Health coverage for uninsured stuck on how to pay for it - Pittsburgh Tribune Review

HARRISBURG -- When Gov. Ed Rendell first proposed a plan to expand subsidized health insurance to uninsured Pennsylvania adults, he wanted the state to step into a void left by the federal government. Nearly two years later, access to health ...

Pennsylvania's Loss of Employer Health Coverage Outstripping National ... - Forbes

HARRISBURG, Pa., Oct. 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Over the last six years, Pennsylvanians have lost employer-provided health care coverage more quickly than the nation as a whole, according to a report released jointly by the Economic Policy ...

Report: NM ranks worst for employer health plans - Forbes

New Mexico ranked worst in the country for the percentage of residents who are covered by health insurance through their employers, according to a new report from the Economic Policy Institute. The Washington, D.C.-based nonpartisan think tank found ...

Lack of Insurance Raises Abused Babies' Death Risk - Washington Post

MONDAY, Oct. 13 (HealthDay News) - Infant victims of abuse whose families don't have private health insurance are almost four times more likely to die, compared with abused babies who are privately insured, a new study finds. In addition, abused ...

Trim Drug Bills, Weigh Plans to Cut Health Costs, Advisers Say - Bloomberg

Oct. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Employees need to look closely at using generic drugs, independent labs and Health Savings Accounts, health-care advisers say, to save money amid higher insurance deductibles and rising premiums. The so-called open-enrollment ...