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 ...

Governor proposes health coverage for adult children - Buffalo News

ALBANY –New York would join a growing list of states permitting young adults as old as 29 to remain on their parents’ health insurance policies under a plan Gov. David A. Paterson will propose today during his first State of the State address in ...

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 - Sun and Press

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 ...