‘Mr Jefferson, build up this wall!’
I know my admiration for Barack Obama borders on the sycophantic but this is something worth drawing attention to. He plans to repeal the ‘conscience’ law in the US health system. The Washington Post ... federal funding for thousands of state and local governments, hospitals, health plans, clinics [more...]
Date: 2009-03-05 08:23:25
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NEJM weighs in on Obama’s budget plan
In a rather measured Perspective piece by correspondent John K ... , in Medicare and Medicaid payments to health plans, drug makers, hospitals, and home health care ... admits to some doubt that Obama can make an appreciable dent in health care spending, at least [more...]
Date: 2009-03-04 23:35:45
Unbeforkinglievable
John McCain and Barack Obama each outlines his health care plan in the current issue of Contingencies, ... : Opening up the health insurance market to more vigorous nationwide competition, as we have done over ... of this week playing Jeremiah, promising to drive greed out of Wall Street, has the solution to all health [more...]
Date: 2008-09-20 00:42:48
United We Fail
This election year, the bandwagon to fix the healthcare system barrels along ... allies -- who are again filling our airwaves: America's Health Insurance Plans, an industry trade group ... the conservative ideological crusade against health reforms -- yet such crusades have happened every time [more...]
Date: 2008-09-16 12:09:03
the revolution will not be RFID-chipped!
Health care's our first topic today, since alerts about health care seem to have bunched up in my inbox lately. Consumers Union helps you support Mr. Obama's budget proposal that would invest over $600 billion in reforming health care over 10 ... single-payer health care plan, H.R. 676. Or, if you're the kind of person who thinks sending emails [more...]
Date: 2009-03-05 16:28:00
Links With Your Coffee - Thursday
Dean Baker: Obama should spend money on healthcare to stimulate the economy | Comment is free | guardian.co ... and Roosevelt. Specifically, Obama can take advantage of the current economic crisis to announce plans to jump-start national health insurance. Extending health insurance can be an effective stimulus [more...]
Date: 2008-11-06 17:51:56
A New Pro-Choice Congress In 2009
Updated as of 3:02pm PST, November 5, 2008 Last night brought a move towards a more pro-prevention, pro-education, ... of contraception under all health insurance plans, increased research on the federal level of women's health ... eight years of women's health and lives being used as political footballs, where ideology [more...]
Date: 2008-11-05 07:19:13
Easiest Q&A ever
A reader writes: Can you or one of your co-bloggers please explain the McCain health care plan? ... of 5 work with $5000 effectively?As it is right now I have a high deductible HSA. How we're doing ... do NOT understand how his plan is better. Help?My answer: You got itLabels: health care, John "100 [more...]
Date: 2008-10-15 05:52:00
Healthcare Costs Affect Businesses
Tobias-AIDS-test.jpg Over the last five years, health insurance premiums for employers increased almost five times faster than inflation, ... Family Foundation. When asked what changes they will make in health plans for the next year, 40 percent ... for businesses to provide health insurance coverage for employees. “It is becoming clear to many [more...]
Date: 2008-11-26 10:40:11
Chris Matthews Runs Rush’s ‘Liberal Lion’ Kennedy Clip, Shrum Denounces His ‘Appeals to Haters’
On Friday night’s Hardball, Chris Matthews showed how willing he was to carry Democrat water on their manufactured outrage at Rush Limbaugh for ... is here (logo at 3:55). Matthews claimed the president’s health care plan was wanted by a lot ... t conservatives, not that nationalizing health care isn’t a matter of capitalism versus socialism. (Hat [more...]
Date: 2009-03-07 14:27:22
Chris Matthews Runs Rush’s ‘Liberal Lion’ Kennedy Clip, Shrum Denounces His ‘Appeals to Haters’
On Friday night’s Hardball, Chris Matthews showed how willing he was to carry Democrat water on their manufactured outrage at Rush Limbaugh for ... is here (logo at 3:55). Matthews claimed the president’s health care plan was wanted by a lot ... t conservatives, not that nationalizing health care isn’t a matter of capitalism versus socialism. (Hat [more...]
Date: 2009-03-07 18:57:20
Chris Matthews Runs Rush's 'Liberal Lion' Kennedy Clip, Shrum Denounces His 'Appeals to Haters'
On Friday night's Hardball, Chris Matthews showed how willing he was to carry Democrat water on their manufactured outrage at Rush Limbaugh for ... is here (logo at 3:55). Matthews claimed the president's health care plan was wanted by a lot ... conservatives, not that nationalizing health care isn't a matter of capitalism versus socialism. (Hat [more...]
Date: 2009-03-07 14:27:22
HEALTH CARE BUDGET REALITIES
A pair of new reports on health care spending reveal that we can't afford President Obama's health care plan, says Sally C ... of "The Top Ten Myths of American Health Care: A Citizen's Guide." According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO):Total federal spending on Medicare and Medicaid will grow from $720 billion a year today [more...]
Date: 2009-01-30 13:30:58
Go on a Listening Tour (5)
Listen Outward. A listening tour would be limited indeed were a new leader to stop short and not seek out assessments of her group from other ... to her mandate when she was put in charge of information technology for a consortium of health care plans ... who used the services IT provided. These included vice presidents in sales and marketing and health c [more...]
Date: 2009-03-05 09:38:35
Health insurance lobby: No competition, thanks
A major lobby group for the health insurance industry is trying to drum up support for a predictably self-serving plan: 1 ... for less, 3. Cut taxes to help people afford what we're selling:America’s Health Insurance Plans ... on the employer-based system that provides most Americans with their health insurance – also an idea [more...]
Date: 2008-12-06 18:40:43
Obama moves forward with Health-care reform, Massa supports, Wamp doesn’t
At Down With Tyranny Blog Spot , yesterday, I found this piece where Zach Wamp from Tennessee proclaims that Obama’s health-care plan is just ... now approximately 14,000 Americans lose their health care coverage every single day because ... not to have health care. I can certainly see lots of people who would choose not to be covered [more...]
Date: 2009-03-06 14:09:26
Obama makes plans to remove ‘conscience clause’ for health-care workers
The Catholic Culture blog has posted a link to a set of articles about Obama’s plans to rescind the “conscience clause” that protects health-care ... . Read more at the following sites: White House set to reverse health care conscience clause ... Clause’ (CNSNews) Obama Moves to Undo Rule on Abortion Providers ( New York Times ) Obama [more...]
Date: 2009-03-07 04:44:59
Why isn't American industry agitating for universal health care?
Long-time reader and Australian-TV-personality-on-the-rise Marcus has a question: ... , and Ronald A. Williams of Aetna Inc.) to back his universal health plan. But there's certainly no general ... costs is health care, why the hell isn't corporate America out there campaigning 24/7 for universal [more...]
Date: 2008-11-20 14:54:56
Obama to Lift Ban on Embryonic Stem Cell Research
This is such good news - for those people who will be able to afford the treatments that will eventually result from this research. But let's not lose sight of the prize: health care for all! President Obama is planning ... by religious groups , would enable the National Institutes of Health to consider requests from scientists [more...]
Date: 2009-03-07 03:00:58
Hurray for Women’s Health Care!
Sorry for the lack of posting this week. I’ve been under the weather ... Parenthood’s commitment to the community as a dependable provider of affordable, quality health care. “ ... health care in the Latino Community. Planned Parenthood of Southern Nevada 3300 [more...]
Date: 2009-03-06 22:46:41
McCain drops Ayers bomb
MILWAUKEE, WI — The McCain campaign is not putting a new hard-hitting 90-second web ad slamming Obama for his relationship with former domestic ... , about your plans for ending the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, about your plans for health insurance? How ... wing activist group” called Weather Underground. We know Ayers’ wife was on the FBI’s 10 Most [more...]
Date: 2008-10-09 12:14:53
Blood, Sweat, and Bailouts
By David Swanson Excerpted from remarks at an Augusta Coalition for Peace and Justice event at Mary Baldwin College in Staunton, Virginia, ... would define success. Obama has said he will not be able to spend what he'd planned on health care ... with an "emergency" supplemental to the tune of $162 billion. If you add the cost of veterans' benefits, plus [more...]
Date: 2008-09-24 04:32:28
Consumer Health Information Advocate New Role For Him Professionals
The concept of a “consumer-driven health system”Health Sexual is finally emerging in the public consciousness ... example of a consumer-driven health plan that is getting much attention today. We don’t know which ... . With health care costs continuing to soar and consumers demanding greater flexibility, many [more...]
Date: 2009-03-06 22:36:27
The Early Word: Obama’s Health Care Push
On a snowy Monday in the nation’s capital, President Obama is preparing this afternoon to officially introduce Kansas Gov ... will announce the broad outlines of his plan for universal health care coverage, and The Times’s Robert ... to health care even though the government can barely afford the health insurance programs [more...]
Date: 2009-03-02 14:57:58
Intel Health Guide Undergoing Trials
According to Planetary Gear, a blog at CNET, Intel has announced a number of pilot programs to test the company's recently approved Health Guide ... about their conditions. The company is partnering with Aetna, Scan Health Plan, Erickson Retirement ... with enterprise software, allows patients to communicate via video and voice with their health care [more...]
Date: 2008-11-10 06:42:42
Pharma Plans Ads To Attack Obama Health Reform
barack-obama-health-care The pharmaceutical industry’s trade group is preparing a multimillion-dollar public relations campaign to tout the importance of free-market health care and undercut an expected push by the Obama administration ... will include a national TV commercial scheduled to begin airing next week, is the first salvo [more...]
Date: 2008-11-14 12:31:18
Obama Lies… You Could Die
- Scott Miller Well, the Obamarxist was out in full demagogue mode today as he lied and spun his way through his press conference on Socialized ... it touches. Look at Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, the National Health plans in Canada, France ... Heathcare today. Don’t believe me? Read what Pravda is saying… this from ABC News: Medical [more...]
Date: 2009-03-06 01:46:18
Things I’d Like to Post About Today ….. (012009, Morning Round 2)
….. But I Don’t Have Time For: Surprise (not; HT Hot Air) — “Obama backed same-sex marriage in 1996 ... . How to blow up the private health insurance system — “A new plan by New York Governor David Patterson would mandate employers buying health coverage from commercial insurers to provide dependent [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 12:01:17
Craziest Republican of the Day: Zach Wamp
By Michael J.W. Stickings For saying, in an interview on MSNBC , that health care is a "privilege ... by somebody who has a really good health insurance plan as a member of the House ... if there were universal health care -- if you only [more...]
Date: 2009-03-06 06:00:00
Choosing the right health insurance
by Jeff Cline Many people decide to put off the search for a health insurance plan because it is hard to understand ... if you plan to use a broker you should still educate yourself on the different kinds of plans out there. PPO, HMO and HSA’s all work differently and all have several options to choose [more...]
Date: 2009-03-05 08:21:25
HEALTH POLITICS: Continuing the Employer Tax Exclusion Debate
As we continue to approach Election Day 2008, journalists will play a pivotal role in educating American voters about the policies and promises ... her colleagues to "go for it" when it comes to reporting on the candidates' health care plans. I think the media ... ." The current tax treatment of employer-sponsored health insurance costs the treasury a [more...]
Date: 2008-08-11 22:22:00
The Last Straw
Pretty much everyone across the political spectrum agrees our health care system is broken ... to offer health insurance as a benefit while leveraging the power of group plan insurance to lower costs ... in their health decisions is key for Americans. Employer Based Insurance Though not a perfect solution [more...]
Date: 2008-10-07 21:24:03
Colby Cosh: A (superficial) study in smoking
The Ontario government announced on Wednesday that it will introduce legislation allowing it to recover past and ongoing health care costs borne by ... Caplan: “At over $1.6-billion annually, Ontario’s tobacco-related health care costs affect all Ontarians ... makes a valuable contribution to policy making and health care planning in Canada. However, it [more...]
Date: 2009-03-06 12:23:00
Primary care and HSAs
A survey of primary care doctors found that less than half felt ready to discuss medical budgets and reported low knowledge of how HSAs work. If physicians don't understand how high-deductible plans work, how can patients? One problem ... of insurance plans and basic health policy issues from reading blogs. Not every doctor does [more...]
Date: 2008-10-08 12:27:35
Why Big Reform Should And Could Happen In 2009
In a post titled ‘Why big reform won’t happen in 2009, ... by PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Health Research Institute priced Obama’s plan at $75 billion a year, with over one-third ... health care reform. While recognizing, to some degree, that Congress cannot help American families [more...]
Date: 2008-11-26 21:01:35
Wal-Mart: Recession Profiteer
Photo credit: Urbanshoregirl Bank and insurance CEOs aren’t the only ones getting rewarded for horrendous behavior in this ... s economic disaster. While banks rolled up and peddled collateralized debt packages like cheap tuna wraps ... the vast majority of its workers little more than the minimum wage and offering health care plans most [more...]
Date: 2009-02-17 14:00:35
Rep. Wamp: Healthcare Is A ‘Privilege,’ Not A ‘Right’ For All Americans
Today, President Obama is hosting a summit to discuss reforming the nation’s health care system with “about 150 elected officials and ... is that it was said by somebody who has a really good health insurance plan as a member of the House ... (R-TN) went on MSNBC to explain his opposition to Obama’s stated goal of comprehensive health care [more...]
Date: 2009-03-05 18:15:01
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
Industry Coalition Launches Health IT Security Plan
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A coalition of more than 50 healthcare companies and technology vendors on Monday unveiled a common security framework designed ... significant is security in healthcare IT,” said John Figueroa, president of U.S. pharmaceutical ... providers, insurers, pharmacies, biotech firms and device manufacturers.The coalition’s plan creates [more...]
Date: 2009-03-07 00:08:32
Republicans and Universal Coverage
Sen. Bob Bennett (R-UT), speaking at the National Journal Group's health policy breakfast this morning at the Columbus Club in Union Station: ... Andy Stern, America's Health Insurance Plans President and CEO Karen Ignani, and Liz Fowler, senior counsel to Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) (who has put forth a major health reform [more...]
Date: 2009-03-05 16:34:01
Bob Hebert Wants No Radical Agenda’s
Bob Hebert has written a standard liberal missive about how McCain is bad, in this case, McCain’s health care plan, which attempts to put the choice of choosing an insurance plan in the hands of the workers, not the government or employer. Choice. Responsibility. Humorously, he actually writes in the column [more...]
Date: 2008-09-16 12:09:59
Krauthammer's Take
From last night's All Stars. On Obama's health care plans: I think he ought to wait until at least he offers a plan on the banks ... by healthcare, and it won't be cured by a reform of healthcare. What the president is saying, which I think is true, is that in the long run, we have to have control over the cost of healthcare [more...]
Date: 2009-03-06 15:23:57
HEALTH: Baucus Plan Highlights Importance Bipartisanship and Cost of Inaction
This post also appears on the National Journal's Health Care Experts Blog. where you can also see what other health policy analysts have to say ... will become eligible for Medicaid or some kind of safety net insurance. This occurs just as states ... in the unemployment rate leads to roughly 1 million more Medicaid and SCHIP enrollees. Senator Baucus' [more...]
Date: 2008-11-14 18:20:08
Five small indicators of trends in aging in place technology
Times are bad. Agreed. But here are a few items that are a reminder that marketers will market and enterpreneurs will seize an opportunity when they ... to study the health benefits. Geriatric care management training includes use of technology. How ... out of the Berkeley school of health are developing a business plan around ways to keep seniors [more...]
Date: 2009-03-06 14:20:55
Senate Version of Bailout Bill has PHEV Credits
The revised bailout legislation passed by the US Senate on Wednesday (H.R. 1424) ... disorder benefits under group health plans, to prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment, and for other purposes. It was entitled the “ [more...]
Date: 2008-10-02 10:17:14
Deep Thought
Deep Thought by Steven D Thu Nov 13th, 2008 at 04:07:42 PM EST Don't forget that the greatest health care system in the world still needs fixing, ... and his allies work on plans to rein in health costs and extend insurance to more people ... York-based health policy research group. Fifty-four percent of Americans surveyed said high costs [more...]
Date: 2008-11-13 21:19:53
Choosing the right health insurance
by Jeff Cline Many people decide to put off the search for a health insurance plan because it is hard to understand. This is not a good idea at all. Health insurance is very important to our well being. Not only is it necessary for good health, but it can save us from financial ruin. I can understand how [more...]
Date: 2009-03-07 13:06:51
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
Hopefully Moving in the Right Direction
I was at a town hall last night making these same points (and explaining what HCAN is) ... that the Association of Health Insurance Providers aren't waiting around to see what happens on Capitol Hill. They're ... don't need to be convinced to support a public health insurance plan in the reform. They want [more...]
Date: 2009-03-05 18:25:26
Bredesen Touts CoverTN
In the Wall Street Journal: CoverTN, which began in 2006, is a health-insurance plan for those who are self-employed, or who work for small businesses that can’t afford a traditional policy. It is not free health ... . And then we began a competitive-bidding process to see how much health care we could buy. We initially set [more...]
Date: 2008-11-24 20:56:40
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