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Santa Clara County introduces health insurance for workers in Healthy Workers plan

On March 1, 2010, Santa Clara County introduced the Healthy Workers program. It is a public comprehensive health insurance program for workers at...
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California cracking down on health discount plans marketing themselves as health insurance

Today, California regulators are cracking down on health discount plans that are marketing themselves as health insurance or dental insurance. The...
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Children's health initiative

The Children's Health Initiative incorporates three major program components:Every child in Santa Clara County shall have real access to...
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Do I Need Long Term Care Insurance?

Among the many topics no one wants to talk about as they age, is whether or when to buy long term care insurance. For those who have had to take...
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Cudos to 60 minutes:Quantity of death or quantity of life

The 60 Minutes segment on end of life expenses did more than highlight inappropriate medical costs. It spoke to the role of medical technology in...
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End of life counseling. Health care reform heats up

As the debate on heath care reform heats up, the phrase “end of life counseling” is used as a canard by opponents of change. According...
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Personal Injury Claims 101

The Department of Transport’s 2011 statistics reveal that there were more than 200,000 casualties as a result of road accidents in the past...
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Flu shot season is starting, should there be no cost ?

The annual and much dreaded flu shot season is here, and for the first time, health leaders are encouraging nearly everyone to get vaccinated. The...
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Getting a reasonable rate for health insurance

Mark of Oakland has been out of work for over six months. When he looked into rates for health coverage for himself in March, he was astounded what...
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Stop budget cuts to MEDI-CAL

MEDI-CAL is a health insurance program for people who are low-income.Medi-Cal provides insurance for children, the elderly, and people living with...
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