Child Insurance Blog

Archive for March, 2009

Delaware County Promotes Children's Health Insurance Through CHIP
Town Talk, PA
By Barbara Ormsby Delaware County Council announced at its meeting last week announced that it is continuing its outreach campaign to ensure that all families in the county are aware of and have access to the Pennsylvania Children's Health Insurance

Child health insurance premiums could rise
Nashua Telegraph, NH
Under the current law, children can enroll in the State Children's Health Insurance Program, or SCHIP, if their guardians earn too much to qualify for Medicaid but can't afford private insurance. The governor's proposal would increase monthly premiums

Industrial Alliance and Industrial Alliance Pacific Innovate by
FOXBusiness
This new hybrid coverage, unlike any other on the market, gives parents access to half of the life insurance face amount if their child is stricken with a critical illness, while the life insurance coverage remains in place. In adulthood, the child may

30 March

Breakdown of premium hikes for NH child insurance – WBZ

Breakdown of premium hikes for NH child insurance
WBZ, MA
Families that would face the $7 per child increase earn between 185 percent and 250 percent of the federal poverty line, roughly $40700 to $54999 a year for a family of four. Families that would face the $9 per child increase earn between 250 percent


Food For Thought, A News Cafe
COBRA Basics: Temporary Health Insurance Is Now More Affordable
U.S. News & World Report, DC
Check with your state insurance department to see if you're eligible. COBRA applies not only to employees but to their spouses (and former spouses), dependent children, and certain retirees. Independent contractors who were part of a group health plan
Strickland: Insurance weighs on economy Wilmington News Journal, OH
Keeping health coverage after layoff a challenge Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
all 29 news articles

30 March

Premiums could rise for child health insurance – WCAX

Premiums could rise for child health insurance
WCAX, VT
AP – March 30, 2009 1:35 PM ET CONCORD, NH (AP) – More than 8000 New Hampshire children enrolled in a public health insurance program could pay higher premiums under a state budget proposal. Kids can join the State Children's Health Insurance Program,

30 March

A class to save cash – Buffalo News

A class to save cash
Buffalo News,  United States
And the drivers didn’t mind trading most of their day for the time in class because completion of the course ensures a 10 percent discount on car insurance for three years. “With the economy the way it is, it’s good that you’re able to do this to save

29 March

Backed into a treatment corner – Boston Globe

Backed into a treatment corner
Boston Globe, United States
Second, the insurance industry has made it very difficult for primary care doctors to refer patients for any mental health services. And third, there is a severe shortage of child psychiatrists. Together these factors have converged to back us into a

Vasectomies Rise as Health Insurance Losses Loom; Economically
Associated Content, CO
He said patients are coming to him for vasectomies as they find themselves out of work or threatened with job loss and loss of health insurance. The Cornell Institute for Reproductive Medicine in New York reported a 48% increase in the vasectomy rate
CNN: More vasectomies in poor economy MSU State News
all 2 news articles

29 March

The family dog – Boston Globe


Boston Globe
The family dog
Boston Globe, United States
By century's end the animal had relocated to the bedroom, curling next to a sick child as his mother administered aspirin. (Today, 47 percent of owners report sharing beds with their pets.) A stroll through a pet cemetery helps highlight what that