Archive for June, 2010

Feds To Issue Rules On ‘Grandfathered’ Health Plans And New Law

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

The
Wall Street Journal reports that draft regulations “being developed
by the Obama administration say more than half of employer health care
plans may lose their grandfathered status and be required to comply with
the health overhaul bill approved March 23. The guidelines are likely
to touch off fresh …
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Doctors limit new Medicare patients

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

WASHINGTON — The number of doctors refusing new Medicare patients because of low government payment rates is setting a new high, just six months before millions of Baby Boomers begin enrolling in the government health care program. Recent surveys by national and state medical societies have found more doctors …
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Study Shows Medical Cost Shifts Onto Auto Insurers

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

President Obama’s health care  package will affect auto insurers—that much is certain, though no one is quite sure how much the new law will affect them, according to the Insurance Research Council (IRC). An IRC report this year found a link between low Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement rates and …
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Number Of Uninsured Grew By 3 Million In 2009

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

Help from the new health law may not come soon enough for many Americans, according to a report. The Chicago Tribune: “[T]he nation’s health system is continuing to fray, raising the prospect that the country could experience a crisis before the law establishes a health care safety net in …
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How Health Reform Will Impact Existing Plans

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

 ”If you like your health care plan, you will be able to keep your health care plan.” Throughout the long health care reform debate, that promise from President Obama was one of the few constants, made to reassure the bulk of Americans who already have insurance that the sweeping …
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Cancer Survivors Skipping Care Because Of Money Worries

Friday, June 25th, 2010

A new nationwide study in the US found that worry about costs is
preventing many cancer survivors from getting the
medical care they need: the researchers said the study raises concerns
about the long-term health and wellbeing of cancer
survivors.
You can read about the study, led by Dr …
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Feds To Issue Rules On ‘Grandfathered’ Health Plans And New Law

Friday, June 25th, 2010

The
Wall Street Journal reports that draft regulations “being developed
by the Obama administration say more than half of employer health care
plans may lose their grandfathered status and be required to comply with
the health overhaul bill approved March 23. The guidelines are likely
to touch off fresh …
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Doctors limit new Medicare patients

Friday, June 25th, 2010

WASHINGTON — The number of doctors refusing new Medicare patients because of low government payment rates is setting a new high, just six months before millions of Baby Boomers begin enrolling in the government health care program. Recent surveys by national and state medical societies have found more doctors …
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Study Shows Medical Cost Shifts Onto Auto Insurers

Friday, June 25th, 2010

President Obama’s health care  package will affect auto insurers—that much is certain, though no one is quite sure how much the new law will affect them, according to the Insurance Research Council (IRC). An IRC report this year found a link between low Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement rates and …
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Number Of Uninsured Grew By 3 Million In 2009

Friday, June 25th, 2010

Help from the new health law may not come soon enough for many Americans, according to a report. The Chicago Tribune: “[T]he nation’s health system is continuing to fray, raising the prospect that the country could experience a crisis before the law establishes a health care safety net in …
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