Posted on September 18th, 2007 by Dig ad veritas
Clinton unveils mandatory health care insurance plan - CNN.com
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Clinton announced a $110 billion health care reform plan Monday that would require all Americans to have health insurance.
Clinton unveiled her “American Health Choices Plan,” during a high-profile speech at a hospital in the key campaign state of Iowa, surrounded by [...]
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Posted on August 16th, 2007 by Dig ad veritas
Man kisses ailing wife, hurls her from balcony - CNN.com
A man threw his seriously ill wife four stories to her death because he could no longer afford to pay for her medical care, prosecutors said in charging him with second-degree murder.
According to court documents filed Wednesday in Jackson County Circuit Court, Stanley Reimer walked [...]
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Posted on June 21st, 2007 by Dig ad veritas
I started writing this in May and never finished it.
We have paid over $2000 in health insurance premiums this year. It is through United Health Care in case you want to be sure to steer clear of them in the future. We are pretty healthy people and had our first and only doctor visit in [...]
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Posted on June 3rd, 2007 by Dig ad veritas
MySA.com: Politics
AUSTIN — Parents of children with autism cheered when Texas lawmakers revived a dead bill they say will give families hope, save some from bankruptcy and reduce long-term costs for taxpayers.But the Texas Association of Business wants Gov. Rick Perry to veto House Bill 1919 because of an amendment that changes the definition of [...]
Filed under: Austism, Rick Perry, Texas Bills, health insurance | 5 Comments »
Posted on April 15th, 2007 by Dig ad veritas
One in four uninsured impacts Texas’ fiscal health | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
WHO ARE THE UNINSURED?The Texas Health Institute, a nonpartisan health advocacy group, described them this way in a report that was released in January:
• They work. At least 72 percent live in households where one or more family members work full time.
• [...]
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Posted on March 14th, 2007 by Dig ad veritas
MySA.com: Politics
At a glance: Accenture contractWhat happened: The state is ending its contract with the Texas Access Alliance, led by Bermuda-based Accenture. The companies determine eligibility for state social services and oversee applications and enrollment.
Why the plug was pulled: The state and Accenture couldn’t agree on the price and service level to continue it. A [...]
Filed under: Accenture, CHIPs, Children's Health Insurance Program, Rick Perry, health insurance | No Comments »
Posted on March 4th, 2007 by Dig ad veritas
MySA.com: Metro With one-fourth uninsured, quick action urged
George Hernández keeps a crystal ball of sorts in his University Hospital office. And the future he sees in it is a precarious one.Hernández’s prognosticator is a single demographic chart showing Texas’ rapid population growth over the next several decades — an indicator, he believes, of the challenges [...]
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Posted on March 1st, 2007 by TechDigger
MySA.com: Metro | State
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and Senate Finance Chairman Steve Ogden, R-Bryan, said they don’t like the idea of lengthening the enrollment period for the Children’s Health Insurance Program from six months to one year.
How about making college students apply for financial aid every semester? Maybe senior citizens should have to choose their [...]
Filed under: American's Health Rankings, CHIPs, Children's Health Insurance Program, David Dewhurst, Steve Odgen, United Health Foundation, health insurance, health rankings, texas | No Comments »
Posted on January 22nd, 2007 by Dig ad veritas
What an odd little bit of trivia.
State prisoners living longer than people outside | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
WASHINGTON — State prison inmates, particularly blacks, are living
longer on average than people on the outside, the government said
Sunday.
Inmates in state prisons are dying at an average yearly rate of 250
per 100,000, according to the latest figures reported [...]
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