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Wednesday, September 27, 2006 3:01 PM PDT

Health insurance costs rise 7.7%, twice the rate of inflation USA Today Wed, 27 Sep 2006 8:00 AM PDT Workers and employers won't find much comfort in the smallest increase in health insurance costs since 1999. The 7.7% increase this year is still more than twice the rate of inflation. The price of health: insurance premiums still no deal US News & World Report Wed, 27 Sep 2006 9:05 AM PDT Health insurance premium growth for workers who get coverage through their employers slowed for the third year in a row in 2006 to 7.7 percent, according to a study of employer health benefits released today. But workers are still paying more than they can comfortably afford, the study authors argue, since the increase, which covers both employer and employee premium contributions, is more than Health Council examines no-fault insurance for medical errors CP via Yahoo! Canada News Wed, 27 Sep 2006 11:58 AM PDT FREDERICTON (CP) - Canadian health officials were urged Wednesday to adopt New Zealand's system of no-fault insurance for medical malpractice. Beat the High Cost of Health Insurance Sleepy Eye Herald Dispatch Wed, 27 Sep 2006 11:35 AM PDT (ARA) - Anyone who has shopped for or is currently paying for health insurance knows that consumers are paying more than ever before for their policies. But the numbers are staggering. Health insurance premiums up 87 percent since 2000 Chicago Sun-Times Wed, 27 Sep 2006 3:03 AM PDT The good news: Health insurance premiums rose this year at their slowest rate since 1999. The bad news: Premiums rose 7.7 percent, twice the rate of inflation. Rise in health insurance costs slows The Santa Rosa Press Democrat Wed, 27 Sep 2006 9:36 AM PDT WASHINGTON - Workers won't find much comfort in the smallest increase in health insurance premiums since 1999. The 7.7 percent increase this year was still more than twice the rate of inflation. Health Insurance Premiums Rise At Over Twice Inflation Rate In USA Medical News Today Wed, 27 Sep 2006 11:10 AM PDT Even though health insurance premiums have had their lowest increase for seven years, they still managed to go up at over twice the USA's rate of inflation. Not much comfort for millions of workers who have to fork out even more money - especially when their wages have not kept pace.Health insurance premiums have gone up by 7.7%, less than 9.2% the previous year and 11.2% two years ago. [click Health Insurance Premiums Rise Slows CBS News Tue, 26 Sep 2006 8:01 PM PDT Although health insurance premiums made their smallest increase since 1999, workers won't find much comfort. The increase this year is 7.7 percent ? which is still twice the rate of inflation. Rise in health insurance costs slows The Buffalo News Wed, 27 Sep 2006 5:57 AM PDT WASHINGTON - For the seventh straight year, premiums for employer-based health insurance rose more than twice as fast as overall inflation and wages, an annual survey of employers shows. Health insurance costs outrun wages fourfold San Jose Mercury News Wed, 27 Sep 2006 3:10 AM PDT If you think paying $2.75 for gas is a bargain, here's more news you can use as companies prepare to let workers sign up for health care plans: The average cost of health insurance premiums climbed just 7.7 percent over the past year.

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Tuesday, September 26, 2006 3:01 PM PDT

Health insurance is twice inflation rate AP via Yahoo! News Tue, 26 Sep 2006 1:33 PM PDT Workers won't find much comfort in the smallest increase in health insurance premiums since 1999. The 7.7 percent increase this year was still more than twice the rate of inflation. Health Insurance Premiums Rise Slows CBS News Tue, 26 Sep 2006 2:46 PM PDT Although health insurance premiums made their smallest increase since 1999, workers won't find much comfort. The increase this year is 7.7 percent ? which is still twice the rate of inflation. Health Insurance Is Twice Inflation Rate ABC News Tue, 26 Sep 2006 1:59 PM PDT Health Insurance Premiums Have Smallest Increase Since 1999 but Are Twice the Inflation Rate Health Insurance Rises Twice Rate of Inflation Washington Post Tue, 26 Sep 2006 9:13 AM PDT Increases in health insurance premiums for working families slowed for the third straight year in 2006, but still rose at a rate more than double that of inflation and growth in workers' pay, an annual nationwide survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation shows. Health insurance costs slow, still outpace inflation Atlanta Journal-Constitution Tue, 26 Sep 2006 1:16 PM PDT Price increases for employer-sponsored health insurance slowed for the third straight year in 2006, but they still rose at twice the inflation rate, researchers reported Tuesday. Nationwide, premiums paid by firms and their employees rose an average of 7.7 percent this year — the lowest growth rate since 2000 — with small firms paying about 8.8 percent more and large firms paying 7 percent more. Health insurance premiums up more than twice the inflation rate San Francisco Chronicle Tue, 26 Sep 2006 12:18 PM PDT Health insurance premiums increased at the slowest rate since 2000 this year, but still rose at more than twice the rate of inflation, a study released today found. Premiums paid by employers grew 7.7 percent in 2006 on average, according to a survey... Health insurance premiums grow but not as much Houston Chronicle Tue, 26 Sep 2006 8:01 AM PDT The Kaiser Family Foundation's findings are based on a telephone survey of 3,159 randomly selected private and public employers. More that 155 million Americans get their health insurance through their jobs. Health insurance jumps twice inflation rate MSNBC Tue, 26 Sep 2006 9:44 AM PDT Workers won’t find much comfort in the smallest increase in health insurance premiums since 1999. Ky. warns consumers of health insurance scam Cincinnati Business Courier Tue, 26 Sep 2006 12:11 PM PDT The Kentucky Office of Insurance is warning consumers of a scam that promises group health insurance. Survey: Health insurance costs outpace wage gains Fort Worth Star-Telegram Tue, 26 Sep 2006 9:27 AM PDT Health insurance premiums climbed an average 7.7 percent in 2006, outpacing workers’ wage gains and inflation, according to a nationwide survey released Tuesday.

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Monday, September 25, 2006 3:01 PM PDT

The 411 on Health Insurance Harrisburg Daily Register Mon, 25 Sep 2006 12:25 PM PDT (ARA) - You've heard it before; accidents happen. There's a great deal of truth in this oft-quoted statement. It's one reason why you should always have good health insurance, because without it, you may be putting yourself in serious financial straights. Small Businesses Have Affordable Health Insurance Options, New Survey Finds RedNova Mon, 25 Sep 2006 12:19 PM PDT WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Health insurance coverage for small employers is more affordable than is widely known, a new survey released today by America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) found. VPIRG says people without health insurance pay more for drugs WRGB Mon, 25 Sep 2006 11:34 AM PDT (Montpelier, VT - AP) - A new study says Vermonters without health insurance pay more for their prescription drugs than people in most other states. The study by the Vermont Public Interest Research Group was released today. Beat the High Cost of Health Insurance Kewanee Star Courier Mon, 25 Sep 2006 3:22 AM PDT (ARA) - Anyone who has shopped for or is currently paying for health insurance knows that consumers are paying more than ever before for their policies. But the numbers are staggering. Health Insurance for retired state employees: $1.2 billion bill and counting Boothbay Register Mon, 25 Sep 2006 9:16 AM PDT Starting next year the state has to disclose its un-funded obligations for health insurance for retired state employees, teachers and now some police and firefighters and start figuring out a way to pay for it - a sum that is expected to easily surpass a three-year-old estimate of $1.2 billion. Retail health clinics sign insurance deals with industry leaders BizJournals Sun, 24 Sep 2006 9:52 PM PDT Interfit Health's RediClinic division has inked deals with insurance giants Aetna Inc. and Humana Inc. to begin accepting reimbursements from health plans. Health and Science: Living without health insurance is an unecessary risk The Heights Mon, 25 Sep 2006 7:46 AM PDT You might want to think about this the next time you're seated in the doctor's waiting room: Who pays for your medical visit? Though most of us at Boston College are covered by the school's medical insurance or our parents' insurance providers, what happens after graduation? This is something that I have been pondering at the beginning of my senior year as the calendar surges ahead toward Private insurance might be health-care answer Guernsey Press and Star Mon, 25 Sep 2006 8:00 AM PDT ISLANDERS might have to pay to maintain top standards of health care in the future. MICHELLE SINGLETARY: THE COLOR OF MONEY: Life insurance buy isn't one size fits all Contra Costa Times Mon, 25 Sep 2006 3:12 AM PDT DID YOU KNOW September is Life Insurance Awareness Month? I know. These campaigns sound totally contrived. Still, this one, coordinated by the Life and Health Insurance Foundation for Education (LIFE), can be used as a reminder to give yourself an insurance check-up. State aid promotes insurance Lexington Herald-Leader Mon, 25 Sep 2006 0:18 AM PDT Randall Jackson Sr. said he wants to help the three full-time employees who work in his Maysville automotive shop, but providing health insurance has always been out of reach.

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Sunday, September 24, 2006 3:01 PM PDT

Beat the High Cost of Health Insurance Benton Evening News Sun, 24 Sep 2006 2:22 AM PDT (ARA) - Anyone who has shopped for or is currently paying for health insurance knows that consumers are paying more than ever before for their policies. But the numbers are staggering. Almost $20 billion needed for retiree health over 30 years WTVM 9 Sun, 24 Sep 2006 2:28 PM PDT MONTGOMERY, Ala. Alabama officials are considering setting up a fund, with investments similar to the state pension fund, to help pay for the almost 20 (B) billion dollars the state is expected to need to pay for health insurance for retired state workers and teachers over the next 30 years. Workers wary of high-deductible health plans The Buffalo News Sun, 24 Sep 2006 6:00 AM PDT Many employees in high-deductible health plans have trouble understanding the insurance policies and don't like them, according to a report by Hewitt Associates, a consulting firm. For your dependents' sake, make sure you have enough life insurance The Columbus Dispatch Sun, 24 Sep 2006 4:08 AM PDT Did you know September is Life Insurance Awareness Month? I know. These campaigns sound totally contrived. Still, this one, coordinated by the Life and Health Insurance Foundation for Education, can be used as a reminder to give yourself an insurance check-up. In high-accident field, insurance hard to find The Indianapolis Star Sat, 23 Sep 2006 11:56 PM PDT The real wolf at the door of the family farm is neither mega-farms nor urban sprawl. It's health insurance. "If you talk to our members, what are they most concerned about? It's the cost of health insurance and not having it," said Sue Beitlich, Wisconsin Farmers Union president. Health care companies fight it out in Great Falls Montana Standard Sat, 23 Sep 2006 11:05 PM PDT Editor’s note: In Montana and the nation, the cost and availability of health care has become a burning issue. One-fifth of the state’s citizens are without health insurance and health-care costs continue to climb faster than inflation. Now, who got any 'lower' health-care bills? - The Clarion-Ledger The Clarion-Ledger Sun, 24 Sep 2006 3:14 AM PDT Now, who got any 'lower' health-care bills? Will every sick person in Mississippi who has experienced a reduction in medical costs since Medical Assurance Company of Mississippi lowered its insurance premium rates on doctors please stand up? Health scheme told to be all-embracing IPP Media Sat, 23 Sep 2006 11:19 PM PDT An African health accounts expert has called on Tanzania’s National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) to adjust itself so as to cater for both the formal and informal sectors, otherwise, it should change its current identity. Retiree health care could bankrupt governments Houston Chronicle Sun, 24 Sep 2006 9:46 AM PDT Retiree health care costs have been quietly mounting for decades while public agencies have passed out generous retirement benefits during labor negotiations — often in lieu of salary increases.

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Saturday, September 23, 2006 3:01 PM PDT

Parents of College Students Urged To Review Health Insurance Coverages, Limits RedNova Fri, 22 Sep 2006 5:16 PM PDT HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Diane Koken today reminded parents of college students to consider their children's health insurance needs before they become sick and need services. Proposal Would Require Insurance For Utah Children KUTV2 Salt Lake City Sat, 23 Sep 2006 11:09 AM PDT Utah’s children would be required to have health insurance under a plan being floated by Gov. Jon Huntsman’s top health advisers. Health plan would mandate kids be insured The Salt Lake Tribune Sat, 23 Sep 2006 0:03 AM PDT Health insurance would be mandatory for all Utah children under a plan being peddled by Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr.'s top health advisers. Huntsman has yet to endorse the plan, aimed at reducing the number of uninsured in the state. But Utah Health Department Director David Sundwall and other members of a governor-appointed task force have been quietly shopping it around to lawmakers. School workers push for state health plan New Orleans Times-Picayune Fri, 22 Sep 2006 11:57 PM PDT With the election to choose a health insurance plan just days away, some St. Tammany Parish school system employees and retirees have begun campaigning against the district's proposal to abandon the state-sponsored benefits plan it has held since 1991. Health care companies fight it out in Great Falls Montana Standard Fri, 22 Sep 2006 11:52 PM PDT Editor’s note: In Montana and the nation, the cost and availability of health care has become a burning issue. One-fifth of the state’s citizens are without health insurance and health-care costs continue to climb faster than inflation. Calif. Gov. Vetoes Universal Health Bill The Herald-Sun Fri, 22 Sep 2006 9:05 PM PDT Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed a universal health care bill Friday, saying it would create a "vast new bureaucracy." The bill would have provided every California resident with health insurance through a program administered by a new entity, the California Health Insurance Agency. Florida Health Plans Rank Lower On Quality Measures Compared With Plans In Other Parts Of The U.S., Report Finds Medical News Today Fri, 22 Sep 2006 6:10 PM PDT Health insurers in Florida rank lower on a series of quality measures compared with insurance companies in other parts of the country, according to a report released on Monday by the Florida Health Care Coalition, the Miami Herald reports. FHCC -- a coalition of Florida employers including Macy's, county governments and school boards -- studied the state's six largest insurers. [click link for Almost $20 billion needed to fund retiree health care over 30 FOX6 WBRC-TV Birmingham Fri, 22 Sep 2006 3:25 PM PDT MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- State officials are considering setting up a fund, with investments similar to the state pension fund, to help pay for the almost $20 billion the state is expected to need to pay for health insurance for retired state workers and teachers over the next 30 years. Calif. gov. vetoes universal health bill AP via Yahoo! News Fri, 22 Sep 2006 8:46 PM PDT Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed a universal health care bill Friday, saying it would create a "vast new bureaucracy." Life Insurance Has Two Basic Flavors Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News Fri, 22 Sep 2006 4:00 PM PDT If your death would impose financial suffering on a loved one, you should have life insurance. The policy payoff can provide funds to make up for your lost income.

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Friday, September 22, 2006 3:01 PM PDT

Savvy Consumer: How to Save on Health Insurance ABC News Fri, 22 Sep 2006 8:59 AM PDT Best Strategies to Save Money, and Not Get Ripped Off, on Health Insurance The 411 on Health Insurance Kewanee Star Courier Fri, 22 Sep 2006 8:55 AM PDT (ARA) - You've heard it before; accidents happen. There's a great deal of truth in this oft-quoted statement. It's one reason why you should always have good health insurance, because without it, you may be putting yourself in serious financial straights. Ohio company to offer health insurance in Wisconsin Small Business Times Fri, 22 Sep 2006 10:08 AM PDT Cleveland-based Consumers Life Insurance Co. announced today it will begin selling health insurance in Wisconsin. At first, Consumers Life, a subsidiary of Ohio-based Medical Mutual, will be offering an individual health insurance product. Parents of College Students Urged To Review Health Insurance Coverages, Limits PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance Fri, 22 Sep 2006 1:43 PM PDT Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Diane Koken today reminded parents of college students to consider their children's health insurance needs before they become sick and need services. Learn the Language of Health Insurance Plans Gridley Herald Fri, 22 Sep 2006 6:58 AM PDT (ARA) - There are lots of different kinds of health insurance, from plans that cover medical services and prescription medicines to plans that cover dental expenses; disability insurance that replaces income lost due to extended illness or injury to long-term care, and so on. Beat the High Cost of Health Insurance Ionia Sentinel-Standard Fri, 22 Sep 2006 0:38 AM PDT (ARA) - Anyone who has shopped for or is currently paying for health insurance knows that consumers are paying more than ever before for their policies. But the numbers are staggering. More Competition Comes to Wisconsin Health Insurance Market PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance Fri, 22 Sep 2006 4:00 AM PDT Consumers Life Insurance Company announced today that it will begin selling health insurance in the state of Wisconsin WebINS.com Introduces Two New Educational Websites About Impaired Risk Life And Health Insurance Issues, and Assists PR Web Fri, 22 Sep 2006 0:34 AM PDT WebINS.com provides insurance solutions for individuals, who have been declined by the standard insurance companies because of past or current health conditions, such as cancer, heart disease, stroke, obesity, diabetes. Keith Ouellette, ChFC, CLU, a specialist in the impaired risk life and health markets for over 15 years, has formed a new insurance consulting firm, WebINS Market Strategies, to Pennsylvania Departments of Health, Insurance Promote Need to Expand 'CHIP' Program to 'Cover All Kids' PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance Thu, 21 Sep 2006 3:48 PM PDT State Health Secretary Dr. Calvin B. Johnson and Deputy Insurance Commissioner George Hoover today visited the Growing Tree Day Care Center in Marshalls Creek, Monroe County, to encourage enrollment in the Children's Health Insurance Program and discuss expanding CHIP to "Cover All Kids." We Need Health-Care Options RedNova Fri, 22 Sep 2006 2:13 PM PDT Referring to "No right to health care" by Robert Taylor (Readers' Forum, Sept. 20): My husband and I are now in our 50s. We have paid insurance premiums for 35 years. We are now self-employed, and pay a large premium for him; I am not insurable.

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Thursday, September 21, 2006 3:01 PM PDT

Learn the Language of Health Insurance Plans Harrisburg Daily Register Thu, 21 Sep 2006 12:31 PM PDT (ARA) - There are lots of different kinds of health insurance, from plans that cover medical services and prescription medicines to plans that cover dental expenses; disability insurance that replaces income lost due to extended illness or injury to long-term care, and so on. Beat the High Cost of Health Insurance Wellsville Daily Reporter Thu, 21 Sep 2006 11:26 AM PDT (ARA) - Anyone who has shopped for or is currently paying for health insurance knows that consumers are paying more than ever before for their policies. But the numbers are staggering. The 411 on Health Insurance Wellsville Daily Reporter Thu, 21 Sep 2006 3:42 AM PDT (ARA) - You've heard it before; accidents happen. There's a great deal of truth in this oft-quoted statement. It's one reason why you should always have good health insurance, because without it, you may be putting yourself in serious financial straights. Many Health Insurance Consultants Do Not Disclose Financial Ties With Clients Medical News Today Wed, 20 Sep 2006 8:05 PM PDT Many consultants hired by businesses to find the best deals on health insurance or prescription drug plans receive "significant" bonuses, commissions or consulting fees from the companies they are hired to consider, the Wall Street Journal reports. These financial arrangements are often disclosed "only partially or not at all" to employers, the Journal reports. [click link for full article] Health Insurance Tax Incentives Should Be Offered To Reduce Health Care Costs, Number Of Uninsured, Former AMA Medical News Today Wed, 20 Sep 2006 7:05 PM PDT The federal government should offer tax incentives for the purchase of health insurance to help reduce the number of uninsured U.S. residents and reduce health care costs, Edward Hill, immediate past president of the American Medical Association, said on Thursday in a keynote address at the Economic Club of Memphis, the Memphis Commercial Appeal reports. [click link for full article] Qatar health insurance law soon AME Info Wed, 20 Sep 2006 9:44 PM PDT A draft of Qatar's compulsory health insurance plan for expatriates has gone before state cabinet for approval, The Peninsula reported. Services such as dental care, cardiac surgery, maternity and transplants are unlikely to be covered. NHA submits health insurance draft to cabinet The Peninsula Wed, 20 Sep 2006 5:47 PM PDT DOHA • The National Health Authority (NHA) has submitted the draft of a compulsory health insurance plan for expatriates and their families to the state cabinet and it will be implemented as soon as the council of ministers approve it, it is learnt. Health Insurance for Diabetics PR Web Thu, 21 Sep 2006 0:07 AM PDT MedSave.com updated a popular time-saving resource for diabetics that lists all of the available health insurance options in the U.S. (PRWEB Sep 21, 2006) Wal-Mart to partner with retail health clinic operator BizJournals Thu, 21 Sep 2006 9:07 AM PDT QuickHealth Inc., which hopes to become the Starbucks or Jiffy Lube of retail health-care clinics, will open a no-appointment/no-insurance facility inside a Wal-Mart store in Rohnert Park early next month and has other expansion plans involving the giant retailer. Government Studies How to Push Digital Health Records eWeek Thu, 21 Sep 2006 9:19 AM PDT A federal committee hearing drove home the point that patients want their doctors, and not employers, insurance companies or governments, to host and access patient health records.

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