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State program helps small firms provide health insurance - Frederick News-Post
If you own a small business and haven’t been able to provide health coverage for your employees, a Maryland program may help. The Maryland State Small Business Health Insurance Partnership is the topic of a forum scheduled for 8:30 to 10 a.m. Nov. 17

Tuition moratorium among Texas lawmakers’ bill filings - Houston Chronicle
State Sen. Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa, D-McAllen, has filed a bill to put a two-year moratorium on college tuition rate increases. AUSTIN A bipartisan coalition of Texas senators has signed on to a bill, filed today, that would put a two-year

Micro health plan launched in Broward - South Florida Business Journal
Broward County residents looking for more affordable health care insurance now have a new micro plan that is tied to Broward Health. Sawgrass Plans is centered around a specific group of hospitals and doctors who are part of the four-hospital

Obama’s and McCain’s Health Care Plans - KPLC TV
LAKE CHARLES, LA (KPLC) - Do you think companies should be taxed if they don’t offer employees health insurance? Would you be content with a tax credit to offset purchasing private insurance? These are the main differing views between Barack Obama

Health Savings Accounts: More enroll, but one size doesn’t fit all - Jackson Clarion-Ledger
Rising medical costs and tight budgets have more Americans examining their health-care options. Health savings accounts are relatively new and gaining ground in workplaces nationwide. Health savings accounts are matched with a health plan with a

Money and past bond Coleman, Kazeminy - Minneapolis Star Tribune
It was unlikely that Nasser Kazeminy had ever laced up hockey skates when then-St. Paul Mayor Norm Coleman turned to the Iranian-born businessman in 1996 while trying to bring NHL hockey back to Minnesota. Kazeminy was obscure but rich — a visionary

Seniors can change their medicare plans - Palm Beach Post
BOCA RATON For Boca Raton retiree Julius “Julie” Waltzer, mid-November signals more than just the start of the holiday season. It’s also the time of year he reviews his Medicare prescription drug plan choices for 2009. And for the third

LOOP | Laid-off exec takes his pitch — and resumes — to the street - Chicago Sun-Times
Loop workers are used to seeing guys standing on street corners, begging for a handout. But Ricky Sean Sease was something different — he was standing at Randolph and LaSalle on Friday looking for a job. Click to enlarge image Ricky Sean Sease

A guide for Americans seeking affordable medical treatment abroad - Los Angeles Times
Reporting from Monterrey, Mexico — When Andy Dijak injured his right knee playing tennis, he wasn’t surprised that he needed surgery. “It swelled up like a balloon,” said the 50-year-old West Lake resident. The real shocker was the price tag: $12

Senate candidates offer remedies for health care - Atlanta Journal Constitution
This is the final issues question to the three U.S. Senate candidates in Georgia before Tuesday s election. Candidates were allowed 120 words to answer the question. What is the most important thing the United States can do to improve its health

Out Of Work, Out Of Insurance, Out Of Luck - CBS News
(AP) Leah Smith shells out more than $730 a month for health insurance but you won’t hear her complaining. Among the jobless, Smith is one of the lucky few with solid health insurance that she can afford. And it covers thousands of dollars in

Opinion | Newspapers Respond to Report That Women Pay Higher Premiums - Kaisernetwork.org
Two newspapers recently published editorials responding to a recent report that found women generally pay higher premiums than men for the same individual health insurance policies. Summaries appear below. Honolulu Star-Bulletin : “With insurance

Health Care Reform, a Difficult Mission for Barack Obama - Eflux Media
Health care reform was one of the central issues in his campaign. Barack Obama has proposed major changes in the health care system designed to provide health coverage to those who lack health insurance. Obama s plan is based on the idea of

Community health center completes renovation - Star-Banner
OCALA - Fire Bear sat outside the newly renovated Heart of Florida Health Center on a recent morning, smoking a cigarette and waiting for his daughter to be called in. The girl had slammed a door on her leg, so the two had driven from Hog Valley to

Answers to readers’ questions - San Jose Mercury News
Readers have asked a host of intriguing questions over the past month: what to do with a retirement-account rollover; how to take advantage of the government’s new debt-forgiveness plan; whether to buy health insurance through a former company’s plan

It s a Time to Listen, and to Obey the Laws of Arithmetic - The Ledger
IT was a good campaign, and a historic victory. As the president-elect gets ready for new responsibilities, here are four ways to become a reliable steward of the economy: LISTEN TO THE ECONOMISTS During the campaign, Senator Barack Obama assembled

Employers look to put lid on health costs - Sauk Valley Daily Gazette
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - It’s time for employees to choose from the health insurance and benefits options their employers are offering for next year. Businesses are scurrying to communicate and educate workers about medical coverage and benefits

Health Savings Accounts: More enroll, but one size doesn’t fit all - Jackson Clarion-Ledger
Rising medical costs and tight budgets have more Americans examining their health-care options. Health savings accounts are relatively new and gaining ground in workplaces nationwide. Health savings accounts are matched with a health plan with a

Experts: Elections mean big chance for health care reform - Daily Herald
There’s a new buzz about health care issues in Washington that may propel Utah’s reform efforts forward. Ron Pollack, executive director of nonprofit Families USA, said federal lawmakers are drawing up legislation for the next session in Congress

Kathy Kristoff: Putting annuity in IRA is bad idea - Arizona Daily Star
Readers have asked a host of intriguing questions over the past month: what to do with a retirement-account rollover; how to take advantage of the government’s new debt-forgiveness plan; whether to buy health insurance through a former company’s plan

County Board: Library may face cuts in service - Bemidji Pioneer
Wanting to stay within state-mandated property tax levy limits, Beltrami County commissioners face the possibility of reductions in library services to county residents. Bemidji is the second-largest branch library in the system, Kitchigami

AARP insurance comes from private firm - Cleveland Plain Dealer Blog
Q: My wife and I have had AARP insurance since 1982. This year, when we decided to get shingles vaccinations, we called AARP and were told the shots were covered. We got the shots June 10 but didn’t receive a bill until early September. We paid and

SCENARIOS-Economic challenges facing the next U.S. president - Forbes
Nov 4 (Reuters) - Whether Democrat Barack Obama or Republican John McCain wins the White House on Tuesday, the next U.S. president will face a host of acute economic problems on a scale not seen since the 1930s. Below is a handful of some of those

Larry Alt: McCain doesn’t get it on health care - WKOW TV
Pain and suffering build empathy and I really empathize with you, Sen. McCain, when I see videos of the five years of brutal torture you suffered in Vietnam. For nearly 11 years, I’ve battled Parkinson’s disease, a progressive, incurable disease

The Coverage Corner Blog Keeps Voters Informed on Health Insurance - Market Wire
CHICAGO, IL–(Marketwire - November 3, 2008) - There’s no doubt this year’s presidential election has been a turning point in American history. Not only have we nominated the first African-American as a major party’s presidential candidate, we have

Live Blogging the Obama News Conference - New York Times Blogs
Update | 3:23 p.m. Mr. Obama is finding out just how much words matter when you re the president-elect while he was extra cautious about everything he said about the economy, careful of not influencing the financial markets, he may have been a

S&P changes US health insurance outlook to negative - Reuters
NEW YORK, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Standard & Poor’s on Monday said it expects the number of downgrades of companies in the U.S. health insurance sector to pick up, reflecting weaker operating results and a worsening economy. S&P changed its outlook on the

Brush school board looks at fueling station - Fort Morgan Times
The Brush Board of Education revisited the possibility of constructing a fueling station at its meeting Tuesday, with Joe Hirschfeld providing additional information he had obtained on construction, insurance and fuel cost savings. Hirschfeld

SCENARIOS-Economic challenges facing the next U.S. president - Forbes
Nov 4 (Reuters) - Whether Democrat Barack Obama or Republican John McCain wins the White House on Tuesday, the next U.S. president will face a host of acute economic problems on a scale not seen since the 1930s. Below is a handful of some of those

Stocks Shake Off Jobs Report, Autos Data - Street.Com
Updated from 12:36 p.m. EST U.S. stocks were trading higher Friday as traders shrugged off the worst monthly unemployment reading in more than a decade and assessed troubling earnings statements from the automotive sector. The Dow Jones Industrial

FINEOS Announces Successful Global Claims Summit - TradingMarkets.com
DUBLIN, Ireland, Nov 07, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — IBM | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating — FINEOS Corporation, aglobal providerof innovative enterprise software solutions for insurance, bancassurance, and government, today concluded its annual

Health Insurers Prime for New Business with Democratic Rule - Wall Street Journal
Health insurers are priming themselves to gain new business from policy changes likely to be approved with Democrats in control of Washington. Democrats are expected to expand federal programs that cover low-income children and adults, groups that

TUSD still on path to building trust - Arizona Daily Star
But the past few years have been particularly difficult because of a massive budget shortfall, public backlash over a clumsy move to close four elementary schools, discontent because of an accounting problem with employees’ health insurance payments

Frank Says FDIC’s Bair Should Have Role as Obama Builds Team - Bloomberg
Nov. 6 (Bloomberg) — House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank said Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairman Sheila Bair should play a prominent role in Barack Obama ’s administration as the president-elect starts assembling his team

Overwork makes vacations underused fringe benefit - Courier-Post
Summer came and summer went. Vacation? Ummm. No, you didn’t take one. Couldn’t manage to pull yourself from the office even for a mini-trip to an amusement park with the kid. Pathetic. So pathetic. But don’t blame yourself. Vacations are vanishing

Polls differ in insurance chief’s race - Delaware Online
Two polls on the race this fall have reported opposite results, one with Democrat Karen Weldin Stewart ahead and one with Republican John Brady leading. The two are competing, along with Independent Party of Delaware candidate Tom Savage, to replace

A.M. Best Removes from Under Review and Upgrades Ratings of Business - Earthtimes
OLDWICK, N.J. - (Business Wire) A.M. Best Co. has removed from under review with positive implications and assigned a stable outlook to Business Alliance Insurance Company (BAIC) (San Bruno, CA). A.M. Best also has upgraded the financial strength

How McCain, Obama health plans stack up - Detroit Free Press
He wants consumers to have more choices and not be as directly tied to employer-provided insurance. To accomplish that, he would do two things: Employees who continue to get their health insurance from employers would pay income tax (but not Social

Trucking Insurance Industry Journal Roemer Report: Transportation - Insurance News Net
Slowdown blamed on economy, housing and construction markets. Industry experts hope for freight demand recovery by mid-2009. October 28, 2008, Toledo, OH The October edition of trucking insurance industry journal, The Roemer Report , cautions that

Profiles of new governors - FOX News
DOVER, Del. (AP) _ Jack Markell was elected student body president in high school, but he was never able to serve because his father, a University of Delaware professor, took an overseas sabbatical. Markell, 47, kept his political ambitions on hold

Panel tallies cost of improving social security - Daily Yomiuri On-Line
A government panel on social security published its final report Tuesday, in which it called for a better functioning social security system, saying it needs to be bolstered after a long period of being curbed. In the report, the National Council on

Election: Your health insurance at stake - CNN Money
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Both presidential candidates want to turn employer-sponsored health insurance on its head. A principal goal: to make sure more Americans get coverage. But in helping the 45 million uninsured, both Republican nominee John

STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-All eyes on Fed rate decision - Forbes
Shares in Dutch financial services group ING are the biggest decliner in the DJ Stoxx European insurers index, falling nearly 15 percent after a downgrade from rating agency Fitch Ratings and on worries of new writedowns, traders say. Credit rating

La Crosse ranks third in state for health insurance inflation - La Crosse Tribune
La Crosse had the third highest rate of health insurance inflation among Wisconsin metro areas since 2000, according to a report issued today. In Citizen Action of Wisconsin s third annual Wisconsin health insurance cost ranking, La Crosse had a