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Gabrieli, Patrick question health insurance fine (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)NEEDHAM - Democrat candidates for governor Christopher F. Gabrieli and Deval L. Patrick both raised concerns yesterday that a $295 penalty for employers who do not contribute to worker health insurance will fail to encourage enough of them to provide workplace insurance plans when the state's new health insurance mandates take effect next July.

Opinion Pieces Examine Proposed Health Insurance Reforms (Medical News Today)Two opinion pieces recently examined health insurance coverage in the U.S. Summaries appear below.Ronald Brownstein, Los Angeles Times: Although "more than 174 million workers and their families receive" health insurance through their employers, the "system is cracking" as fewer small employers offer coverage and as large employers say the rising cost of health care in the U.S. [click link for

New health insurance policy comes into force from today (Khaleej Times)ABU DHABI ? The first phase of the health insurance policy comes into force in the emirate today phasing out the existing health card system. But, many expatriates voiced their worries that employers will not abide by the new rule and would leave them in lurch when it comes to expenses of treatment.

New Health Insurance Fund for Africa (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) The Dutch Minister of Development Cooperation, Mrs. Agnes van Ardenne, and the former CEO of AEGON, Kees Storm, chairman of the Health Insurance Fund , have launched a groundbreaking initiative for a new health insurance fund for Africa in the presence of the top of the Dutch business community.

Health insurance saving tips (9 News Denver)DENVER - Since 2000 premiums for family health insurance have risen 73% while inflation grew at 14% and wages grew only at 15% -- this is a large gap to cover. Most employers in the Colorado area do not pick up the entire tab for healthcare costs for their employees. Employees usually have to pay for dependents and sometimes a portion of the employee cost as well.

School district makes health-insurance offer (The Grand Rapids Press)HOLLAND -- Holland Public Schools is willing to let its teachers' union return to the health insurance members prefer as long as it decides by today and pays the difference between what the plan costs and what the district says it can afford.

All Kids offers state health insurance (Herald & Review)DECATUR - When Cliff Sorrell of Decatur had to go on disability from his job as a laborer, his family's health insurance skyrocketed from $800 every three months to $2,300.

Health insurance scheme comes into effect today (Gulf News)Abu Dhabi: Phase 1 of the national health insurance scheme comes into effect on Saturday, covering more than 750,000 people under the mandatory plan.