Health Insurance

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Just before the State’s Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) was set to expire, President George W. Bush signed a law to extend the program until March of 2009. But many lawmakers in Congress wanted the program to be expanded and cover roughly 4 million more children.
Even though the federal funding will remain at the same […]

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The cost of universal health insurance in Massachusetts is rising at a quicker rate than expected — and it’s in need of additional funding. Now top state lawmakers are considering a new tax on cigarettes to provide additional funding for the universal insurance program.
If the cigarette taxes are increased by $1, as proposed, it would […]

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Spurred by complaints that Blue Cross of California and other health insurers cancel patients’ policies after they get sick, a Southland lawmaker has introduced legislation that would require state regulators to sign off before carriers drop policyholders for allegedly failing to disclose preexisting medical conditions.
Assemblyman Hector De La Torre (D-South Gate) said his bill was […]

The cost of universal health insurance in Massachusetts is rising at a quicker rate than expected — and it’s in need of additional funding. Now top state lawmakers are considering a new tax on cigarettes to provide additional funding for the universal insurance program.
If the cigarette taxes are increased by $1, as proposed, it would […]

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