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Some Ohio colleges drop student health insurance
Some Ohio colleges drop student health insurance
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JPs consider health insurance changes
JPs consider health insurance changes
FAYETTEVILLE -- Washington County employees say proposed changes to the county's self-funded health insurance program will be tantamount to a pay cut for workers with families, even if the county gives them a pay raise."A lot of our guys are paycheck to paycheck," said Charles Ward, Road Department superintendent.Many county employees called the Human Resources Department on Friday after the department released a survey on the proposed insurance changes, officials said.
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Info of 3.3M health insurance customers at risk after breach
Info of 3.3M health insurance customers at risk after breach
Personal information for 3.3 million health insurance customers was compromised when a server for a company that creates ID cards for payers was accessed without authorization.The company, Albany, New York-based Newkirk Products Inc., announced the breach on Friday.Newkirk creates ID cards for more than 10 health insurance companies both directly and through its relationship as a service provider to Birmingham, Alabama-based DST Health Solutions Inc.Newkirk discovered the breach on July 6 and believes the unauthorized access began on May 21.
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Studies show insurance status may impact patients' health outcomes following cancer diagnosis
Studies show insurance status may impact patients' health outcomes following cancer diagnosis
Two new studies indicate that health insurance status may impact patients' health outcomes following a diagnosis of cancer.Cancer patients who were uninsured or had Medicaid coverage experienced a variety of disparities -- including being diagnosed at a later stage, receiving less than optimal treatment, and having shorter survival times -- when compared with patients with other forms of insurance.The findings are published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society.
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Editorial counterpoint: Make sure health insurance fixes help, not hurt
Editorial counterpoint: Make sure health insurance fixes help, not hurt
The Star Tribune editorial "Fixes needed after Blue Cross retreat" (July 20) was spot on in its headline's assessment of the state of affairs in Minnesota's commercial health insurance market.The editorial unfortunately fell short in the actions it recommended.The editorial identified several "market stabilization" proposals that were put forward by the state's Commerce Department last year in the wake of significant increases in health insurance rates for those buying individual policies in Minnesota.
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