AHIP Statement on National Health Expenditure Data - PR Newswire

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Karen Ignagni, President and CEO of America's Health Insurance Plans, issued a statement on new data released by CMS today showing that health spending in the United States grew at the lowest rate in a ...

Gov. Paterson Wednesday delivers state of state address - Times Herald-Record

ALBANY (AP) -- New York Gov. David Paterson is presenting his vision for the state's future in his state of the state address. Traditionally it's the governor's opportunity to lay out his early plans for the budget, but the meltdown on Wall Street ...

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 ...

Wanted: Universal Health Insurance - WRAL

Posted: Jan. 6 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 ...

Paterson: Extend family health coverage to age 29 - Star-Gazette

New York Gov. David Paterson wants to extend private family health insurance coverage to dependents up to age 29. The proposal he will introduce Wednesday in his State of the State message would apply to families who have coverage through employers ...