Excellus tells 'inconvenient truths' about health costs - The Central New York Business Journal

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Excellus tells 'inconvenient truths' about health costs
The Central New York Business Journal, NY - 5 hours ago
(4) Health-insurance premiums in upstate New York are on the rise and occupy a significant percentage of payroll. The typical law of economics would say the ...
Americans need publicly financed, privately delivered health care The Photo News
Drs Urge State Legislative Leaders to Avert Healthcare Crisis ReadMedia (press release)
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State workers retiring early because of health-insurance costs - Providence Journal

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State workers retiring early because of health-insurance costs
Providence Journal, RI - 7 hours ago
“If they don’t go, their health insurance [cost] when they retire increases dramatically,” Downey said. “The problem is, many of these folks were not ...

State consumer hot line can help with health-insurance complaints - Columbus Dispatch

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State consumer hot line can help with health-insurance complaints
Columbus Dispatch, OH - 8 hours ago
By Suzanne Hoholik It happens to a lot of us: Our health-insurance company sends us a letter saying a test or service our doctor ordered isn't covered. ...
Getting some healthy travel advice Toronto Star
Canadians' safety net on holidays Toronto Star
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Months after teen’s suicide,’Yolanda’s Law’ advances - Boston Globe

Posted by Search for "health insurance" on August 16th, 2008
Months after teen's suicide, 'Yolanda's Law' advances - Boston Globe By Kay Lazar, Globe Staff - August 15, 2008 Nicknamed "Yolanda's Law" after a Plymouth teenager who eloquently testified before legislators ...

Mental hospital accreditation lost - Raleigh (NC) News & Observer

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Mental hospital accreditation lost - Raleigh News & Observer Lynn Bonner The state's mental hospital in Morganton lost its accreditation this week, after a national group determined that the hospital did not ...

Guilty plea in online drug case

Posted by Search for "health insurance" on August 16th, 2008
The president of Norcross-based Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals pleaded guilty Friday to a conspiracy charge, ending a lengthy federal investigation into the illegal importation of knockoff prescription drugs from ...

BCC students working towards a cleaner and healthier Barbados

Posted by Search for "health insurance" on August 16th, 2008
THROUGH a collaboration with the Ministry of Health, National Insurance and Social Security, final year students from the Environmental Health Department of the Barbados Community College culminated their 12 ...

Get on board! Public urged to help in vector control efforts

Posted by Search for "health insurance" on August 16th, 2008
As the Environmental Health Department continues their vector control campaigns aimed at mitigating the rodent population in Barbados, they are urging communities as well as the private and public sector to get ...

Three years after Katrina, many on Gulf Coast still lack permanent housing

Posted by Search for "health insurance" on August 16th, 2008
By Sept. 1, the Federal Emergency Management Agency estimates, only 450 occupied travel-trailers or mobile homes will remain in government and commercial parks, but that doesn't mean residents have found ...

Sicko, indeed

Posted by Search for "health insurance" on August 16th, 2008
I recently received a notification from my health insurance plan provider regarding a name change.