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Health happenings: July 19Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:05PMSend information about free or low-cost health-related events open to the public one week ahead of publication. Information can be emailed to jmorreale@bradenton.com. Listings are due 10 days in advance.

Health insurance rate requests now publicMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:00PMHealth insurance rate requests filed for individual and small employer (1-50 employees) health plans are now public. The complete filings received since July 1, as well as a summary for each request are available at www.insurance.wa.gov.Several health insurers filed rate requests prior to July 1, but have voluntarily made their filings public. They include: Asuris ...

Your health insurer wants to raise rates by how much? See for yourselfMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:54PMYou can now see your health insurer's rate requests before the state has approved them, thanks to a new law requiring insurance companies to make rate filings public.

Hub International Signs Agreement to Acquire Strategic Employee Benefit Services of LouisianaMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:10AMCHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Leading Insurance Brokerage Hub International Limited has signed an agreement to purchase Strategic Employee Benefit Services of Louisiana (SEBS of Louisiana), a benefit consulting and service firm.

Massive U.S.Physician ShortageFriday, July 15, 2011 @ 10:23AMExperts predict a potentially catastrophic shortage of U.S. physicians in the coming years. Learn more about what the future may hold in this article.

Longer looks: Penalties for doctors who keep patients waitingFriday, July 15, 2011 @ 1:59AMWhen she makes a doctor's appointment, Cherie Kerr makes it clear that she better not be kept waiting long. She said she usually tries to schedule the first appointment of the day, or the first one after lunch. But if the doctor is going to be late, she insists the staff give her a call -- lest the office be billed for her time in the waiting room.

Bill to block late abortions sent to KasichThursday, July 14, 2011 @ 4:54AMOhio likely will be the next state to ban late-term abortions.

Cigna to change headquarters from Philly to Conn.Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 11:35PMBLOOMFIELD -- Cigna announced Tuesday it will add at least 200 jobs in the next two years at its Bloomfield site in exchange for a $50 million package of tax credits and will change its headquarters from Philadelphia to the Connecticut location.

Finally, an Affordable amp;quot;401kamp;quot; Program for Health BenefitsTuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 8:43PMSource: www.zanebenefits.com/link/1p3 In the 1970s many U.S. employers were statistically bankrupt due to the expected cost of the defined benefit retirement programs. Starting in the 1980s, employers switched to affordable "defined contribution" vs. defined benefit retirement programs which today cover more than 100 million Americans. A similar change is taking place ...