State officials continue to wrangle over how to keep the state-subsidized adultBasic health program going.
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A legislative committee has blocked an attempt to reject a key portion of the federal health care overhaul.
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Black physician groups and operators of some health clinics for the poor have lined up in support of Gov. Bobby Jindal’s administration’s plan to have state taxpayers purchase private health insurance policies for the poor.
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Black physician groups and operators of some health clinics for the poor have lined up in support of the Jindal administration’s plan to have state taxpayers purchase private health insurance policies for the poor.
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Western Kentucky University faculty members discussed issues with the university’s study abroad insurance policy Thursday during the WKU faculty senate meeting.
The liability policy was renewed in December and “it covers any faculty who lead programs abroad for students.” However, it does not cover faculty who travel for other reasons, such as research, said Rick Sutton, director of international programs.
“I’m not entirely happy with this policy, and it does not cover any domestic programs,” he said.
The policy also makes sure students and faculty are aware of the risks of studying abroad and establishes faculty-staff travel authorization.
Still, studying abroad poses just as much risk as other university classes, such as chemistry courses. If a faculty member was sued for a student accident while studying abroad, he or she would be represented by the university counsel. But, as a state employee, he or she would be represented by the university counsel without the insurance policy, Sutton said.
Also, the coverage is about $100,000 per student, and in the event of a student death, most families would sue for more than that amount, he said.
“Frankly … I believe it’s a waste of money,” Sutton said.
The policy costs about $5,000 a year. But because the policy has been renewed, Sutton and others will work to make it more stronger and more inclusive, he said.
State insurance commissioner Mike Kreidler has fined six insurance companies a total of 4,000 after finding they repeatedly failed to document rate changes.
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As Willis-Knighton Health System and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana negotiate a new contract, members of the insurance committee of the Bossier Parish School Board learned the good, the bad and the ugly regarding health care contract negotiations.
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In the week ending Jan. 15, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 404,000, a decrease of 37,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 441,000. The 4-week moving average was 411,750, a decrease of 4,000 from the previous week’s revised average of 415,750.
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