Latest News in Health Insurance – June 25, 2009
June 25, 2009 by Webmaster
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Employees Concerned About Changes in Insurance Coverage and Their … – CNBC
25 Jun 2009 at 9:21am
COLUMBIA, S.C., June 25, 2009 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Eight out of 10 employees are concerned about changes their employers have made to their insurance coverage in the past year and how they will pay for these changes. According to a recent …
N.J. lawmakers clear expansion of coverage for autism, developmental … – N…
25 Jun 2009 at 3:40pm
TRENTON — New Jerseyans with autism and other developmental disabilities would get up to $36,000 in certain treatments covered each year, under a bill that cleared the Legislature today. Thirteen states have passed such a law to cover behavioral …
Taxpayers paying millions for questionable disability pensions – Enterprise
19 Jun 2009 at 5:46am
George “Fred” McCray said nothing in 2006 as the Quincy Retirement Board debated his request for an accidental disability retirement. He had retired in 2002 as a captain with the Quincy fire department. After 32 years of service, he received his …
This American Health: Consumers tempt fate by dropping coverage – Elkhart Truth
20 Jun 2009 at 10:20pm
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Barry Miller figured he was saving $100 a month when he scaled back his disability insurance. After all, he was healthy. “It just looked like the policy was too expensive,” said Miller, who was paying for his own disability …
CIGNA Gains Top Honor from National Business Group on Health for … – PR In…
25 Jun 2009 at 8:38am
For the second year in a row, CIGNA has received the Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles Platinum Award from the National Business Group on Health, a national non-profit organization of large employers. This is the fourth consecutive year that …
CIGNA Corporation – Birmingham Business Journal
25 Jun 2009 at 6:22am
CIGNA (NYSE:CI), a global health service company, is dedicated to helping people improve their health, well-being and security. CIGNA Corporation’s operating subsidiaries provide an integrated suite of medical, dental, behavioral health, pharmacy and …
CIGNA Uses Social Media to Deliver Health and Wellness Messages – Consumer El…
23 Jun 2009 at 10:06am
Over the past several months CIGNA has also created a series of podcasts on a wide range of health, wellness and insurance topics such as how to save money on health care costs, the myths of mental health, and how to weather the economic storm. The …
Washington Office of Insurance Commissioner Changes Prelicense … – PR Inside
23 Jun 2009 at 10:35am
Effective July 1, 2009, the state of Washington Office of the Insurance Commissioner ( OIC) is making significant changes to the prelicense education mandates and rules. The required number of hours for prelicense education is changing for all major …
Health insurance reform bills likely to undergo changes this summer – Crain’s…
23 Jun 2009 at 2:17pm
Legislation to reform the individual health insurance market, now in committees in the Michigan House and Senate, are expected to undergo some changes over the summer with votes on modified bills expected in September, said two experts familiar with …
Doctors Fight Labeling Obesity a Disability – ABC News
18 Jun 2009 at 4:43am
Fat can be disabling. A person 180 pounds over a healthy weight is susceptible to arthritis, has increased blood pressure, a weakened heart and could soon need a walker just to get around. The American Medical Association voted Tuesday against …
