http://www.insuranceheadlines.com/rss/rss.php en-us Copyright 2010, Insurance Headlines.com editor@insuranceheadlines.com editor@insuranceheadlines.com Health Insurance http://www.insuranceheadlines.com/rss/rss.php Collection hourly 4 1901-01-01T00:00+00:00 http://www.insuranceheadlines.com/Health-Insurance/6926.html Democrats are "dramatically shifting their attempts to defend health care legislation, abandoning claims that it will reduce costs and deficit, and instead stressing a promise to 'improve it,'" Politico&nbsp; reports. "The messaging shift was circulated this afternoon on a conference call and PowerPoint presentation organized by FamiliesUSA - one of ... en-us Democrats Move Away From Health Cost Pitch, Focus On Changing Senior Minds http://www.insuranceheadlines.com/rss/article_view.php?articleId=6926 Copyright 2010, Insurance Headlines.com 2010-08-24T00:00:00-05:00 text http://www.insuranceheadlines.com/Health-Insurance/6919.html Group Health&nbsp; Research Institute has received a &#36;2 million federal grant to study whether a relatively new health-insurance model can support and improve patient health, and hence can reduce cost. If it does, many insurers and self-insured employers may well adopt this model, which uses financial carrots and sticks ... en-us Group Health testing insurance incentives in effort to cut health-care costs http://www.insuranceheadlines.com/rss/article_view.php?articleId=6919 Copyright 2010, Insurance Headlines.com 2010-08-23T00:00:00-05:00 text http://www.insuranceheadlines.com/Health-Insurance/6917.html (<a href="http://www.insuranceheadlines.com/health_insurance_headlines.php" target="_self">Health Insurance News</a>) -- As the new health reform law&nbsp;requires, states are continuing to establish health insurance pools for "high-risk" patients. <a href="http://www.suntimes.com/lifestyles/health/2624702,federal-health-plan-illinois-082210.article">The Associated Press/Chicago Sun-Times</a>:&nbsp;"Hundreds of Illinois residents have submitted applications for a new federally funded health insurance program for people with medical problems.&nbsp;... Illinois Department of ... en-us Illinois Launches Health Insurance Program, California To Follow Suit http://www.insuranceheadlines.com/rss/article_view.php?articleId=6917 Copyright 2010, Insurance Headlines.com 2010-08-22T00:00:00-05:00 text http://www.insuranceheadlines.com/Health-Insurance/6914.html &nbsp;The Santa Cruz Sentinel/San Jose Mercury News: As a result of the federal health overhaul, businesses "with under 50 full-time equivalent employees will be under no obligation to offer health insurance, but those with over 50 must offer it or pay a fine. This will require counting employee hours; 30 ... en-us Small Businesses Wrestle With What Health Reform Will Mean For Them http://www.insuranceheadlines.com/rss/article_view.php?articleId=6914 Copyright 2010, Insurance Headlines.com 2010-08-20T00:00:00-05:00 text http://www.insuranceheadlines.com/Health-Insurance/6910.html More than two-thirds of large employers surveyed by the National Business Group on Health&nbsp; plan to increase employee contributions to health care plans next year, and most are making changes to health plans in advance of federally mandated health care reform. The Washington-based group's survey found 53 percent of ... en-us Employee health care costs going up http://www.insuranceheadlines.com/rss/article_view.php?articleId=6910 Copyright 2010, Insurance Headlines.com 2010-08-19T00:00:00-05:00 text