Texas House OKs 10% Tax on Sexually Oriented Businesses - XBIZ Newswire

Texas House OKs 10% Tax on Sexually Oriented Businesses XBIZ Newswire, California The $5-per-person gentlemen's club tax that signed into law in 2007 was intended to fund sexual assault services in 54 Texas counties and health insurance programs. Last year, a judge struck down the law, saying that topless dancing was protected as ...
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Congress Approves Budget Plans, Sets Up Action on Health Reform
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Coverage & Access | AHIP, BCBS Say Insurers Willing To Stop Basing ... - Kaiser network.org

Washington Times Coverage & Access | AHIP, BCBS Say Insurers Willing To Stop Basing ... Kaiser network.org, DC In a letter to leaders of the Senate Finance Committee and the Senate Health , Education, Labor and Pensions Committees on Tuesday, America's Health Insurance Plans and the BlueCross BlueShield Association said that their memberships would be willing to ... TMA Physicians and Legislators: 'Patients Have a Right to Know' FOXBusiness Get New, Affordable Coverage on Your Health
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Frontline finds health care system ailing - Houston Chronicle

Houston Chronicle Frontline finds health care system ailing Houston Chronicle, United States But Stevens still walks the jagged edge of uncertainty by working and vacationing without the safety net of health insurance , rolling the dice he can avoid further significant health problems until he can qualify for Medicare. ...
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Bill would improve services to Texas DNA exonerees Houston Chronicle, United States The bill also would provide
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Now it is easier than ever to get insured as PlanRover.com has been watching the new Presidential plans for health care coverage and has arranged health insurance plans in cooperation with a large group of insurance companies at lower and locked in premium rates.
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Insurers offer to stop charging sick people more (Houston Chronicle)

For the first time, the health insurance industry is offering to curb its controversial practice of charging higher premiums to sick people.
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Texas NFIB, hospitals seek new laws on health care costs SmartBrief, DC NFIB and the Texas Hospital Association on Tuesday called for new legislation to make health care more affordable and available in the wake of new research showing that health insurance costs
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Storm Over UTMB - Texas Observer

Texas Observer Storm Over UTMB Texas Observer, TX His job provides health insurance , but with only one salary, they can’t afford to put Terry and their children on the plan. So like 5.2 million Texans—a quarter of the state’s population—the Gambles can only hope for the best. If you’re lucky, ...
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Highlights Thursday from the Texas Legislature Houston Chronicle, United States A House committee on Thursday heard testimony
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A new approach to action on health care - TPMCafé

A new approach to action on health care TPMCafé, NY But last week he was near tears in my office as he and I discovered that the choices he had been offered for his health insurance coverage meant he might no longer be able to keep me as his primary care physician. For years after his retirement, ...
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RediClinic Introduces New Services
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How Can Architects Survive the Recession? - BusinessWeek

How Can Architects Survive the Recession? BusinessWeek Those who do get laid off should try negotiating their severance packages, whether that means asking for extended health insurance coverage or more severance pay. In the professional services industry, Heathfield says, the average severance pay is ...
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Bellow, Moseley: Maximize health insurance for kids Houston Chronicle, United States ... currently eligible for Medicaid or Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP),
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State Legislature: Lawmakers narrow focus to state schools - Southlake Times

State Legislature: Lawmakers narrow focus to state schools Southlake Times, TX "Texas taxpayers should not have to pay the bill for undocumented workers' health care. The employer who hires and benefits from cheap labor performed by illegal workers should be responsible for their health care insurance ," Jackson said. ...
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Hiked benefits could check card-check unionizing FinancialWeek (subscription), NY For example, an employer without unionized workers could pass on
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Houston Healthcare CEO gets contract extension - Macon Telegraph

Houston Healthcare CEO gets contract extension Macon Telegraph, GA “Some who had health -care insurance no longer have it. Others have higher deductibles. All those things have resulted in people re-examining elective procedures as well as their ability to pay for some of the care they need.” Houston Healthcare also ...
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Laid off? Keeping health insurance just got a little easier Houston Chronicle, United States
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