Child Insurance Blog

Archive for October, 2009


GUEST OPINION: Why I am running for governor
Packet Online
I fought against history to change the way our schools are funded, making sure that every child receives a world-class education, no matter where they live. ...

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Colgate-Palmolive Company Reaches 100 Million Children With Its Bright Smiles ...
Reuters
A major contributor is dental coverage - for every child in America who does not have medical insurance, there are 2.6 children who do not have dental ...

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30 October

For Kids, Being Uninsured Can Be A Killer – Newsweek


Straits Times

For Kids, Being Uninsured Can Be A Killer
Newsweek
It's easy to get lost in the dismal statistics coming out of the new study on children and health insurance there are seven million uninsured kids in ...
Lack Of Health Care Contributed To 17000 Child DeathsRedOrbit
Lack of health insurance played a role in thousands of child deaths ...Los Angeles Times
17000 Child Deaths Among Uninsured Study FindsInjuryBoard.com (blog)
U.S. News & World Report -Science Daily (press release) -Visit Bulgaria
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The Money Times

Hospitalized Children Without Insurance Are More Likely to Die, a Study Finds
New York Times
Children without insurance incurred lower hospital charges — $8058 on average, compared with $20951 for insured children. In children who survived ...
Lack of health insurance played a role in thousands of child deaths ...Los Angeles Times
Lack Of Insurance May Have Figured In Nearly 17000 Childhood Deaths In US ...Science Daily (press release)
17000 Child Deaths Linked to Lack of InsuranceU.S. News & World Report
Baltimore Sun -WebMD -Examiner.com
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30 October

What Are America’s Real Values? – Huffington Post (blog)


What Are America's Real Values?
Huffington Post (blog)
What is a child's life worth? What is a child's health worth? What is a child's spirit, battered by preventable suffering and chronic disease, worth? ...


Newsweek

Republicans Attack Size of House Health Care Bill
CBS News
... health insurance will include a person who does not carry Family Rate coverage to insure a "child" that is under the age of 27 and otherwise uninsured. ...
Health care: Some agreement, then there's the public optionMiamiHerald.com
Boehner: GOP offering the right health care ideasSacramento Bee
Stack of Stuff Quick Hits PageRushLimbaugh.com (subscription)

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30 October

Healthcare Concerns Grow For Kids Amid H1N1 Deaths – WJZ


Healthcare Concerns Grow For Kids Amid H1N1 Deaths
WJZ
Andrea Fujii explains that's the conclusion of a Johns Hopkins study that found children without insurance are 60 percent more likely to die in a hospital ...


CBS News

Can We Fix Our Broken Health Care System?
Naples Daily News
Researchers at Johns Hopkins Children's Center in Baltimore determined children whose families were without health insurance were 60 percent more likely to ...
Now Is the TimeHuffington Post (blog)
Americans must take care of each otherChicago Daily Herald
Advocates claim success for Medicaid outreachBaltimore Sun
Fredericksburg.com -Town Hall -PR Web (press release)
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Reno child abuser gets consecutive life prison terms
Reno Gazette Journal
By Jaclyn O'Malley • jomalley@rgj.com • October 30, 2009 The adoptive parents of four children whose biological father was convicted of sexual abuse said ...

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30 October

Marrying finances – for the second time – CNNMoney.com


Marrying finances - for the second time
CNNMoney.com
... so be sure your ex spouse isn't listed on retirement accounts and insurance policies. Rethink wills. Be sure to leave money outright to your children ...

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