http://www.news-medical.net/Health Insurance news.asp Latest Health Insurance News From News-Medical.Net News-Medical.Net en editor@news-medical.net http://www.news-medical.net/newsfeeds/Health Insurance news.gif http://www.news-medical.net/Health Insurance news.asp 276 96 http://www.news-medical.net/?id=43579 America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) will release a new comprehensive health care reform proposal that offers solutions to contain rising health care costs, enhance portability, provide affordable coverage options for small businesses, protect against medical bankruptcy, and more. Tue, 2 Dec 2008 06:01:00 EST http://www.news-medical.net/?id=43577 Children of farm workers are three times as likely as all other children and almost twice as likely as other poor children to be uninsured, according to a report in the December issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. Tue, 2 Dec 2008 05:30:00 EST http://www.news-medical.net/?id=43469 With the economy continuing it's downward turn, family caregivers are stepping up to the plate to help loved ones in need. Wed, 26 Nov 2008 23:05:00 EST http://www.news-medical.net/?id=43124 An abstract presented at the American Association for Cancer Research's Seventh Annual International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research shows that lower socioeconomic status reduced the chance of early stage diagnosis and survival of colorectal cancer in Colorado. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:45:00 EST http://www.news-medical.net/?id=43150 According to findings from a National Diabetes Economic Barometer study, undiagnosed, pre-diabetes and diabetes cost the United States an estimated $217.5 billion in 2007 due to higher medical expenditures and lost productivity. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:01:00 EST http://www.news-medical.net/?id=43018 New research shows that the cost of health insurance for a typical family increases about $100 per month when state governments limit price adjustments based on factors like age, health or risky behaviors such as smoking. Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:59:00 EST http://www.news-medical.net/?id=42958 Ball park hot dogs may be putting sports fans at elevated health risk, researchers at UALR -- the University of Arkansas at Little Rock -- said in research presented last week. Mon, 17 Nov 2008 04:44:00 EST http://www.news-medical.net/?id=42685 Massachusetts has taken an important step towards addressing its primary care provider shortage. Recently passed legislation (Chapter 305), championed by Senate President Therese Murray, addresses issues of access, quality and transparency in health care. The recognition of nurse practitioners as primary care providers is vital to this legislation and will immediately and dramatically increase the number of providers available to residents. Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:14:00 EST http://www.news-medical.net/?id=42492 Some 2.3 million children a year, mostly from low- to middle-income families, have no health care coverage to pay for preventive or other medical needs, even though at least one of their parents is insured, according to a new study supported by HHS' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the National Center for Research Resources, part of HHS' National Institutes of Health. Thu, 6 Nov 2008 04:52:00 EST http://www.news-medical.net/?id=42220 The current economic downturn and the recent enactment of a $700 billion bailout for Wall Street firms could have implications for the next president's health care proposal, as well as other plans, the Chicago Tribune reports. Tue, 28 Oct 2008 03:11:00 EST