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Insurers Trying to Delay Coverage for Pre-Existing Conditions

The ink from President Obama's signature is barely dry on the new health care law but insurers claim to have found a loophole to deny coverage for certain children with pre-existing conditions until January 2014

In the Media by Bill Lindner

Health care reform too late for baby Houston Tracy

Pre-existing conditions have been the reason many in America do not qualify for life-saving health care. That is the case for a baby born last month in Texas; Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas say the infant's heart problems are pre-existing.

In the Media by KJ Mullins - 1 comment

Raped a second time by the insurance industry

Women in the United States who have been raped could find themselves without insurance. When a woman goes through the rape examine she is tested for HIV. That test could give an insurance company a reason to decline her in the future.

In the Media by KJ Mullins

Can You Afford McCain's Health Plan?

How much money can you afford to insure your family's health? The McCain health plan will cost you more unless you live in Nevada, North Dakota, South Dakota or Tennessee. The national average of increased costs is $1,100. That is if you are healthy.

In the Media by KJ Mullins - 1 comment

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A Look at 2012 Wildfires, Conditions in the West

A look at 2012 wildfires and conditions in the West

Watch: Apple Vows to Improve Working Conditions

CEO Tim Cook promises monthly updates on conditions in Chinese factories.

MPs urge foreign aid conditions

Aid given by the UK to countries with a history of fraud and corruption should be conditional on them improving their governance, MPs say.

Seal hunt ice conditions improving

With the harp seal hunt about a month away, officials with Fisheries and Oceans Canada say ice conditions for the hunt in the Gulf of St. Lawrence are looking better than last year.

Eliminating conditional sentences could cost millions

The parliamentary budget officer estimates that changing the rules for conditional sentences could cost taxpayers an additional $145 million because of increased parole reviews and prosecutions resulting in trials.