On Wednesday President Barack Obama signed into law the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) bill. President George W. Bush had previously vetoed more than one attempt to expand the program.

Families USA reports that the premiums for the unemployed people for health insurance is very high as COBRA premiums consume 84 percent of unemployment benefits.

Sacramento woman isrrested on fraud charges for stealing insurance premium from 13 victims in California.

The United States can learn from the Dutch Health Insurance System model, according to an article by Pauline V. Rosenau, Ph.D., in the December issue of the Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law.

My grad school application said this had to be originally written for the application, but it didn't say I couldn't present it elsewhere once it was finished. The most of the health care reform idea is 15 years old (from when the Clintons were trying to get their health care reform plan developed and passed) but putting it all down on paper (or pixels) is new.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced that National Heritage Insurance Corporation (NHIC) has been awarded a contract of up to five years for the combined administration of Part A and Part B Medicare claims payment in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. CMS also reminds seniors that the time to chose Medicare Part D Plan is now.

The point of health insurance market reform worthy of the name is twofold: to make markets more efficient and more fair for all, not just for some, and to transition the business model of insurers away from risk selection and toward care coordination and high value care.

How to find the right and affordable health insurance coverage plans for Small Businesses. The author shares information on healthcare financing and group health insurance coverage.

New York Attorney General Mario Cuomo is investigating possible college deals made with health insurance providers.

More than 162,000 eligible children in California are at risk of falling through safety net and losing hope of needed affordable health insurance coverage.

With all the talk about economic bailout plans, falling stock prices, and rising energy costs it is easy to lose site of some of the other top issues in this year's election. One that we've focused on is health care for all Americans. We thought we had re-visit the important issue of health insurance and health care before the election.