parsa khan's List: REV Media Mashup: Health Compare 11.23.09

WASHINGTON—Democrats and independents closed ranks Saturday and voted to move forward with debate on landmark legislation that would overhaul the nation's health system and extend health insurance to 31 million Americans.

Sen. Max Baucus will be busy the next few weeks trying to steer a massive health care reform bill through Congress, but he will not be so busy that he won't be able to find time to hit Washington's fundraising party circuit.

eHealthInsurance (NASDAQ: EHTH), the leading online source of health insurance for individuals, families, and small businesses, has released a set of frequently asked questions (FAQs) for policyholders affected by health insurance carrier UniCare's decision to exit commercial health insurance markets in Illinois and Texas.

To all of the numbers churned out in the debate over the nation’s health care system, add one more glaring statistic: 4 million. That’s the number of college students estimated by a recent study to be uninsured.

Unless Congress acts soon, people who lose their jobs will also begin losing the generous federal subsidy for Cobra health insurance premiums starting next month.Two bills in Congress would extend and expand the subsidy, but there is no guarantee either will pass.