Pa. survey says one million lack health insurance (The Phoenix) HARRISBURG ? The number of Pennsylvania residents without health insurance has increased to more than 1 million, according to a state Insurance Department survey released Thursday. The debate over how to reverse the trend has already created a deep divide between Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell?s administration and Republicans who control the state Senate. Reaching a compromise this year could prove ...
Senate passes children's health insurance bill (Chicago Tribune)The largely party-line vote foreshadows a bigger partisan struggle for overhauling the nation's healthcare system. President Obama and his congressional allies took a modest step toward reshaping the nation's healthcare system Thursday as the Senate passed legislation to expand health insurance for children.
Governor Brad Henry to seek improvements in health insurance program for Oklahomans (The Oklahoman)Gov. Brad Henry said today he will ask lawmakers to improve the Insure Oklahoma program, which helps small businesses buy insurance for their employees. The governor said he wants the program to give participants more lower-cost insurance options, such as high deductible and tailored benefit plans. ?We?re trying to make health insurance available to as many people as possible by tailoring ...
Senate OKs expansion of child health insurance (Baltimore Sun)President Barack Obama and his congressional allies took a modest step toward reshaping the nation's health care system yesterday as the Senate passed legislation to expand health insurance for children.
Senate Passes Health Insurance Bill for Children (Washington Post)The Senate overwhelmingly approved legislation yesterday to provide health insurance to 11 million low-income children, a bill that would for the first time spend federal money to cover children and pregnant women who are legal immigrants.
