Senior judges were paid at an hourly rate of $100, but that changed May 1 to $86 per hour, and they’ll now be paid by the half day or full day rate in the hopes of cutting down on costs, Hardesty said. The newspaper on Monday reported that senior Read More

While the federal government won applause for the range of perspectives represented at the 2020 Summit, one perspective, shockingly absent, was the perspective of younger generations of taxpayer, who will be footing the bill in 2020 for whatever Read More

It’s the economy, stupid. Again. The same issue that became the focus of Bill Clinton’s upstart 1992 presidential campaign is overwhelmingly the top concern of Kentuckians in the 2008 race, according to a Herald-Leader/WKYT Kentucky Poll. And Read More

There are 136,000 uninsured drivers using Nebraska roads, according to the Nebraska Department of Insurance. We’ve been looking into what happens when the world of responsible and irresponsible drivers collide. John Bielman bought his Volvo because Read More

WASHINGTON — The vast promise of an era of personalized medicine based on genetic testing long has been haunted by a disturbing possibility: The same data that could alert people to serious medical problems might be used to deny them jobs or Read More

A new study highlights the incredible tragedies that the uninsured face and further validates the need for comprehensive healthcare reform through proposals like Governor Rod R. Blagojevich’s Illinois Covered plan. Illinois Governor announced his Read More

Estimated Study Group Costs: See Money Matters on the Off-Campus Study website.   Tuition insurance is available through A.W.G. Dewar, Inc . An explanation of the tuition insurance program and application is mailed to enrolled students in late Read More

Far from ‘flawed,’ HSAs fill a huge gap Business Insurance, IL - 7 hours ago With that reality in mind, we would much rather see people enrolled in plans that may not cover everything than to have no health insurance coverage at all. …

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Levy reforms a cruel con: Nelson The Age, Australia - May 9, 2008 … more people into private health insurance. Coverage rates had increased from just 30 per cent of Australians to more than 45 per cent, he said. …

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Health care among top issues for voters Detroit Free Press, United States - May 6, 2008 Well, you might be taxed on what your employer pays for your health insurance coverage, for instance. (Right now, you're probably not, if you work for a big … GUEST VIEW: Recognizing the young and uninsured Niagara Gazette Small Business Chamber supports hike in cigarette tax The Times and Democrat Graduating students urged to get health insurance now Barre Montpelier Times Argus Bradenton Herald - eMaxHealth.com all 218 news articles

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Report: RIte Care program in peril Providence Journal, RI - 6 hours ago By Gina Macris PROVIDENCE — Between 2001 and 2005, the median income of Rhode Island families with health-insurance coverage rose 1 percent, while the cost …

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What the passage of GINA means for the public Boston Globe, United States - 1 hour ago … president of the Massachusetts Association of Health Plans "Massachusetts already has a Genetic Nondiscrimination Law for health insurance coverage and …

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Shaky Economy Prompts a Slow Migration to Low-Cost Health … Atlantic Information Services, Inc., DC - May 8, 2008 Reprinted from HEALTH PLAN WEEK, the industry's leading source of business, financial and regulatory news of health plans, PPOs and POS plans. …

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MONTAGUE - A special election will be scheduled to vote on a Proposition 2½ override, with the amount of the override still to be decided, Town Clerk Deborah A. Bourbeau said yesterday. It had been intended that any override needed to meet municipal Read More

BAR HARBOR – The Conners-Emerson School Board wants to use the $25,000 the school will save on health insurance premiums next year to offset rising fuel costs. The school originally budgeted for a 12 percent increase in insurance costs for next Read More

Louisiana’s income picture grew brighter with revisions made by the state forecasting panel, known as the Revenue Estimating Conference. The panel boosted state revenue projections by $824 million: $462 million in additional cash for the current Read More

Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-day series on health care reform proposals. The second day features the thoughts of the five Republicans vying to challenge Baucus in the fall election. HELENA - Montana Sen. Max Baucus, who chairs the most Read More

Barack Obama began sketching the outlines of his expected presidential contest against Republican John McCain on Saturday, saying the fall election will be more about specific plans and priorities than about questions of political ideology or who is Read More

Delaware County and the entire United States are facing a crisis — a health-care crisis. It is estimated that 47 million Americans, including nine million children, do not have health insurance. In Delaware County it is difficult to pinpoint the Read More

Oh, fun. Now is the time to review your auto insurance coverage. Starting next month, unless something happens in Tallahassee, the requirement that all Florida licensed drivers carry $10,000 in personal injury protection — called PIP — will Read More

Pulse of health care strong at Legislature Honolulu Star-Bulletin, HI - 11 hours ago Other measures would aid patients needing medicine for severe pain and expand health insurance coverage to children of families losing jobs from closures of …

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National Health Partners Announces New Agreements with Several … FOXBusiness - 23 hours ago The company's secondary target customer group includes the 61 million Americans who lack complete health insurance coverage. The company is headquartered in …

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Tallying Mental Illness' Costs TIME - 6 hours ago Following the lead of many states, the US House of Representatives in March passed legislation that would require equal health insurance coverage for mental …

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Commission approves change in medical insurance coverage offerings Reno Gazette Journal, NV - May 7, 2008 … stay within the budget, the Lyon County Board of Commissioners approved a proposal to drop one health insurance coverage option for county employees. …

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GUEST VIEW: Recognizing the young and uninsured Niagara Gazette, NY - 6 hours ago The Western Regional Office of the New York State Department of Health has embarked upon a community outreach initiative to bring health insurance coverage … Health care among top issues for voters Detroit Free Press Small Business Chamber supports hike in cigarette tax The Times and Democrat Graduating students urged to get health insurance now Barre Montpelier Times Argus Bradenton Herald - eMaxHealth.com all 195 news articles

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Avoid Insurance Nightmares with Your Oklahoma Employee Benefits Broker American Chronicle, CA - May 4, 2008 Trying to manage group health insurance on your own is an exercise in futility, unless you implicitly understand how the insurance industry works. …

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Banning Genetic Discrimination Human Resource Executive Online, PA - May 5, 2008 "HIPAA has banned the use of genetic information in group health insurance," he continues, "so, despite the fear-mongering, almost everyone in the US with …

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Think about options to insure young adults NYSUT.org, NY - May 6, 2008 Some parents have group health insurance policies, which may cover full-time students up to age 23 or 25 or graduation (whichever comes first). …

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Rell Cool To Expansion Of State Worker Insurance Pool Hartford Courant, United States - 13 hours ago The comptroller's office and her own budget officials have warned that the new pool could force the state to renegotiate with its health insurance providers …

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I take you to be my wife and insurance provider Baltimore Sun, United States - 13 hours ago Now comes another reason to get hitched: health insurance. In a poll released last week, 7 percent of Americans said they or someone in their household …

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Perdue approves health-care, insurance reforms Bizjournals.com, NC - May 7, 2008 An HDHP is a health insurance plan that offers consumers lower premiums and higher deductibles than a traditional health plan. HSAs allow consumers to set …

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Bill to let small businesses negotiate jointly for health … Bizjournals.com, NC - 44 minutes ago The bill would let business owners join together to negotiate health insurance rates, the NFIB release says, adding it gives small business owners an …

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Council members kill plan to receive health insurance Indianapolis Star, United States - 13 hours ago By Francesca Jarosz Sponsors of a proposal to provide City Council members up to $18000 in city-funded health benefits are withdrawing the ordinance after …

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