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U.S. Health Insurers Look To China For Growth
By DIANE LEVICK | courant.com
Aetna and other U.S. health insurers are wide-eyed over business opportunities in China now that the sleeping giant has lifted its own lids.
Hartford-based Aetna plans to announce today that it has opened a “representative office” in Shanghai. That is the first step of a lengthy process for foreign companies interested in doing business in the People’s Republic of China. Read more
City workers must pay health insurance premiums
By Deirdre Fernandes | hamptonroads.com
For the first time, city employees and retirees will have to pay for individual health insurance plans.
The City Council unanimously approved a slew of changes to its health insurance policies for current employees and retirees that could save the city an estimated $15 million in annual costs and future liabilities.
The changes come after more than a year of discussion about the ballooning cost of insurance and how much taxpayers should subsidize. The policy will probably have to be revised again, Councilman Harry Diezel said. Read more
Anorexia, bulimia may soon become part of mandatory health insurance in Illinois
Melissa Traub has struggled for a decade with an eating disorder, her weight sometimes dipping below 100 pounds, her hair falling out by the handful.
Today, the 24-year-old Naperville woman appears to be healthy—a tribute to treatment, tenacity and financial means. The road to recovery, which included hospitalization and stints in residential treatment centers, cost her family more than $100,000, even with insurance. Read more