Monday, October 30, 2006
More kids lack health insurance
Source: gotriad.com
More poor North Carolina children are covered by Medicaid and with Health Choice insurance than were five years ago previously, but the amount of uninsured children in this state has been still grown, a report being released today says.
The 2006 North Carolina Child Health Report Card examines few more than four dozen criteria linked to the health and happiness of North Carolinians younger than 18 in the year 2005.
It also now compared numbers in most criteria with few numbers from previous years (most often 2000) to assess the trends.
Source: gotriad.com
More poor North Carolina children are covered by Medicaid and with Health Choice insurance than were five years ago previously, but the amount of uninsured children in this state has been still grown, a report being released today says.
The 2006 North Carolina Child Health Report Card examines few more than four dozen criteria linked to the health and happiness of North Carolinians younger than 18 in the year 2005.
It also now compared numbers in most criteria with few numbers from previous years (most often 2000) to assess the trends.
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Indiana Republicans make insurance proposals
Source: courier-journal.com
Indiana House Republicans made three new proposals Tuesday meant to reduce the number of Hoosiers with no health insurance plan.
But they acknowledged the ideas falling short of the kind of complete plan, which could significantly improve the situation.
About 800,000 people in the Indiana state are uninsured. Thats about 13.5 percent of the state population. And lawmakers from both parties said that they are interested in reducing the number.
Source: courier-journal.com
Indiana House Republicans made three new proposals Tuesday meant to reduce the number of Hoosiers with no health insurance plan.
But they acknowledged the ideas falling short of the kind of complete plan, which could significantly improve the situation.
About 800,000 people in the Indiana state are uninsured. Thats about 13.5 percent of the state population. And lawmakers from both parties said that they are interested in reducing the number.