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On Sept. 25, the United States Senate approved Michelle's Law (H.R. 2851), which would allow college students who have serious illnesses to take up to a year medical leave without being dropped by their parents' insurance. "If you get diagnosed with cancer as a college kid, the last thing you want to think about is choosing between losing your health insurance and getting the right treatment," ... www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/10/politics/uwire/main451297...
The Carolinas are losing employer-based health insurance at a faster rate than nearly any other state in the country, according to a study released Thursday. Nationally, the health insurance that covers most Americans has declined for seven years in a row, according to the Washington-based Economic Policy Institute, a nonpartisan, nonprofit that studies issues affecting working families. About ... www.charlotteobserver.com/breaking/story/243796.html
Two community-based youth sports organizations representing nearly 2,000 children who depend on Frontier school facilities to practice and hold their games have not been able to use the schools this fall because the district recently demanded more insurance coverage. www.buffalonews.com/cityregion/southernsuburbs/story/459598....
Months after the stocks of big Wall Street financial firms first came under attack, insurance companies are now being battered, suggesting that a similar round of consolidation and recapitalization may be in store for that industry, The New York Times’s Mary Williams Walsh reported. dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/10/insurance-industry-joi...
The Carolinas are losing employer-based health insurance at a faster rate than nearly any other state in the country, according to a study released Thursday. Nationally, the health insurance that covers most Americans has declined for seven years in a row, according to the Washington-based Economic Policy Institute, a nonpartisan, nonprofit that studies issues affecting working families. About ... www.charlotteobserver.com/business/story/243796.html
The U.S. Census Bureau released the most extensive estimates it has ever published on county-level demographic characteristics of people with and without health insurance coverage. www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/31231
Months after the stocks of big Wall Street financial firms first came under attack, insurance companies are now being battered, suggesting that a similar round of consolidation and recapitalization may be in store for that industry. www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20081010/news_1b10insure.ht...
SEOUL, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Two main units of South Korea's Hanwha Group said on Friday they will sell shares in an unlisted insurance unit for about 807 billion won ($580.4 million) to fund the group's bidding for Daewoo Shipbuilding <042660.KS>. malaysia.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20081010/tbs-korealife-hanwha-b...
Insurance expert Harsh Roongta on all you MUST know about health insurance policies. www.rediff.com/rss/redirect.php?url=www.rediff.com/getahead/...
American International Group's insurance units continue to write policies in Florida, despite the financial woes of the parent company. www.miamiherald.com/business/story/720181.html
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