Health insurers lay out a path to universal care - Boston Globe

WASHINGTON - Leaders of the nation's largest health insurance industry lobbying group yesterday announced a series of proposals they said would help achieve universal coverage, control costs, and improve the quality of care. "The heart of our ...

Letter: North Andover can save on health insurance - Eagle-Tribune

We have an outstanding opportunity. We can greatly impact our town's financial destiny. We have a choice to save significant money now, when we need to the most. Mark Rees, our town manager, stated clearly at the May Town Meeting, "Health costs as ...

Patients flood free health clinics - Detroit News

MOUNT CLEMENS -- Christopher Thomas never had a reason to worry about health insurance: the plastics company where he worked as a janitor provided good benefits and a comfortable salary. That security ended about five years ago when the company ...

PEIA approves insurance hikes - Daily Anaeum

Concerned state employees’ and retirees’ worst fears were confirmed Thursday after the Public Employee Insurance Agency’s Finance Board passed hikes in health insurance premiums and out-of-pocket maximums. The changes include: Premium increases ...

FACTBOX-Obama's ambitious healthcare plan - Reuters

Dec 5 (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama has proposed an ambitious plan to reform U.S. healthcare and get insurance for at least some of the 47 million Americans who now lack it. Following are some facts about his healthcare proposals: -- A ...