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House Dem Says Republicans Want Sick People 'To Die Quickly'
Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Fla., resisted GOP calls Wednesday to apologize for saying Republicans want you to die quickly if you get sick. The freshman congressman said the statement, which he made in brief remarks Tuesday night on the House floor... -
HEALTH CARE UNDER REPUBLICAN RULE: HIGHER COSTS, MORE BANKRUPTCIES, LESS COVERAGE
Republicans controlled the White House for eight years and both the White House and Congress for six years - they never undertook any serious legislation to reform health care. As a result, costs soared, bankruptcies due to medical costs ju... -
Coventry Health Care Sets Date to Release 3Q 2009 Financial Results
Coventry Health Care, Inc. has announced that it will release third quarter 2009 financial results on Friday, October 30. Allen Wise, Coventry's Chief Executive Officer, will be hosting a conference call at 8:30 a.m. ET on that day. To list... -
Private Health Insurance Decline Problematic According to Mark Farrah Associates
Private insurance, as a percentage of total population, dropped to 67% in 2008, from 70% in 1998 and has been steadily declining for the last five years. Employment-based coverage fell from 62% to 58% during the same period. Moreover, data f... -
NAIC Reviews UCR Rates In Health Insurance
To better understand how usual, customary and reasonable (UCR) rates are determined and disclosed to consumers in health insurance, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held a public hearing of the Health Insurance and... -
Board approves reduced budget for Akron schools: Fiscal outline is 3 percent less than last year, inc
The Akron school board agreed today to spend nearly $300 million for operations this fiscal year -- about 3 percent less than last year, thanks mostly to layoffs from the closure of five schools last year. However, that budget includes abou... -
Citizens group backs Walker budget
A citizens group that lays claim to lighting the fire that resulted in the recalls of seven Milwaukee County supervisors launched a new effort Monday to pressure the County Board to accept a zero-tax-increase budget for 2010. Citizens... Ci... -
Waukesha seeks employee pay freeze
Waukesha's proposed 2010 budget would avoid significant service cuts and employee layoffs, provided the city's labor unions agree to new contracts with a one-year pay freeze. The budget plan, which City Administrator Lori Curtis Luther will... -
Public Support for Health Reform Increases in September, Reversing Summer Declines as Congress Takes
Survey Finds Support for New Proposals for Fees and Taxes on Insurance Companies to Help Pay for Overhaul Public support for health reform ended its summer slide, reversed course and moved modestly upwards in September, according to the lat... -
Teachers' health cost stays same in Hawaii: Fund keeps rates flat for HMA, Kaiser while other state w
Most public school teachers will pay the same for health care coverage this fiscal year under a new contract, while other state workers have been paying higher premium rates since July and have sought relief in contract talks with the state... -
Census reveals recession damage in Victor Valley: Residents deal with longer commutes, lower incomes,
The recession has taken its toll on local cities, according to data released this week by the U.S. Census Bureau, widening the gap between Victor Valley residents and the average Californian. Victor Valley residents deal with longer commute... -
If Time is Money, Then Many Americans Could Save More on Health Care
How much time does the average person spend reviewing their health care insurance when it's time to enroll or reenroll in a plan? A recent survey conducted for CIGNA shows that although 78 percent said they give it a lot or some considerati... -
Fear of change hurts health-care reform support: Most Americans like the idea - for others, experts s
During last year's presidential campaign, polls showed that most Americans wanted the new president to reform the nation's health-care system. The evidence is overwhelming: 47 million people are uninsured, health-care costs continue to clim... -
Hempfield Area School District health care fight settled
Teachers and maintenance workers in the Hempfield Area School District have won their legal challenge of a school board bid to change the way health care claims are handled. Arbitrator Marc Winters has sided with the employees in their batt... -
Dems Get Ugly In Health-care Reform Push
The health-care reform debate has taken on ugly undertones, and we're not talking about raucous town hall meetings in August. There has been an effort to enlist the arts community as a propaganda arm of the White House; a heavy-handed slappi... -
If Health Care Reform Stalls, Millions Will Lose
WHAT WENT WRONG in the drive to pass comprehensive health care reform legislation? While three House committees have approved measures, not a single Republican cast a vote in favor. When the traditionally bipartisan Senate Finance Committee... -
My Insurance Expert Launches Health Insurance Website for University Students
TROY, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- My Insurance Expert, one of the nation leading online services to compare and secure affordable health insurance, has launched an unbiased QA overview specifically for college students. Health insurance can be... -
A Clunker Of A Health Care Plan
Well, maybe not love, but certainly like -- especially since the draft plan by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus takes its cue about how to pay for expanded health insurance from a tax policy that Bush and other Republicans pushed... -
Commissioner of Insurance Urges Health Carriers to Plan for H1N1 Vaccinations
The coming influenza season is expected to be challenging, especially due to the potential for pandemic H1N1 influenza A to cause widespread disease. Because coordinated efforts by all sectors will help to minimize the impact of influenza on... -
Health Reform Could Get You Hired
In the debate over healthcare reform, references to outcomes mostly have to do with patients. But the impending overhaul of the health insurance system may lead to very different outcomes in employment. That's because health insurance cover...
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Tap Retirement Funds Penalty-Fr
Copyright 2009 Investor's Business Daily, Inc.All Rights Reserved Investor's Business Daily June 1, 2009... -
Health Plans awaiting verdict i
(BestWire Services Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Health plans expect to hear a final decision on 6 April... -
Getting Older, but working long
Copyright: The News-Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Ind. Source: News-Sentinel, The (Fort Wayne, IN) Wordcount:... -
High-Deductible Health Plans Of
Study finds that high-deductible health plans are increasingly used by healthy people who are unlikely... -
Milliman Survey Says Dominate V
Copyright: PR Newswire Source: PR Newswire Wordcount: 753 SEATTLE, March 31 / PRNewswire / - Milliman... -
Aetna’s CEO Williams Tops Ind
HARTFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Aetna's (NYSE: AET) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Ronald A.... -
Investment Fund Files Suit MBIA
The Delaware Chancery Court is requested to cancel an agreement facilitated by the New York State Insurance... -
Axa Event Panelists Express Hop
Investors, financial-services companies and policymakers face plenty of uncertainties, given the unusual... -
UnitedHealth Lands $21.8B Milit
UnitedHealth Group revenue from government programs is about to get much bigger. The Minnetonka health... -
Beacon's Fixed Annuity Premium
Results Set a Record for the Fourth Consecutive Quarter Evanston, IL, May 27, 2009 U.S. sales of fixed...
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Aetna CEO Ronald A. Williams' 2
Apr. 23--Aetna Inc. Chief Executive Ronald A. Williams got $3.14 million in compensation for 2008 and... -
UnitedHealth, Aetna Win TRICARE
WASHINGTON, Jul 14, 2009 (A. M. Best via COMTEX)--UnitedHealth Group Inc. Aetna Inc. were awarded contracts... -
Seniors Defend Targeted Health
WASHINGTON -- One of the largest spending cuts Congress could rely on to pay for an overhaul of the nation's... -
Class-Action Suit Says Nationwi
A proposed class-action lawsuit has been filed against Nationwide Life Insurance Co. alleging the company... -
NAIC Members: Prescription For
Lost in the din of this summers health care debates is one important fact: there is a strong consensus... -
What is the Actual Number of Am
CNN has a fascinating post today on a question I've pondered in this space in the past: How many Americans... -
Mass Health Course at: As Obama
Copyright: The Philadelphia Inquirer Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, The Wordcount: 1578 Mar. 31--BOSTON... -
HealthMarkets, Subsidiaries Ban
HealthMarkets Inc. and two subsidiaries have settled a lawsuit by the Massachusetts attorney general that... -
Pennsylvania Governor Rendell s
Three bills are part of the Governor's order for Pennsylvania Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, July 1 / PRNewswire-USNewswire... -
Ingenix Acquires AIM Healthcare
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. FRANKLIN, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Ingenix, a leading health information, technology... -
MetLife maintains SEC indexed a
20 March 2009 By Steven A. Morelli, editor MetLife asked to file a brief in support of the Securities... -
Blue Cross and Blue Shield High
Copyright 2009 Targeted News Service LLCAll Rights Reserved Targeted News Service April 22, 2009 Wednesday...
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