Health Insurance
City dropping health coverage at 20 agencies
Lexington’s Urban County Government is dropping health insurance coverage for 556 employees of “outside agencies” ? organizations that are affiliated with, but not directly run by, city government. Based on 2008 spending, dropping employees of the 20 organizations from Lexington’s insurance plan would save the cash-strapped city $506,218 a year, the difference between what it [...]
Health care reform and buying coverage across state lines
I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Now that that’s over, Congress is back in session, and the Senate is tackling the health care reform issue. One of the things that is being discussed in reforming our health insurance system is allowing people to buy insurance plans from other states where they might [...]
Most Arizonans happy with their insurance
Most Arizonans think the U. S. health-care system needs revamping even though the majority are satisfied with the health insurance they have, according to a Cronkite/Eight Poll. Fifty percent of those surveyed said the health-care system needs major changes and 31 percent said minor changes would do, while 12 percent said the system [...]
