Latest Press Release on health insurance

NetQuote.com Helps Seniors Compare Benefits of Medicare Health Plans
DENVER, Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- NetQuote.com, the largest insurance shopping site on the Web, has added a new function that will streamline the Medicare health plan open enrollment process. After experiencing a 200 perce...

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Actuaries Project 'Substantial Capital' to Fund Health Insurance Co-ops or Public Plan
Little difference in start-up capital found between co-ops and public plan option WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A group of nonpartisan experts said that the necessary start-up capital for either health insurance co-operatives or a public plan option may...

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Transparent Health Network Introduces Novel Plan To Provide Working Uninsured/Underinsured Access To Affordable Health Care In NY Metro Region
NEW YORK - The uninsured and underinsured have a new low-cost option for obtaining health care services and prescriptions at significantly reduced prices, thanks to Transparent Health Network, a unique non-insurance health care access plan introduced today in the New York metropolitan area.

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AARP Calls On Idaho's U.S. Reps To Back House Health Care Reform Bill
Legislation Will Help Hundreds of Thousands of Idahoans Struggling with High Rx Costs, Medicare Gaps & Soaring Insurance Premiums BOISE, Idaho, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As the debate over health care reform reaches a fevered pitch and the House rea...

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NRF Asks House to Reject Flawed Health Care Reform Bill, Says Employer Mandate Would Force Retail Job Losses
WASHINGTON - The National Retail Federation today asked the House to reject health care reform legislation scheduled for debate this weekend, saying a pay-or-play mandate that employers provide health insurance to their workers or pay a financial penalty would force retailers to lay off

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Largest 13 Health Insurers and Trade Association Spent More Than $2.7 Million Per Month Lobbying During 3rd Quarter
Top insurance companies and AHIP increase spending as debate heats up WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The lobbying expenses of the top 13 health insurers and their industry association, America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), spent nearly $8.2 millio...

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/C O R R E C T I O N -- AARP Illinois/
In the news release, Illinois Takes Decisive Step Towards Health Insurance Reform, issued Oct. 30, 2009 by AARP Illinois over PR Newswire, we are advised by the organization that the fifth paragraph, second bullet was incorrect. It should have read: "Establish, for the first...

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A.M. Best Announces Early Release of Third Quarter Life and Health Data
OLDWICK, N.J. - A.M. Best Co. has made third quarter 2009 insurance company financial data available in the Life/Health and Health quarterly databases of A.M. Best’s Financial Suite. Property/Casualty data is expected to be available at the end of the week.

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USAction Calls On House to Pass Historic Health Care Reform Legislation
AFFORDABILITY. ACCOUNTABILITY. CHOICE. WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Affordable Health Care for America Act will make health care more affordable for consumers, hold insurance companies accountable and increase access to health care for million...

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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Awards Grants to 47 Free Health Clinics
DETROIT, Nov. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan is awarding free clinics throughout the state a total of $1 million in grants that will provide health services to individuals and families without health insurance. With the Michigan unemployment rate currently at 15.3 ...

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Consumer Watchdog Hails House Cost-Control Plan to Regulate Health Insurance Rates, Urges Lawmakers to Combine It With Strong 'Public Option'
Late Addition to House Health Reform Bill Should Adopt Key Details of Successful Insurance Regulation in California to Achieve Cost Controls, Says Group WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Consumer Watchdog, which pioneered the nation's most successful insura...

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Pelosi Remarks at Meeting With Tribal Leaders on Health Reform
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Leaders, and Members of Congress held a press availability this morning in the Capitol with tribal leaders to highlight the benefits of health insurance reform to the Native American community. Below are t...

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HHS Secretary Calls on States and Communities to Get Health Coverage to Uninsured Children
WASHINGTON - HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today called on states and communities to join with HHS to redouble efforts to find and enroll the 5 million children who are currently eligible for Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), but are not yet covered. The Sec

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InsuranceQuotesUS.com Guides Users Through the Insurance Purchasing Process for Free
NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Nov. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Itsol Inc. has launched its new Web site, InsuranceQuotesUS.com, to help consumers make the right decisions about insurance, including finding the best business, health, life or auto insurance quo...

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New Commercial PPO in California Built on Value-Based Insurance Model
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- HealthLeaders-InterStudy, a leading provider of managed care market intelligence, reports that SeeChange Health, the first start-up health plan in California in recent memory, is rolling out this fall with a value-based insurance design model tha...

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eHealth, Inc. Reschedules Its 2009 Analyst Day
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA -- 11/02/09 -- eHealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: EHTH), the leading online source of health insurance for individuals, families and small businesses, today announced the postponement of its 2009..

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