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Winchester City Council discusses health insurance - Northern Virginia Daily
WINCHESTER City Council members will soon consider a new employee health insurance proposal that could help offset increased premium costs. The council’s finance and administration committee voted at its meeting earlier this month to recommend

Health insurance premiums increase moderately as coverage gets - Los Angeles Times
WASHINGTON — Health insurance premiums rose a modest 5% this year for coverage that’s getting skimpier, researchers say. The 5% increase was comparable to last year’s uptick. Overall, premiums for family coverage increased to $12,680 and premiums

WTOP Answer Desk: Your questions on the economy - WTOP Radio
As Congress debates how to shore up the nation’s financial markets, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. seized Washington Mutual and sold its assets to JPMorgan Chase. With th economy in flux, WTOP has been touching base with experts, asking your

FTSE stabilises despite US bailout failure - The Independent
Aided by talk of a possible emergency interest rate reduction and rumours of a new government move to stem the liquidity crisis, the FTSE 100 shrugged off the lack of legislative agreement on the American bailout plan, gaining 23.27 points

Get peace of mind not big hospital bills - Independent
SCAN: The costs of various types of scans can vary wildly from clinic to clinic Last month’s landmark ruling on private health insurance has certainly thrown a spanner in the works. On July 16, the Minister for Health, Mary Harney , was forced back

Amendment overload: Some business owners balk at proposed laws - Coloradoan
From right-to-work initiatives to executive accountability to health-insurance mandates, many of the amendments will depending on your perspective create an unfriendly business climate resulting in a mass exodus of jobs and companies, or

Small business, big break - Baltimore Sun
Adrienne Summers left a job this month to focus on running her floral shop full time in Frederick County. But the decision meant losing health insurance for her and her two children. Seeking affordable options, Summers stumbled onto an attractive

Some Georgia banks health may be at higher risk - Atlanta Journal Constitution
About two dozen Georgia banks more than in any other state face higher odds of running into financial trouble, according to an increasingly used measure of banks health. The number of risky financial institutions in the state roughly

Wachovia Sold at the FDIC’s Urging - Washington Post
The sale of Wachovia ’s banking business to Citigroup yesterday marked the second time in five days that a major U.S. bank was forced from existence in part by fleeing depositors, raising serious questions about the stability of other financial firms

Hot Docs: Obama-McCain Swing State Polls, Soaring Health Insurance - US News and World Report
The Latest Battleground Poll Results : As the nation’s financial crisis continues to unfold, the latest George Washington University Battleground Poll finds Barack Obama stretching out his lead over John McCain as the person best suited to create

Mad About The $700 Billion Bailout? - Earthtimes
ONTARIO, Calif. , Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ — If you are sick and tired of taking the financial hit for bad business decisions of publicly traded companies, stand up and be counted today. The proposed Conseco Senior Health Insurance Trust may come into

Offering More Cash Vs. Health Insurance - Forbes
Question: Is it unheard of to offer management financial compensation in lieu of health insurance if their spouse carries their family on his or her policy? I am particularly interested in an instance where the family has previously been covered

Mayor Ruberto makes last minute effort for state health insurance - Capital News 9
PITTSFIELD, M.A. — Pittsfield Mayor James Ruberto is making a last ditch effort to switch municipal workers to a state-run health insurance system by its October 1st deadline. The Berkshire Eagle reports Ruberto will meet with representatives of the

India s health insurance for poor set for global stage - Indian Express
Lucknow, September 28 The innovative scheme of Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojna (RSBY) cashless and paperless health insurance for BPL families launched by the Central Government across the nation is all set to go global. After getting accolades

Health care: Crisis of epidemic proportions - Austin American-Statesman
EDITORIAL Health care: Crisis of epidemic proportions McCain, Obama must have plans to make insurance more available and affordable Sunday, September 28, 2008

Business and consumer groups debate minimum insurance standards - Boston Globe
Business groups today warned that proposed state regulations to define the minimum health insurance coverage each resident must have, or face a tax penalty, would be too costly for some employers and would leave Massachusetts residents with fewer

Clinic membership program cuts costs - News-Leader.com
About 340 patients — most of them uninsured — are getting unlimited $30 urgent care visits when they join a clinic membership program for $50 per month at Family Medical Walk-In Clinic. The independent urgent care company has four sites in

EDITORIAL: Rising prices making Hoosiers sick - Herald-Bulletin
Hoosiers spend more every year on health insurance. And, as detailed this week in a study by Families USA, those dollars buy less each year. Health premiums rose 7.3 times faster than earnings in Indiana from 2000 to 2007, according the nonprofit

Health plans pit low-cost vs. public coverage - Des Moines Register
November’s presidential election offers a dramatic choice on how to attack America’s health care problems. Should the country try to hold down costs by encouraging consumers to shop for inexpensive coverage? That’s what Republican John McCain

‘High-Deductible’ Health Plans - CBS News
A growing number of American workers are enrolling in a new type of group health insurance, one that cuts out premiums. But it could be a gamble? Wyatt Andrews reports. October 12, 2007 Flash Player is required to view video on CBSNews.com Windows

Take charge of your breast health - Winona Daily News
There s a new movement in breast cancer, and the focus is on survivorship. Our detection tools have gotten so good that many cases are being caught in the most treatable stages, so the survival rate is very high, says Dr. Maura Dickler

Finding medical insurance if you lose your job - Newsday
Andrea Hannegan lost her job at a medical imaging firm about a month ago. Besides the loss of income, she’s now paying $417 a month to continue her health insurance. COBRA, a federal law that extends insurance for laid-off workers for at least 18

Health care crunch: One family’s story - Wisconsin State Journal
Whenever the phone rings, Connie Koebke Barsic dreads answering it. Chances are it’s another darn bill collector hounding the Madison mom another time for yet another medical bill she can’t afford to pay. Like many other middle class families in

N.C. Medical premiums race ahead of earnings - GoDanRiver.com
While earnings rose slightly in North Carolina over the past eight years, health care premiums raced ahead, according to a report released Wednesday by a consumer health organization based in Washington, D.C. Families USA reported that health care

various milestones - San Francisco Gate
The 54-year-old set out from her home the Sunset District, rode Muni all the way across the city and walked into the lobby of North East Medical Services, a nonprofit health care center on the border of North Beach and Chinatown. She walked past

Biden misleads when describing McCain health plan as huge tax increase - Newsday
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Joe Biden charged Thursday during a campaign stop in Pennsylvania that John McCain ’s tax proposals for health insurance would be “the largest tax increase in the history of America for the middle class.” He was wrong. McCain does

Rising health care costs hit Missouri farmers - Jefferson City News Tribune Online
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - Moniteau County cattle farmer Richard Williams hasn’t seen a doctor in more than two decades - a decision driven not by his health, but instead by a debilitating $5,600 insurance deductible.

McCain s health care plan risky - Atlanta Journal Constitution
Quick test: Which presidential candidate offers the most radical new approach for health care coverage in the United States? If you listen to the spin-meisters denouncing universal health care as socialized medicine, you d answer Democrat

Who will inherit your retirement account? - Forbes
Financial planners say it happens all too frequently: a person dies unexpectedly leaving ex-spouses or relatives they haven’t seen in years large chunks of money because they hadn’t updated their retirement plans or life insurance policies. It’s a

Aetna Continues to Expand Health Plan Offerings to Federal Enrollees - Forbes
Aetna (NYSE:AET) announced today that it is expanding the availability of its Aetna HealthFund(R) (AHF) consumer-directed plans offered through the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program (FEHBP). As of January 2009, the AHF plans will be offered in

Preserving health insurance when you’re out of work - CNN
Through COBRA, unemployed people can pay to keep the health insurance they had at their jobs. ANSWER: Don’t confuse “best” with “affordable.” One of the first lessons many unemployed people learn is how expensive health insurance really can be. If

Federal Health Insurance to Rise 7 Percent in 2009 - Eflux Media
Health insurance premiums for federal employees are expected to rise by an average of 7 percent in 2009, the Office of Personal Management announced. The increase represents a sizable step from the previous year, as insurance premiums only

Biden misleads when describing McCain health plan as huge tax increase - Newsday
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Joe Biden charged Thursday during a campaign stop in Pennsylvania that John McCain ’s tax proposals for health insurance would be “the largest tax increase in the history of America for the middle class.” He was wrong. McCain does

Health costs erode wages - Scranton Times
Pennsylvania lawmakers rarely manage to get to the biggest issues before calling it quits for the year or the legislative session. A new study by Families USA of health insurance costs in Pennsylvania indicates that this will be another one of those

Federal Diary: Insurance Premiums To Jump 8% - Washington Post
Health insurance premiums for federal employees will jump almost 8 percent, on average, in 2009, a sharp increase over the 2.9 percent increase this year and the 2.3 percent increase in 2007, the Office of Personnel Management announced yesterday

Consider options for health plans - Akron Beacon Journal
Q: My company will offer some new choices for health benefit plans during its open-enrollment period. What are the most important things to consider when picking a plan? A: Health insurance easily grows confusing, especially when a human resources

HEALTH CARE Candidates agree on problem, not solutions - Lowell Sun
Then try not to think about health-care reform. This is another painfully complex issue not likely to make you feel any better. About the only thing John McCain and Barack Obama agree on is that more Americans need better access to affordable health

‘High-Deductible’ Health Plans - CBS News
A growing number of American workers are enrolling in a new type of group health insurance, one that cuts out premiums. But it could be a gamble? Wyatt Andrews reports. October 12, 2007 Flash Player is required to view video on CBSNews.com Windows

Health insurance woes: Stuck in the middle - Lincoln Journal Star
It s a steamy morning in Lincoln, and the air conditioner of the Consumer Reports recreational vehicle does little but stir the smell. Three of the magazine s road warriors rolled into Lincoln the night before, on an odyssey to sample America s

Obama’s presidential run has many others of mixed race looking at how - Seattle Times
The story of race in the U.S. is changing, and so is the way many of us identify ourselves. That’s especially true in the Seattle area, which has a higher concentration of mixed-race people than any other metro area in the country. Rachel Clad’s

Elizabeth Edwards’ goal: Health care for all - Courier-Post
MOUNT LAUREL By making her battle with breast cancer public, Elizabeth Edwards may have saved lives. Among the 65,000 e-mails and 30,000 letters she received was a note from a woman who decided to get a mammogram after learning of Edwards

Health Insurance Premiums for Federal Workers to Increase 7 Percent - Washington Post
Health insurance premiums for federal employees will jump almost 8 percent, on average, in 2009, a sharp increase over the 2.9 percent increase this year and the 2.3 percent increase in 2007, the Office of Personnel Management announced yesterday

A wealthy nation has wasted its bounty on war and luxuries - Oregonian
Let’s hear it for socialism! As of last week, with the public takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, private property moved into public hands, right beside roads and bridges, water systems, police, fire departments, some public power companies (too

“PEACE of Heart” Campaign Comes to Metro Washington to Help Fight - Forbes
The PEACE of Heart campaign today came to Washington, D.C. and Maryland, launching a third preventive health screening and educational event as part of a national initiative to fight the epidemic of heart disease afflicting African Americans, low

WHO Revives 1978 Plan to Provide `Health for All’ (Update1) - Bloomberg
Sept. 24 (Bloomberg) — World Health Organization head Margaret Chan is reviving a 30-year-old approach to providing universal health care to meet United Nations goals for development and her commitment to helping women and Africans. Chan, 61, is

Belleville approves city manager contract - Belleville Enterprise
Diana Kollmeyer can drop two titles now that she is the new Belleville City Manager. Belleville City Council members approved an employment contract with Kollmeyer on Monday night. The vote, however, was not unanimous. Councilman George Chedraue