Latest Health Insurance Headlines
All the headlines from our Health Insurance Topic Page, ordered by recency.
More Than 12,000 Mo. Families Lose Health Insurance
Oct 5 2005 // More than 12,000 Missouri families saw health insurance on their children lapse this week when they failed to pay new premiums required by the state’s Children’s Health Insurance Program. The new premiums,...
R.I. Governor Proposes Plan for Better Health System By 2010
Oct 4 2005 // Saying that affordable health care should be within the reach for all Rhode Islanders, Governor Donald L. Carcieri this week laid out a series of five initiatives to improve the state’s system of care by the eyar...
Durbin Pledges $1.6 Million for Ill. Health Insurance Pool
Sep 29 2005 // After months of blocking a Senate bill because he claimed it shortchanged his state, Sen. Dick Durbin announced Thursday that he has won assurances that Illinois’ state health insurance pool would get an extra $1.6...
Fla. Attorney General Warns of Medicare Con Artists
Sep 29 2005 // Attorney General Charlie Crist has warned Florida seniors to be on the lookout for con artists who may try to take advantage of consumers as they shop for new Medicare prescription drug coverage plans. As of Oct. 1,...
Ohio Weighs High-Risk Health Insurance Pool
Sep 26 2005 // The Ohio Legislature is looking at plans to help patients with expensive conditions – lung disease, cancer, multiple sclerosis and other ailments – buy the drugs they need for treatment. However, the plans...
WellCare to Offer PDP Plans in Miss., S.C., W.V.
Sep 26 2005 // Tampa, Fla.-based WellCare Health Plans Inc. has been selected by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to provide prescription drug plan coverage to Medicare beneficiaries in South Carolina, Mississippi and...
GlaxoSmithKline Agrees to Pay $150 million to Settle Fraud Case
Sep 22 2005 // GlaxoSmithKline PLC will pay $150 million to settle claims it overcharged the government for two anti-nausea drugs, and prosecutors say they’re looking into 150 cases of drug price fraud. The Glaxo settlement is the...
DISCOUNT HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN WARNING
Sep 19 2005 // Seven North Carolina Better Business Bureaus and 148 Chambers of Commerce are receiving letters of caution from Insurance Commissioner Jim Long urging them to warn their members and citizens about the differences between...
Wis. Launches First Health Insurance Cooperative
Sep 19 2005 // The first health insurance cooperative in Wisconsin is set to be introduced this month to help small businesses, nonprofits and individuals negotiate affordable insurance plans. According to Associated Press, Co-op Care of...
Louisiana Proposes Insurance Company Restrictions
Sep 8 2005 // A draft order released by Louisiana’s insurance commissioner Wednesday would significantly restrict the ability of property and health insurance companies to cancel the policies of Hurricane Katrina victims in that...
Wis. Launches First Health Insurance Cooperative
Sep 6 2005 // The first health insurance cooperative in the state of Wisconsin is set to be introduced this month to help small businesses, nonprofits and individuals negotiate affordable insurance plans. Its mission is to organize the...
N.C. Commissioner Warns About Advantage Marketing
Sep 5 2005 // Senior citizens should be aware of aggressive marketing of Medicare Advantage plans by insurance companies according to North Carolina’s Insurance Commissioner Jim Long. He said some seniors are being advised to make...
GOV. DOYLE SIGNS HEALTH INSURANCE BILL:
Sep 5 2005 // Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle signed a bill designed to allow farmers and others who lack health insurance to join a cooperative that will negotiate health insurance plans on their behalf. A.B. 5 expands access to health care...
News Briefs
Sep 5 2005 // Illinois CCC Settles Class-Action Suit on Total Loss Vehicle Valuation: Chicago-based claims software-maker CCC Information Services Inc. and 15 of its customers signed a settlement agreement with plaintiffs in various...
N.C. Commissioner Warns About Advantage Marketing
Sep 5 2005 // Senior citizens should be aware of aggressive marketing of Medicare Advantage plans by insurance companies according to North Carolina’s Insurance Commissioner Jim Long. He said some seniors are being advised to make...
Tampa Lawyer, Medical Center Owner Arrested in Health Insurance Scam
Aug 30 2005 // A Tampa lawyer and the owner of a medical center have been arrested and charged in an insurance scam after authorities said the lawyer altered his marriage certificate to fraudulently include the center’s owner and...
N.C. Commissioner Issues Warning About Discount Health Insurance Plans
Aug 30 2005 // Seven North Carolina Better Business Bureaus and 148 Chambers of Commerce are receiving letters of caution from Insurance Commissioner Jim Long urging them to warn their members and citizens about the differences between...
AIA Urges Colo. Legislators to Consider Non-Auto Insurance Options to Provide Funding for Trauma Care
Aug 23 2005 // The American Insurance Association urged Colorado legislators to consider several viable non-auto insurance options for providing additional funding for trauma care, as needed, to address the shortfalls that arise for...
News Briefs
Aug 22 2005 // MASSACHUSETTS Health Insurance Rates Rising: The state’s largest health insurers say most Massachusetts companies and their workers will see increases of 10 percent or more in their health insurance premiums...
S. Fla. Agent Arrested for Switching Policies, Defrauding Seniors
Aug 22 2005 // An insurance agent who targeted victims between the ages of 72 and 86 and fed on their fears about aging has been arrested for allegedly defrauding at least nine South Florida senior citizens by offering them a quote for...
