The plan, in a nutshell, requires all Massachusetts residents to purchase a state approved private health insurance plan or pay into a state run plan. This mandatory purchase law, with concurrent restrictions on what qualifies as ...
Joe Manchin also has warned the sagging national economy will start battering West Virginia sooner or later, but he hasn't backed off a campaign pledge to find health insurance for every working resident. ...
When it comes right down to it, the amount I pay in health insurance premiums (with a $5000 deductible which makes it virtually impossible to get much covered or paid for) would more than make up for the difference if we had universal ...
Affordable Health Insurance. Many states are suspending coverage for services not required by the federal government, such as physical therapy, eyeglasses, hearing aids and hospice care, and a few states are requiring that beneficiaries ...
California Affordable Health Insurance. The legislation (SB 853) was signed into law in 2003, but Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) imposed a moratorium on it when he took office. Insurers had expressed concern about how to balance the ...
Enrollment in a Massachusetts program designed to help unemployed state residents pay health insurance premiums has increased by 73% in the past year, the Boston Globe reports. The state Medical Security Program, which is funded by a ...
Affordable Health Insurance. * Louisiana: Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) last week proposed reducing state spending by $341 million, including some cuts to health care, the Baton Rouge Advocate reports. Jindal's proposal includes reducing health ...
With its grant, WVU’s West Virginia Rural Health Research Center will examine the impact of environmental hazards on the health and economies of rural communities. Previous research on environmental risks has focused on urban settings. ...
WVU News and Information Services - News Release - COMMENTARY: West Virginia, Carolina lead off the field in improving rural health - Thursday, December 25, 2008.
The number of West Virginia drivers whose licenses are suspended each year because of lack of insurance has remained fairly consistent, and it's a nagging problem, said Steve Dale, deputy commissioner of the Division of Motor Vehicles. ...