The Momentum Has Started
Click to call your member of Congress and demand quality, affordable health care! ... simply, with rising health care costs (including $50 billion per year to pay for insurance industry ... group over the next year as Democrats roll out some kind of national health care plan. (We hope… [more...]
Date: 2008-08-12 21:22:04
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Are You Ready For The Democrats To Start Running Your Health Care America?
Because mandated health insurance is now, officially, on the agenda ... of the Finance Committee, will unveil a detailed blueprint on Wednesday to guarantee health insurance for all Americans by facilitating sales of private insurance, expanding Medicaid and Medicare, and requiring [more...]
Date: 2008-11-12 18:37:36
FactCheck Gets It Wrong On McCain’s Health Care Plan
Dear FactCheck, I disagree with your most recent fact check, on an Obama commercial criticizing McCain’s health care plan ... insurance across state lines.” But in order for Obama’s commercial to have taken this statement “ ... insurance markets, however, suggests that this vision is wrong. Health care is the ultimate local [more...]
Date: 2008-09-23 02:13:36
UnitedHealth Ripped Off Hundreds of Millions on Health Care
From MSNBC: One of the nation’s largest health insurers has agreed to pay $50 million in a settlement announced today after being accused of overcharging millions of Americans for health care. The New York attorney general’s office ... company, UnitedHealth Group, which claims to rely on “independent research from across the health care [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 20:37:54
Mad as Hell and Worried I'm Going to Have to Take It
Let me go over a few maddeningly unchanging facts, with a few opinions thrown in for good color commentary ... for health care. With every change in insurance, there are corresponding changes in mental health ... insurance. This means that in order to turn a profit, the for-profit mental health payers can make [more...]
Date: 2009-02-23 04:49:12
Buying Affordable Health Insurance for Your Children
Getty Images Dow Jones Newswires reporter Victoria E. Knight writes about the financial implications of health-care issues. Finding affordable health insurance for your children can feel like an uphill struggle as health-care costs rise and family [more...]
Date: 2008-12-01 12:49:00
More Reasons to Beware L.T.C. Insurance
More Reasons to Beware L.T.C. Insurance By Jane Gross Few subjects have generated more interest here than long-term care insurance ... health aides and other forms of “custodial care’’ for the frail, demented or otherwise incapacitated elderly. My mother had such a policy, a new product in the 1970s and one that looked very different [more...]
Date: 2008-12-09 11:00:28
Catholic Health Care Provider’s Bid To Participate In State Health Program Criticized By Abortion Opponents
Massachusetts antiabortion-rights and Roman Catholic groups are criticizing a proposal by Caritas Christi Health Care’s proposal for a joint insurance venture with a non-religious health organization that would cover abortion and “confidential family planning services,” the Boston Globe reports. Caritas is an affiliate of the Catholic [more...]
Date: 2009-03-07 01:38:45
Live-blogging the White House Forum on Health Reform
We asked Rebecca Adelman of the Department of Health and Human Services, which today unveiled HealthReform ... has filled with members of Congress, health care experts and physicians, business owners, insurers ... of the Report on Health Care Community Discussions being presented to the President this afternoon [more...]
Date: 2009-03-05 18:03:00
health care insurance
Do you have medical insurance? Are you under insured? ... of insurance to help offset the high costs of these procedures or treatments. Unfortunately, since the price for insurance is also rising more and more families are finding themselves with out any insurance [more...]
Date: 2009-03-05 13:40:00
Do it Your Self Medical Care
cartoon by M1khaela It is time to create across the country mandated health care coverage. When anyone says “oh, its still too expensive for the person to afford Health Care Coverage” ... into the government insurance pool that is managed in conjunction with the rest of the federal health care payments [more...]
Date: 2009-03-02 05:01:38
Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom, and a compendium of health care wonkery
Stan Brock, adventurer extraordinaire, graduated from Wild Kingdom, did some other stuff, and eventually went on to found Remote Area Medical, ... health care, dental care, eye care, veterinary services, and technical and educational assistance ... insurance company is one where all the people who pay premiums are the owners of the company — [more...]
Date: 2008-09-13 04:33:07
Let’s Fix Health Care
As a result of having an 85 year old father who has been hospitalized almost continuously since November, ... of the health care insurance burden, - 15% of our citizens (and growing) are uninsured, - we spend ... I’ve been dealing with the health care system a lot lately. In so doing, I’m reminded of two [more...]
Date: 2009-03-06 05:48:34
Many Insured U.S. Residents Forgo Care Because Of Cost, Witnesses Say At HELP Committee Hearing
Many U.S. residents with health insurance delay or forgo needed medical care because of cost, according to witnesses at a Senate Health, Education, ... or whose health plan includes deductibles greater than 5% of their income."Diane Rowland, executive ... can compromise the level of protection health insurance provides and lead to both reduced access [more...]
Date: 2009-02-28 04:01:00
Health Care Friday
NEJM : In a roundtable discussion moderated by Dr. Thomas Lee, three experts in health policy, economics, and health care delivery — Drs ... from the advocacy group Families USA showed that the lack of access to health insurance in the United ... : A third of Americans under age 65 -- 86.7 million people -- went without health insurance [more...]
Date: 2009-03-06 14:00:05
So You Want National Health Care?
The biggest hurdle most caring people face in assessing proposals to “fix” our “national health care crisis” is that they really believe that if there are people who don’t have health insurance, the government should provide it for them. They tend to be even more adamant about this if they themselves have little or no insurance [more...]
Date: 2009-03-04 17:44:24
SEIU And Friends Boost Gillibrand
A reader who lives in Brooklyn reports he received not one but two mailers in the past week that praise newly-minted Sen ... children with health care coverage through the Children's Health Insurance Program. Thanks to Senator ... . Kirsten Gillibrand for voting "yes" on the expanded state Children's Health Insurance Program [more...]
Date: 2009-03-02 20:14:15
A WORRYING PROGNOSIS
After he assumes office, Barack Obama will likely introduce a reworked version of Hillary Clinton's 1990s health care plan, says Pete du Pont, ... to regulate health insurance policies, such as determining "affordable" premiums and defining key terms ... individual must have a health insurance policy and compliance could be enforced by the U.S. tax [more...]
Date: 2008-11-26 13:34:58
PhRMA opens their war chest to oppose health care reform
Sean Lengell at the Washington Times gets to the heart of the issue: ... of the free market don’t really even apply to health care, especially health insurance. Most people ... relations campaign to tout the importance of free-market health care and undercut an expected push [more...]
Date: 2008-11-14 21:18:51
Have Hope, Take Action
Head on over to Change.org for an update on health care organizing at the Center ... – people with health insurance and without, folks with diabetes and other chronic diseases, small ... , and there is a lack of many vital elements of care, such as emergency services and mental health [more...]
Date: 2009-03-04 18:19:35
Obama Ad Takes Aim at McCain’s Health Care Plan
» read full story More News From GadgetsGoogle’s Android Has Also A Kill Switch Update: ... to reform the U.S. health care system. Medicare, a social insurance program administered by the United States government, provides health insurance coverage to the elderly, through... [more...]
Date: 2008-10-17 16:08:17
MENTAL HEALTH PARITY LAW TAKES WRONG APPROACH
It was easy to miss, but buried in the middle of the bailout bill was a mental health parity law, says John C ... Goodman. With respect to insurance for any health condition, we should consider three public policy ... insure for catastrophic mental health care costs, just as they may be a legitimate interest [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 14:17:57
CPR or "DNR" for Health Care?
(Crossposted from the day job.) They’re at it again. Conservatives, in concert with the health insurance industry, are desperately reaching for relevance on health care. But what they call CPR is really DNR — a “do not resuscitate” order for a health care system in critical condition [more...]
Date: 2009-03-04 17:22:41
The AHIP Plan In Context
hillaryin1992-thumb.jpg While considering the merits of AHIP’s latest health care proposal, ... health care costs by limiting tax breaks for the purchase of insurance“: - Every American ... it’s important to keep in mind that the organization — under its previous incarnation as Health [more...]
Date: 2008-12-03 22:00:34
Quote of the Day
Quote of the Day by Steven D Wed Feb 11th, 2009 at 08:30:42 AM EST Representative John Dingell, on the need for universal health care: ... that even people with health insurance are opting not to see a physician. Further, the most simple, cost ... of our failure to act, that is what we now have. Instead of taking care of our people, the best health car [more...]
Date: 2009-02-11 12:50:43
Health insurance: our worst enemy
Time publications put out an article yesterday entitled, “The Health Care Crisis Hits Home ... who admit they are trained to automatically reject all claims the first time around. Health insurance ... control? I’ll be blunt here: to my mind, health insurance is the greatest evil of our time [more...]
Date: 2009-03-06 16:04:53
Lobbyist Cat Fight over Health Care Reform: PhRMA vs. AHIP
As the Obama health care summit gets under way today a bit of a schism is erupting, with the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) on one side and and insurance industry lobbying outfit America's Health Insurance Plans ... bought through Medicaid. On balance, they figure with expanded coverage they'll make out pretty [more...]
Date: 2009-03-05 17:30:33
More Hope And Change We Could Have Seen Coming
Ezra Klein sneak previews Obama's upcoming flip-flop on individual health care mandates ... candidates debates, let me toss in a brief reminder. Obama claimed that he would offer health insurance ... obliging everyone to buy health insurance, like it or not (as in Massachusetts). Hillary [more...]
Date: 2009-02-24 20:35:47
Cochrane on Health-Status Insurance
University of Chicago finance professor John H. Cochrane has published a terrific paper on how the free market can handle one of the problems that ... . If you are diagnosed with a long-term, expensive condition, a health-status insurance policy will give ... us to obtain better medical care at lower cost.Basically, it's insurance on future insurability [more...]
Date: 2009-03-04 07:05:00
Health Care Crisis? Problem Solved!
Health Care Crisis? Problem Solved! Posted by Guest Poster Published: December 12, 2008 - 4:21 PM On a rare Friday off, with nothing to do, ... as "ICan Healthcare". Years of hard work and determination by Billy have been spent on producing ... that "affordable health insurance is something" which he is "really passionate about.". And who can argue [more...]
Date: 2008-12-12 21:21:51
Dean On Health Mandate: ‘I Just Don’t Think It’ll Work’
Yesterday, ThinkProgress interviewed former Gov. Howard Dean (D-VT) about the health care crisis ... a different option. Offer free health care coverage to Americans under 25 year of age (they’re cheap to insure ... that this favor to insurance firms should be defined as constitutive of the progressive health care [more...]
Date: 2009-03-04 16:50:44
On Abortion, Pro-Choice Is the Compromise Position
The Bush administration is scrambling to issue a number of anti-abortion rights executive orders before leaving office ... for health-care coverage under the Children's Health Insurance Program. -Whether to cut funding ... that started this 3-decade long debate on abortion is a central question: Is a fetus a human being [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 01:02:58
NEW STUDY: Anti-Reform ‘Health Care Rapid Response Team’ Not Responding To Health Care Crisis In Their States
Conservative members of the House of Representatives, including Reps. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) and Phil Gingrey (R-GA) ... of people are likely losing their health insurance each day by becoming unemployed or losing their jobs ... that 14,000 people lost their health insurance every day in December and January, with losses continuing [more...]
Date: 2009-03-05 17:30:56
If You've Got Your Health ...
... then you've got everything. That's what they say. But in today's economy, health insurance can be lost along with a job ... care reserve fund. "Among the fund's goals are universal health care coverage and reducing growth ... . And good health is no more guaranteed than jobs are. CNN.com tells a compelling story [more...]
Date: 2009-02-28 14:02:00
Morning dip - Health-reform, height prediction, flying birds, eye contact
Ezra Klein reviews Obama's handling of yesterday's health summit -- a piece well worth reading for a taste of how sharply focused and serious Obama is about truly comprehensive health-care reform. Karen Tumlty, a health-care expert, describes in Time her own family's grueling wrestling match with the health-insurance industry. A timely [more...]
Date: 2009-03-06 11:43:53
Obama on Health Care Reform: "Every Voice Has to Be Heard"
Perhaps responding to criticism that some voices have been omitted from debates regarding health care, ... that his push for universal health care coverage will be more open and inclusive than Clinton's ... makers, insurance companies and others. All those interest groups were on hand Thursday, and Obama [more...]
Date: 2009-03-06 06:14:00
Health Insurance In CharlotteYour Security Blanket
by David Benfer Charlotte health insurance is available with several options ... . We can also be injured in our homes and need medical care. You need to contact a Charlotte health ... . There are many companies that provide health insurance for the Charlotte area, but the leading [more...]
Date: 2009-03-06 11:18:48
Wash. Post uncritically reports "socialized medicine" rhetoric about Obama's health care plan
In a March 5 Washington Post article on President Obama's healthcare proposal, ... affordable, accessible health care for all Americans, builds on the existing health care system ... , you will have a choice of new, affordable health insurance options. Further, one of the "eight principles [more...]
Date: 2009-03-05 21:43:39
Which candidate do economists prefer?
TODAY The Economist released its poll of academic economists (article here, raw data here) ... of people without health insurance, controlling health-care costs, reforming financial regulation ... , economists on average give Mr Obama’s economic programme a 3.3 and Mr McCain’s a 2.2. On his plans [more...]
Date: 2008-10-02 21:47:56
The New York Times On Wal-Mart
The most respected newspaper in the country is at it again. Over the weekend, another long piece on Wal-Mart’s sustainability push ... more of these do we need? 2) Wal-Mart’s environmental progress is in no way connected to health care ... its health care or labor policy? It brags that barely over half of employees are insured on the company [more...]
Date: 2009-01-26 19:09:46
Bill Clinton: Why Obama Will Succeed At Health Care Reform
In my interview with Bill Clinton, the former President also talked at some length about why he’s certain that President Obama will succeed at his vow in his speech to tackle health care reform this year. Clinton’s basic take: The recognition ... without health insurance. We have more people who are under-insured… There is a much broader [more...]
Date: 2009-02-26 13:06:24
New Obama Ad Lies About McCain Health Care Plan
The Obama campaign released an attack ad against McCain today entitled COIN. On health care there are two sides ... s byline, in which he said he would reduce regulation of health insurance “as we have done over ... to his proposal to allow people to purchase health insurance across state lines. And noted the other instance [more...]
Date: 2008-10-06 03:01:45
Catholic Health Care Provider's Bid To Participate In State Health Program Criticized By Abortion Opponents
Massachusetts antiabortion-rights and Roman Catholic groups are criticizing a proposal by Caritas Christi Health Care's proposal for a joint insurance venture with a non-religious health organization that would cover abortion and "confidential family planning services," the Boston Globe reports. Caritas is an affiliate of the Catholic [more...]
Date: 2009-03-06 13:00:00
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Accept what people offer. Drink their milkshakes. Take their love. Wally Lamb “Downward” Mobility, I say do the Downward Dog yoga pose ... (the carrier for many of AARP health care programs), Aetna, Humana, Blue Cross Blue Shield make your health care decisions and small businesses who employ the bulk of Americans end health insurance [more...]
Date: 2009-03-01 11:45:28
I have grown sick of shadows, so I’m going to get a torch.
September 17, 2008 in history and current events by dana John McCain’s health care plan is rubbish. So says everyone ... , and eminently insurable on account of being young, or have comfortable employer-based insurance ... , and the health care coverage of twenty million people gets dropped. Two of those people, Jack and Jill [more...]
Date: 2008-09-17 13:12:58
Health Insurance Plans Offered by Employers - Network Based Managed Care Programs
Thanks to a reader named Matt, a health actuary, who shared his feedback on the health insurance for a new job post and takes a look at the ... have a network, much like you describe under the HMO section. The insurance company contracts ... like this because there is less control over your utilization compared to a POS plan or HMO. POS: This type [more...]
Date: 2008-09-17 10:49:17
Obama Ad on Health Care
Barack Obama has been running more health care ads, including the one above. It is simple but I do like the way he framed the issue ... about “Government-Run Health Care, Higher Taxes.” This is exactly how McCain would mischaracterize Obama’s position. Next it shows the other extreme, ” Insurance Companies, Without Rules, Denying Coverage [more...]
Date: 2008-10-09 00:05:46
Can You Plan for Unexpected Expenses?
When I think about the unexpected financial expenses the first thing that comes to mind is emergency funds ... problems. What about health care? I have very good health insurance, but many aren’t so fortunate ... s because I’ve been there when I lost my job in the dot com melt-down of 2001. (In many ways, I think [more...]
Date: 2008-10-07 13:17:21
The Workhorse Group
Another note from today's New York Times : Since last fall, many of the leading figures in the nation’s long-running health care debate have been meeting ... health insurance, Edward M. Kennedy, they appear to be inching toward a consensus that could [more...]
Date: 2009-02-20 20:08:00
City of Austin backs 'single-payer' health plan
Sometimes we win one: AUSTIN, Texas - Affirming that “every person deserves access to affordable, ... . At its regular Thursday meeting, the Council voted to endorse the U.S. National Health Insurance Act, H.R. ... quality health care” and noting that area residents are not getting it, the Austin City Council [more...]
Date: 2008-08-08 16:17:00
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