third Quarter and Year to Date Financial Results By : Health News
NationsHealth, Inc. (Nasdaq: NHRX; NHRXW; NHRXU) today announced its financial results for its quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2006. - Many Employers Promote High-Deductible Health Plans During Open Enrollment Period By : Medical Insurance News
The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday examined how "employers are trying to get workers to confront ever-rising" out-of-pocket heath care costs as the open enrollment period for health plans "goes into high gear at many companies." - More Kansas Insurers Offering Limited-Benefit Plans For Employer-Sponsored Health Care By : Medical Insurance News
Employer health insurance plans with limited or capped benefits and high deductibles -- sometimes called "mini-medical" plans -- are increasingly available to Kansas workers, the Wichita Eagle reports. Three of the largest health insurance companies in the Wichita area -- Preferred Health Systems, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas and CIGNA -- have either begun offering such plans this year or plan to offer them in 2007. - Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights Gubernatorial Candidates' Positions On Health Care By : Medical Insurance News
Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report highlights the health care positions of a number of gubernatorial candidates. Summaries listed by state appear below. - Maryland Senate Candidates Cardin, Steele Differ On Health Care Proposals By : Medical Insurance News
The Washington Post on Sunday examined differences in health care policies supported by Rep. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele (R), who are opponents in the race for Maryland's Senate seat. According to the Post, both Cardin and Steele "bemoan the fact that millions of Americans are without insurance." - Penn. Gov. Rendell (D) Signs Law Allowing Purchase Of SCHIP Coverage By : Medical Insurance News
Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell (D) on Thursday signed into law legislation that will allow families with annual incomes exceeding 200% of the federal poverty level to purchase health insurance through the state's SCHIP program, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. - NationsHealth Expands Insurance Services Division By : Health News
NationsHealth, Inc. (Nasdaq: NHRX; NHRXW; NHRXU) today announced an agreement to provide member education and enrollment services to Health Net, Inc. (NYSE: HNT) in support of their nationwide Medicare Part D prescription drug plans for 2007. Health Net currently serves over 290,000 Part D members and will offer expanded Medicare PDP stand-alone coverage in all 50 states beginning in January 2007, up from 10 states in 2006. - Former Intel CEO Grove Proposes Health Care Reforms By : Medical Insurance News
The Wall Street Journal last week examined health care reform proposals by Intel CEO Andy Grove. Grove has raised concerns about the large number of uninsured U.S. residents who often visit emergency departments for primary care. According to the Journal, "Grove is a big fan of low-cost, walk-in clinics, the sort beginning to appear in stores like Wal-Mart," which provide primary care to uninsured residents and reduce overcrowding in EDs. - Massachusetts Health Insurance Plan Will Cost $151M More Than Expected, Opinion Piece Says By : Medical Insurance News
Officials of Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney's (R) administration are "now telling Wall Street that they expect" the state's new law requiring all residents to obtain health insurance by July 1, 2007, "to be quite expensive," even though "supporters promised that health insurance could be provided with only a slight increase in expenditures," Sally Pipes, president and CEO of the Pacific Research Institute, writes in a Washington Times opinion piece. - Many Employers Not Offering Consumer-Directed Health Plans To Workers Because Of 'Risks By : Medical Insurance News
The New York Times on Saturday examined the risks and benefits of consumer-directed health plans, which feature low monthly premiums and high annual deductibles and in some cases are coupled with health savings accounts. UnitedHealth Group is the leading provider of consumer-directed plans, with 1.8 million enrollees. - Long-Term Care Insurers Seek To Make Policies More Attractive To Consumers By : Medical Insurance News
The long-term care insurance industry has "been trying to mend its image" as policyholders in recent years "got burned after some insurers that had underpriced their policies suddenly jacked up premiums by 60% or more in some cases," the Wall Street Journal reports. - New Orleans-Area Plan For Uninsured Would Eventually Cost $500M Annually By : Medical Insurance News
A plan to restructure the New Orleans-area health care system for uninsured residents would cost more than $500 million annually once it is fully implemented -- 43% higher than Louisiana planners estimated last month, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports (Moller, New Orleans Times-Picayune, 11/3). - UPMC Health Plan Newest Insurance Company To Offer CHIP By : Medical Insurance News
UPMC Health Plan is the newest insurance company in the state to offer coverage for the Pennsylvania Children's Health Insurance Program, also known as CHIP.
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