The young and restless: saddled with living expenses, student loans and credit card debt, few young adults consider health insurance a priority.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Ramen noodles and college students go hand-in-hand. For years, the quick and inexpensive meal has been commonplace in dormitories. So, it's no surprise that Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota included the popular staple as part of a recent ad for its...

Correction to "Crowd-Out in the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP): incidence, enrollee characteristics and experiences, and potential impact on New York's SCHIP".
Laura P. Shone, Paula M. Lantz, Andrew W. Dick, Michael E. Chernew, and Peter G. Szilagyi. Article originally published in HSR Volume 43, Number 3, Part 2, February 2008. In Table 3 of this published article, point estimates in the "bivariate" column were omitted for six separate...

Focus on claims control hurts health insurance.
NEW DELHI: In a country where the demand for health insurance is growing by 25% every year, and where health insurance penetration is less than 0.02% of the GDP, there is no specific expertise for health insurance in the insurance industry, according to a report commissioned by USAID. ...

Senior citizens with health insurance policy problems can air grievances on website.
Senior citizens who have problems with their health insurance policies will soon have a platform to put forward their grievances. IRDA will soon launch a website exclusively to cater to the grievances of senior citizens with respect to health insurance. The launch of the website is a...

LIC's health insurance plan under IRDA lens.
MUMBAI: Life Insurance Corporation of India has run into trouble with insurance regulator IRDA. Earlier this week, LIC launched India's first unit-linked health insurance plan. LIC officials had told reporters that the premiums paid under the scheme - LIC-Health Plus - will be eligible for tax benefits under section...

Life Insurance Corp's health plan may hit tax hurdle.
MUMBAI: The tax benefit in Life Insurance Corporation's (LIC) first health insurance policy is being questioned by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA). The insurance regulator has sought clarification from LIC on claims of tax exemption for premium paid for 'Health Plus', the country's first unit-linked health insurance...

McCain opposes mandatory health insurance.
For Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), having health insurance is desirable but not mandatory "I don't think there should be a mandate for every American to have health insurance," the Republican presidential hopeful said at a forum on health care policy sponsored by Families USA and the Federation of American...

Survey shows support for employer-based health insurance.
Most Americans favor a continuation of the employer-based health insurance system and say that they believe health insurance costs should be shared among individuals, employers, and the government, the results of a survey conducted by the Commonwealth Fund show. More than two-thirds of Americans who took part...

Cost-sharing helps employers manage health insurance bills.
Byline: Marvin Revoal For blue chip We read and hear about how America is confused about health care. It's not health care America is confused about, it's health insurance. A local health care insurance company describes their insurance plans to brokers as follows: "As an...

Health insurance reforms begin to pay off big-time.
Byline: Nick Kotsopoulos COLUMN: POLITICS AND THE CITY When the Worcester City Council adopted some controversial health insurance reforms last year, it took quite a bit of heat from municipal employee groups, especially from retirees. They were most upset because the changes meant...