Latest News in Health Insurance – Jan 21, 2009
January 21, 2009 by Webmaster
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Calif. insurance comm. seeks disability changes – Forbes
20 Jan 2009 at 7:18am
For the second time in two months, California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner is being accused by his predecessor, Lt. Gov. John Garamendi, of proposing regulation changes that will weaken consumer protections. The latest dispute involves …
IRD sets sights on insurance industry – National Business Review
15 Jan 2009 at 3:17pm
Inland Revenue is turning its spotlight onto insurance advisers who aren’t paying enough GST. The tax department says it’s aware that there are insurance agents who don’t know they have to pay GST if they earn more than $40,000 from selling non …
Private Health Care – Chicago Tribune
16 Jan 2009 at 2:18pm
The state’s battered economy took another blow Friday when Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan announced plans to eliminate up to 1,000 jobs this year and request rate increases for some of its health insurance customers. The Detroit-based nonprofit …
Higher deductibles delay health care – Nashville Tennessean
21 Jan 2009 at 1:05am
Add rising deductibles on health insurance policies to a growing number of financial problems forcing some Nashville-area residents to delay needed medical care. Coming at a time of job loss and higher unemployment in the state, the higher costs run …
Your financial health check is incomplete without insurance – Businessday Online
18 Jan 2009 at 5:51pm
How healthy is your financial plan? Have  you taken time to provide for the unexpected, or are you one of those who have the impression that insurance is for the rich or for organisations that have property to insure? It may interest you to know …
Obama should quickly address disparities in care – Buffalo News
21 Jan 2009 at 4:47am
Like Barack Obama, my first leadership experience consisted of organizing people stuck in a marginalized and underrepresented area of this country. The new president has spoken eloquently and accurately on the problems plaguing many minority …
CIGNA Chairman and CEO, Ed Hanway, Elected to Board of Directors of … – PR…
16 Jan 2009 at 7:30am
The Alliance for Health Reform has elected H. Edward Hanway, chairman and CEO of CIGNA Corporation, to its board of directors. “Like CIGNA, the Alliance for Health Reform has long supported the idea of making more information available to consumers …
Board finally to review disability ratings – Navy Times
16 Jan 2009 at 2:18pm
WILMINGTON, N.C. — A board mandated by Congress to review disability ratings of wounded veterans is finally accepting applications after months of delays. Congress created the Physical Disability Board of Review after investigations found …
DOD finally establishes disability review process for wounded veterans … -…
16 Jan 2009 at 12:16pm
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — A board mandated by Congress to review disability ratings of wounded veterans is finally accepting applications after months of delays. Congress created the Physical Disability Board of Review after investigations found …
Action pledged on health care – Statesman Journal
16 Jan 2009 at 2:47pm
Gov. Ted Kulongoski and key lawmakers said Thursday that Oregon is poised this legislative session to extend health-insurance coverage to as many as 200,000 Oregonians without it and reshape how care is delivered. They responded as a coalition of …
