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A Whole Lotta Studies on Small Business and Health Insurance
Wall Street Journal (blog) Small businesses basically get shafted when they buy health insurance coverage for their employees: They pay more for the same coverage, … GoHealthInsurance.com Advises Consumers on Health Insurance Changes From … Employers Shifting Health Care Costs To Workers, Survey Shows Johnson: Employers likely to drop insurance under health care law |
 Minneapolis Star Tribune (blog) |
Chamber not miffed at T-Paw over health insurance grant
Minneapolis Star Tribune (blog) Tim Pawlenty's refusal to apply for a grant to study lower cost health insurance options. apply for a $1 million grant to study health insurance exchanges … T-Paw takes aim at health-care law Minnesota Balks at Health-Law Funds Pawlenty Rejects "Obamacare" Funding for Minnesota |
 New York Daily News |
Employer Health Benefits Survey Shows Few Review Plan Quality
Wall Street Journal (blog) The major finding from an annual survey of employers is that firms are passing on a greater chunk of health-insurance costs to workers, … Price of health insurance didn't rise much in 2009, but workers' burden did Health insurance is taking a bigger bite from workers' wallets Employees' insurance burden up more than rates |
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Health Law Myths: Outside The Realm Of Reality
NPR The law requires people who want public health insurance to be implanted with a microchip. The origin of this, says Timothy Jost, a professor at Virginia's … |
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Mercury News editorial: California making health care progress
San Jose Mercury News Arnold Schwarzenegger signs legislation passed this week, the state would become the first to establish a health insurance exchange specifically designed to … A novel idea: health insurance for the sick Guest opinion column: Pre-existing condition causing insurance hassles? Get … Insurance for NYers with pre-existing conditions |
 Reuters India |
Millions of Eligible Kids Not Enrolled in CHIP, Medicaid, Study Finds
California Healthline About five million uninsured US children qualify for the Children's Health Insurance Program or Medicaid but are not enrolled in either program, … US medical programs missing millions of kids -report Obama administration says Texas must boost enrollment in CHIP and Medicaid Who And Where Are The Children Yet To Enroll In Medicaid And The Children's … |
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Mo. health measure backers spent $100000-plus
BusinessWeek The measure approved by voters in August says government cannot require people to have health insurance nor penalize people who choose to use their own … |
 New York Times (blog) |
On Health Care, the Devil's in the Details
New York Times (blog) He has some financial interests in the health care field. The recently passed Affordable Care Act requires heath insurance issuers to use at least some … Over 70 Countries Converge to Craft a Truly Global Congress |
 International Business Times |
Rick Scott says Alex Sink wants to cut Medicare
PolitiFact The issue, in our minds, really boils down to the health care bill and how it affects Medicare. Medicare serves as the health insurance program for 39 … Health Reform Rule Uses Health Insurance Executive Salary Taxes to Fund Medicare Medicare Part D Health Insurance Prescription Benefit Plan Notes; Affordable … Health Care Reform and the IRS |
 WHTC |
Subsidies encourage employers to keep health plans for early retirees
Dallas Morning News Nationwide, about 28 percent of employers with 500 or more workers offer health insurance to early retirees, according to EBRI. AT&T paid about $2.3 billion … Health law's retiree perk won't last long Editorial: A helping hand for retirees Maine Organizations Qualify for Assistance with Early Retiree Health Costs |