Highmark stops subsidies for uninsured children

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Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield has stopped subsidizing premiums for some families in the Pennsylvania Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). The insurance company said it will no longer subsidize care for children in families whose incomes fall between 200 percent and 300 percent of federal poverty guidelines.

As a result, families have seen their premiums skyrocket 78 percent since the change went into effect in October.

Highmark is one of four health insurers that administer the state’s program for uninsured children.

In an email to area legislators and others, Highmark offered the following explanation:

“I am writing to inform you of a recent decision made by Highmark regarding the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), which may affect some of your constituents. As you know, CHIP offers free and low-cost health insurance for eligible uninsured children from birth to age 19. The program, for which we serve » Read more: Highmark stops subsidies for uninsured children

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Fall healthy eating: food additives harm the British children

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Through the long hot summer, the body large and eat less energy consumption, and thus lower the temperature gradually fall, it is necessary to tune up the body, but also build good energy coming winter. Often because of the fast-paced life while ignoring the requirements of the diet, many people eat just like to meet in a simple, reasonable nutrition with neglect. A fast-food bottle of pure water, a cup of cola may be a time in Hamburg fool our stomach, but this is often a health threat. Xiao Bian family life specially for you have identified a range of food for this autumn health information, so that both you and your family healthy and happy every day!

British “Daily Mail” reported that the British Food Standards Agency (FSA) recently reminded the British parents, and do not buy the kids a lot of additives containing beverages, sweets and processed food! FSA funded a new study shows that many food additives, not only without any nutrition, child he » Read more: Fall healthy eating: food additives harm the British children

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Healthcare for children

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In 2006, the figures released by the Census Bureau suggested that almost nine million children in the US were uninsured. This is despite the fact that about 28 million children were allowed access to Medicaid and a further seven million received help from the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). Put another way, almost 12% of children were uninsured. In a society that claims to protect the interests of children, this makes for depressing reading. In recent years, the majority of children have been covered by health plans paid for by their parents’ employers. Unfortunately, the cost of family plans has been rising more steeply than for individual coverage. With employee contributions rising faster than inflation, many parents have been forced to drop out of group cover. This has left Medicaid with the increasing task of providing cover for low-income families. Where parents earn more than the maximum allowed for Medicaid eligibility, SCHIP targets fam » Read more: Healthcare for children

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