CIGNA says it will lay off 1,100 - The Money Times

Philadelphia -- U.S. insurance giant CIGNA Corp. said it would eliminate about 1,100 jobs and freeze wages for salaried employees throughout 2009 due to the economy. The company said merit raises would be reserved only for hourly workers this year ...

No job, no health insurance: How to survive tough times - Atlanta Journal Constitution

Just two weeks after getting laid off from his job, Ashish Desai sprained his ankle and knee playing tennis. No paycheck and no health insurance meant no doctor for the Buckhead resident. Desai bandaged the injuries the best he could and left them to ...

Salem County employees to get compensation for opting out of health ... - Bridgeton News

SALEM -- Freeholders announced Tuesday that they are rolling out a health insurance opt-out plan for county employees, who could see a bigger paycheck while saving the taxpayers thousands. Officials said they are hoping to curb the skyrocketing costs ...

One million California children without health insurance - Inland Newstoday

OAKLAND--The issues weakening California children’s well-being are also undermining the economic prosperity of the state as a whole. This is one of the key findings in a new study released Tuesday by Children Now, a leading nonpartisan, nonprofit ...

Wanted: Universal Health Insurance - WRAL

Posted: Today at 12:15 p.m. If you’ve ever been laid off, you know what’s coming: first, numbness and shock, then hurt and betrayal that your hard work has amounted to nothing. Then comes the real problem: paying the family’s bills, especially ...