HHS Pumps Up Rhetoric But Eases Rules On Health Insurance For Kids

HHS Pumps Up Rhetoric But Eases Rules On Health Insurance For Kids
Politico reports that the administration “is taking health insurers to task again, this time for choosing to no longer sell plans intended to cover sick children.” Insurers “have said in recent weeks that they would stop selling ‘child only’ insurance plans because the overhaul [...]

Health Care Reform and Grandfathered Health Insurance Plans: eHealthInsurance Answers FAQs on Non-Group Policies

Health Care Reform and Grandfathered Health Insurance Plans: eHealthInsurance Answers FAQs on Non-Group Policies
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA–(Marketwire – 09/14/10) – Beginning on September 23, 2010, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) — health reform — requires new benefit standards to be made available in all new private health insurance policies. However, these new standards [...]

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Rwandan Sunny Ntayomba marveled when he met a U.S. student and learned that many Americans lack heath insurance. Rwanda, one of the world’s poorest countries, insures 92 percent of its population thanks to a new government program described by the New York Times .
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Pet Health Insurance from PurinaCare Goes Nationwide

Pet Health Insurance from PurinaCare Goes Nationwide
SAN ANTONIO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–PurinaCare.com PurinaCare Pet Health Insurance now available nationwide; helping pet owners manage rising pet care costs & veterinary medical advancements; providing health insurance for dogs & cats
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Four steps in buying your private health insurance with ease.

Four steps in buying your private health insurance with ease.
Are you thinking of buying your own health insurance plan But wait, are you also afraid of doing so Well, maybe that’s because you’re not confident enough on how to do it. Maybe you don’t know how the process goes. Don’t dismay as there are only [...]

Health insurance is taking a bigger bite from workers’ wallets

Health insurance is taking a bigger bite from workers’ wallets
Workers are paying a larger share of their health insurance as companies shift more costs to their employees to survive the recession. According to a national study released Thursday, workers paid an average of 14 percent more in premiums this year while employers held their own [...]

Wu orders health chiefs to ease insurance rules

Wu orders health chiefs to ease insurance rules
TAIPEI, Taiwan –Premier Wu Den-yih yesterday instructed the Department of Health (DOH) to work out concrete measures to help those whose national health insurance (NHI) cards have been locked to receive medical treatment services as usual.
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Ky. court: Christian-only health plan is insurance

Ky. court: Christian-only health plan is insurance
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Christians-only health care plan provides a “contract for insurance” and doesn’t qualify for exemption from state regulations as a religious publication, the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled Thursday in a decision that potentially opens the plan to stricter regulations by the state.
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Neb. getting $1M to monitor health insurance rates

Neb. getting $1M to monitor health insurance rates
World-Herald News Service LINCOLN – By this time next year, Nebraskans should be better armed to navigate the health insurance jungle.
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Health Insurance Rate Hikes OK’d in California

Health Insurance Rate Hikes OK’d in California
Controversial Rate Hikes Average 14 Percent for Anthem Blue Cross Customers
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