The News Review:
- When a Job Disappears So Does the Health Care
- Health insurance for all on horizon?
- Health Tip: Easing Fear in Children
When a Job Disappears So Does the Health Care
New York Times United States
Darling with her son Colt and daughter Kathryn. Darling lost her health benefits when a cookie factory closed.
Related from Insurancemonster: When a Job Disappears So Does the Health Care
Health insurance for all on horizon?
Austin American-Statesman TX
Christi Craddick a lawyer and not married is paid $12000 a month from campaign donations to help handle her father’s political operation. The Craddicks aren’t discussing her health insurance coverage and the state’s Employee Retirement System cannot comment. But a 1997 state law allows parents on state health insurance to cover any child “who is unmarried regardless of age. ” ERS says the policyholder pays the premium for such a “child” and that no taxpayer money is involved. Still the fact that such coverage would be written into state law points to an awareness by lawmakers that sometimes even adult children who are working may not be able to get or afford health insurance on their own. And that’s the problem with too many of the one out of four Texans who don’t have health insurance — they can’t get it or can’t afford it. It looks like the nation including the insurers are finally going to move beyond talking about this national problem.
Health Tip: Easing Fear in Children
Washington Post United States
The Nemours Foundation suggests how to deal with your child’s fear or anxiety:Understand that your child’s fear is a real and valid emotion and that it’s healthy — and helpful — to talk about it. Don’t act as if it is wrong or silly for your child to be afraid. Instead help the child to overcome a fear. Don’t encourage children to avoid what is feared. Gently help your children deal with their fears and allow them to slowly face what’s alarming them.
