Latest Press Release on health insurance

AHIP Statement on the Release of Proposed Senate Legislation
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Karen Ignagni, President and CEO of America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), released the following statement today on the release of proposed Senate legislation: "The promise of health care reform is that it will provide al...

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$10 Million in Grants Aimed at Enrolling American Indian, Alaska Native Kids in Health Care to be Awarded
WASHINGTON - HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced the availability of up to $10 million in grants to help reach American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) children who qualify for, but are not yet enrolled, in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

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Senate Mandatory Health-Insurance Bill Infringes on Choice and Privacy
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Senate's newly released health-reform bill ("Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act") infringes on Americans' health-insurance choices and medical privacy, says Sue Blevins, president of the Institute for Health Freedom (IHF) ...

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New Discount Drug Program Benefits the Growing Unemployed
MedSaverCard, a free program providing discounts on prescription drugs for people without health insurance, wants the growing number of unemployed workers to know they have options when it comes to buying prescription drugs./I/P P(PRWEB) November 23, 2009 -- MedSaverCard, a free program...

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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly for Consumer Protection in the U.S. Senate Health Reform
Pre-emption of State Health Benefit Laws Is a Major Retreat; Insurance Rate Justification Shows Promise WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Consumer Watchdog released a list today of the 10 key positive and negative consumer protection provisions of the U.S. Senate...

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Resources for Californians With Health Insurance Plan Problems
SACRAMENTO, CA -- 11/23/09 -- If you have a problem with your health insurance plan, there are steps you can take to get the service you need. California's Office of the Patient Advocate enc..

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ProMutual Group Completes Annual Donation Series
BOSTON, MA -- 11/23/09 -- ProMutual Group, a leading provider of medical liability insurance, announced today it has recently completed its annual philanthropy series with a total donation of more than $300,000 to physician health programs in sever..

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A.M. Best Downgrades Ratings of MVP Health Care, Inc.’s Insurance Subsidiaries
OLDWICK, N.J. - A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength ratings (FSR) to B (Fair) from B+ (Good) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) to “bb+” from “bbb-”of MVP Health Insurance Company (Schenectady, NY) and Preferred Assurance Company, Inc.

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UnitedHealthcare Named 2009 Best Health Plan Provider by Readers of Business Insurance Magazine
MINNEAPOLIS - UnitedHealthcare, a UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) company, has been named the “Best Health Plan Provider” by the readers of Business Insurance in the magazine’s fifth annual Readers Choice Awards. The Business Insurance Readers Ch

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Transax International Reports Third Quarter Results
MIAMI, FL -- 11/24/09 -- Transax International Limited (Transax) (OTCBB: TNSX), a network solutions company for healthcare providers and health insurance companies, today reported financial results for the first nine months of 2009 and third quart..

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HealthPlus Offers New Insurance Plans for Consumers Seeking Health Coverage on Their Own
FLINT, Mich., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- HealthPlus of Michigan has launched four new HealthPlus Signature insurance plans designed specifically for individuals 18 to 64 and their families who are looking to purchase affordable health coverage directly. The new Health...

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U.S. News & World Report/National Committee for Quality Assurance Ranks Great Lakes Health Plan among “America’s Best Health Insurance Plans” for 2009-10
DETROIT - Great Lakes Health Plan (GLHP), part of AmeriChoice, is rated among the nation’s Top 20 Medicaid health plans according to the 2009-10 U.S. News & World Report/National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) survey of “America’s Best Health Insurance Pl

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Security Health Plan of Wisconsin Ranked among Nation’s Best Health Plans
MARSHFIELD, Wis. - Security Health Plan of Wisconsin, Inc., is one of the nation’s top 20 Medicare plans, and offers the 37th best commercial health plan, according to U.S. News & World Report/NCQA America’s Best Health Insurance Plans1 2009-10.

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Sebelius Releases New State-by-State Reports: Health Insurance Reform -- The Case for Change
WASHINGTON - HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced the release of Health Insurance Reform: The Case for Change, a series of state-by-state reports highlighting the benefits of health insurance reform. The reports are available now at

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Actuaries to Senate: Strengthen Individual Mandate
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Academy of Actuaries is urging senators to modify health care reform legislation released this week to contain stronger language regarding a health insurance individual coverage mandate. The actuaries said that an...

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Business Roundtable Statement on Senate Health Care Bill
WASHINGTON - “As providers of health care insurance to more than 35 million Americans, the members of Business Roundtable have consistently taken a fact-based approach to advancing and supporting health care reform proposals. Throughout this discussion, we have remained engaged

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NRF Disappointed by Senate Health Care Reform Bill
WASHINGTON - The National Retail Federation today expressed disappointment in the Senate health care reform bill introduced by Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. “This bill will not deliver the lower-cost and better-quality health care and insurance coverage that

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FPIC Insurance Group, Inc. to Present at Piper Jaffray 21st Annual Health Care Conference on December 2, 2009
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - FPIC Insurance Group, Inc. (the “Company”) (Nasdaq:FPIC) announced today that John R. Byers, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Charles Divita, III, Chief Financial Officer, will present at the Piper Jaffray 21st Annual Health Care Conferen

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eHealthInsurance Answers Questions for Policyholders Affected by UniCare Exit From Illinois and Texas
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA -- 11/23/09 -- eHealthInsurance (NASDAQ: EHTH), the leading online source of health insurance for individuals, families, and small businesses, has released a set of frequently asked q..

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Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine's Statement on the Senate's Vote to Proceed to Full Floor Debate of Health Insurance Reform Legislation
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- DNC Chairman Tim Kaine issued the following statement after the Senate voted to begin full debate of health insurance reform legislation. (Logo: http://www.newscom.c...

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The Post Office Reminds Travellers To The Channel Islands To Purchase Travel Insurance In Light Of Health Cover Rule Change
The Post Office® highlights need for travel insurance as health agreement comes to an end/I/P PLondon, UK (PRWeb UK) November 21, 2009 -- The end of a mutual agreement between UK and Channel Islands health authorities has underlined the need for UK holidaymakers to secure a href= h...

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InsuranceAgents.com Publishes Tips to Avoid Swine Flu (H1N1) and Find Affordable Health Insurance Quotes
A recent InsuranceAgents.com article gives a handful of tips on how to avoid contracting the virus, stay healthy, and keep health insurance rates low.

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Cinergy Health Commentary on Health Care for the Unemployed
AVENTURA, Fla., Nov. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Daniel Touizer, CEO of Cinergy Health, a nationwide provider of guaranteed issue health insurance benefit programs, is concerned that the labor department's rec...

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ahm Wins 2009 Australian Privacy Award
The Illawarra's national health insurance provider Australian Health Management (ahm) has been named the 2009 winner of the Large Business Category at the Australian Privacy Awards./I/P P(PRWEB) November 21, 2009 -- The Illawarra's national a href= http://www.ahm.com.au/ onclick= link...

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Long Island Insurance Website Helps People Save Money on Insurance By Giving Free Tips
Long Island Insurance Company, also known as LongIslandInsuranceCompany.com, is helping Long Islanders shop around for the best health insurance, car insurance, life insurance and homeowners insurance at affordable rates.

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