The Republican Newsroom reports that there will be a slight decrease in premiums for certain Massachusetts health insurance customers. Commonwealth Care, the state-subsidized health care program for low-income individuals and families without employer-sponsored health insurance, is planning to lower rates for policyholders that choose to buy a plan other than the cheapest in their area. [...]
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Massachusetts Health Insurance Law Challenged By Recession
The Massachusetts health insurance mandate, passed in 2006 in an attempt at health care reform, is facing some unexpected challenges during this recession. Steve LeBlanc of the Associated Press says that increasing unemployment rates will make more people unable to fulfill the insurance requirement. Failing to buy health insurance will result in up to $1,000 [...]
ICHIP: Last Resort For Illinois Health Insurance
Judith Graham from the Chicago Tribune recently wrote about the Illinois Comprehensive Health Insurance Plan, and its coverage for those individuals unable to buy Illinois health insurance elsewhere. There is a cap on the number of people that can enroll (currently almost 6,000) in order to ensure that its costs are fully covered by state [...]
Over 1 Million Individuals Without Pennsylvania Health Insurance
Today’s edition of the Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report newsletter highlighted a sobering statistic about Pennsylvania health insurance: over one million residents lack it! According to the study, conducted last year: More than 8% of the state’s population is uninsured, compared to 7.5% in 2004. The number of uninsured children in Pennsylvania increased 5%, to [...]
Possible Expansion of Minnesota Health Insurance for Children
The Fort Mill Times is reporting that two state congresspersons have proposed expanding Minnesota health insurance to more children through the state’s MinnesotaCare program. MinnesotaCare is aimed towards working poor individuals and their children. The possible costs of such a move have not been detailed. These proposed changes would no longer require parents to pay [...]
New York Gov. Proposes Expanded Health Insurance for Dependents
Keith L. Martin of the Insurance and Financial Advisor just reported on a new proposal by Governor David Paterson regarding New York health insurance. He wants to expand health care coverage by mandating that health insurance companies cover policy dependents up to age 29, at the policyholder’s own expense. Currently, parents’ health insurance plans in [...]
Massachusetts Raises Penalties for Being Without Health Insurance
Kay Lazar from the Boston Globe is reporting that the Massachusetts Department of Revenue is raising the monentary penalties charged to individuals without Massachusetts health insurance. The fines are levied monthly. If an adult over the age of 27 and earns over $31,212 per year, as of 2009 they will now have to pay $1,086 [...]
Arizona Health Care Initiative
There has been a considerable amount of discussion surrounding the health care proposals from presidential candidates Obama & McCain, however state-level health care plans haven’t received much attention. Arizona in particular has a health care initiative on the ballot called Arizona Proposition 101. If this proposition were to pass, the state of Arizona would be [...]
