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Open-market insurance is no answer because of costs - DesMoinesRegister.com

Open-market insurance is no answer because of costs DesMoinesRegister.com Like CeCe Ibson (“Speaker at First Lady's Rally Is Insured by State Program,” April 25), I have insurance through HIPIowa. I do not have employer-based health insurance because my job solution is being a self-employed piano teacher while remaining a ...

Your Stories Of Being Sick Inside The US Health Care System - KUHF-FM

Your Stories Of Being Sick Inside The US Health Care System KUHF-FM Sometimes, medical bills are higher than they need to be. Andrew Dasenbrock of Salt Lake City recently had to pay twice for much of his care. He's 32, a self-employed IT consultant who says he can't afford health insurance. It started when he woke up ... and more »

Statement from Speaker Sheldon Silver on Governor's Signing of Legislation To ... - Saugerties Post Star

Statement from Speaker Sheldon Silver on Governor's Signing of Legislation To ... Saugerties Post Star By Anonymous With more and more New Yorkers working as freelancers to earn a living, I commend Governor Andrew Cuomo for signing my legislation, which would help ensure that these self employed workers have access to affordable health insurance ...

Seven in 10 Americans Oppose Health Plan Efforts to Deny Payments for ER ... - MarketWatch (press release)

Seven in 10 Americans Oppose Health Plan Efforts to Deny Payments for ER ... MarketWatch (press release) "Many health plans and state Medicaid offices increasingly want to reduce costs by refusing or lowering payments for emergency room care, despite emergency care being only 2 percent of the nation's health care dollar," said David Seaberg, MD, FACEP, ... and more »

NFIB Talks Taxes During Small Business Week - Fox Business

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NFIB Talks Taxes During Small Business Week Fox Business The NFIB is urging for other tax credit extenders, including the self-employed health insurance deduction, which allows self-employed business owners to deduct the cost of insurance for themselves and their families, as well as reducing the holding ... Business Owners Take SBA Chief to TaskEntrepreneur all 108 news articles »

Supreme Court decision on federal health care law could fire up young voters - Plain Dealer

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Supreme Court decision on federal health care law could fire up young voters Plain Dealer By Stephen Koff, The Plain Dealer Associated Press fileOpponents and supporters of federal health care reform demonstrate in 2009 in Pennsylvania. WASHINGTON, DC - Lauren Burr has only a couple of weeks left as a college student. and more »

Ballot Initiative Would Hold Health Insurance Premiums Down - CBS Local

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Ballot Initiative Would Hold Health Insurance Premiums Down CBS Local Laurel Kaufer, a self-employed single mother of two, was among the supporters of the measure which would require health insurance companies to gain approval from the Insurance Commissioner before raising rates. She says her health insurance bills have ... Price-Gouged Patients, Insurance Commissioner & Consumer Advocates File 800000 ...PR Newswire (press release) all 8 news articles »

Price-Gouged Patients, Insurance Commissioner & Consumer Advocates File 800000 ... - MarketWatch (press release)

Price-Gouged Patients, Insurance Commissioner & Consumer Advocates File 800000 ... MarketWatch (press release) This initiative is about protecting the health of Californians against the rapacious greed of the Wall Street HMOs and insurance companies that care more about profits than people." "As a self-employed, single mom, I've struggled for more than a decade ... and more »

Sound-off 5/21 - Belleville News Democrat

Sound-off 5/21 Belleville News Democrat For 40 of those years I was self-employed, paying both the employer and employee portion of the Social Security tax. I also had to pay for health insurance. Now that I'm retired, my health insurance still costs more than $8000 a year. and more »