Health Insurance News

Democrats gave the gavel Saturday to the longest-serving House member ever as the chamber began debating legislation overhauling the country's health care system.

By Paul Kane The House begins debate at 9 a.m. Saturday on a massive health-insurance overhaul, with a final vote expected by the evening.

Minnesota officials are arranging health care coverage for 28,000 patients whose state-paid health insurance plan is slated to end on March 1.    The Human Services Department announced the plan on its Web site Friday.

Gov. Pat Quinn holds a news conference Wednesday to endorse a bill that would provide aid to military families at the National Press Club in Washington.

In about a week, workers at Fry's and Safeway in Arizona could be walking a picket line instead of stocking shelves and bagging groceries.

WASHINGTON - Democrats in the House of Representatives are scrambling to secure enough support to pass President Barack Obama's historic health overhaul initiative, working to soothe last-minute concerns from rank-and-file Democrats ahead of a make-or-break vote.

A new report shows that the health insurance plans sold to almost 100,000 college students in Massachusetts result in higher profits for insurance companies than those available to the general public.

Hawaii would be allowed to opt out of key requirements of national health care reform legislation, the only state given such a privilege because it already has its own comprehensive health insurance law.

The national president of the NAACP said Thursday too many North Carolina residents lack health insurance for people on Capitol Hill to delay passage of a health care overhaul bill until 2010.

You're afraid your cancer is back, and a health insurance company just turned you down.

Managed care company Cigna Corp.'s third-quarter profit soared 92 percent, as improving equity markets spurred a big turnaround in a discontinued business that hurt the insurer last year.

For-profit insurance companies use a smaller amount of premium dollars on medical claims than consumers are being told , according to a Senate analysis of data filed with insurance regulators.

As I was talking recently with the founder of a large American corporation, the conversation turned to health care reform.

JANET HOOK Reporting from Washington After months of criticizing Democratic proposals to revamp the healthcare system from the sidelines, Republicans are moving aggressively to present an alternative approach and undercut critics' portrayal of the GOP as the "Party of No." Defining a stark contrast with the Democrats' comprehensive effort to ...

Signs are pointing to a Saturday vote in the House on the latest health insurance bill being pushed by House Democrats.

House Democrats cleared the way Wednesday for a pivotal floor vote on health care overhaul as early as the weekend, after tweaking their 1,900-page bill to crack down harder on insurance companies.

A look at key issues in the health care debate: THE ISSUE: Which former presidents have attempted comprehensive health care reform and why hasn't anyone succeeded? THE POLITICS: Many have tried.

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is urging states to enroll uninsured children in federal health insurance programs.

Small businesses would have an easier time banding together to offer insurance to employees.

Sen. Joe Lieberman said Sunday it's worth defeating a healthcare overhaul in order to prevent the creation of a government-run health insurance program.