Latest News in Health Insurance – Aug 05, 2009
August 5, 2009 by Webmaster
Filed under Group Health
Insurance agents look into the future and see uncertainty and … – News-Med…
4 Aug 2009 at 9:34pm
For the tens of thousands of individual insurance agents nationwide, the idea of a health system overhaul hits close to home – and work. The changes currently under consideration could radically alter how they do business. For example, there could …
Employers focus on health – Newark Star-Ledger
5 Aug 2009 at 3:17am
These days, employers can be some of the biggest advocates for healthy living. In an effort to reduce their own health insurance expenses, companies want their workers to stop smoking, lose weight and eat better. And they’re willing to help with …
Wall of misinformation blocks real health debate – Philadelphia Inquirer
4 Aug 2009 at 11:57pm
The town-hall meeting on health care at the National Constitution Center last weekend showed how difficult changing the country’s health system will be. There was a widespread and profound lack of accurate information on the existing health system …
Letter: Health care reform is needed now – Worthington Daily Globe
31 Jul 2009 at 9:46pm
For decades, I’ve known the health insurance system in America is broken. Much of my past work experience has been either in nursing or in medical billing. I’ve seen the confusion patients face when tackling health insurance companies and the …
A Health Care Offer We Can’t Refuse – American Thinker
28 Jul 2009 at 10:11pm
In the scene, a restaurant owner has difficulties with Tommy, one of the gangsters. The owner visits Paulie, the crime boss, to plead for help. Paulie demurs, asking, “What can I do?” Henry (another gangster) suggests Paulie become a partner in the …
Census Bureau Releases Timetable for 2008 Income, Poverty and Health … – E…
30 Jul 2009 at 11:53am
WASHINGTON, July 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Census Bureau announced today a new public release schedule for the official income, poverty and health insurance estimates for 2008 from the Current Population Survey (CPS), as well as estimates …
Proof that health-care system is sick – Arizona Business Gazette
28 Jul 2009 at 7:55pm
I have systemic lupus erythematosus. I found out the hard way, by becoming so ill I began to miss work, using all of my sick days. I worked part time so I could keep my health benefits, and when I could no longer do that, I applied for long-term …
Aetna Inc. – Birmingham Business Journal
31 Jul 2009 at 2:29pm
Aetna is one of the nation’s leading diversified health care benefits companies, serving approximately 37.2 million people with information and resources to help them make better informed decisions about their health care. Aetna offers a broad range …
Leon Burzynski: Medicare reform crucial to contain costs – Wisconsin State Jo…
29 Jul 2009 at 3:11am
July 30 is the 44th anniversary of Medicare. Not only is this a time to reflect on Medicare’s success — it has reduced senior poverty by two-thirds — but it also is an opportunity for Wisconsin retirees to become more aware of what is at stake for …
Geoff Calkins: Couple’s heartbreaking story adds gravity to nation’s … – M…
29 Jul 2009 at 4:52am
She keeps his hat on a peg by the door. It is a worker’s hat, faded and worn. He used to put it on when he left for work at 6 a.m. He hung it back up when he arrived back home in the late afternoon. “He was already working by the time we met,” she …
