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NewsHospitals stuck with costly, lingering patients
Hospitals in New York City provide millions of dollars in non-reimbursed care for patients well enough to leave but can't be discharged, reports The New York Times. These patients may be illegal Read more...
Small business fights healthcare reform law
Healthcare reform has another opponent--small business. The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) filed a motion with the Supreme Court yesterday to add new two plaintiffs--NFIB Read more...
More pre-existing condition patients to be insured
Historically denied for insurance, patients with pre-existing conditions can now enroll in insurances with lower premiums under new provisions in the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP), Read more...
Many women struggle to obtain health coverage
Many women--whether insured or uninsured--are having a tough time getting the healthcare coverage that they and their families need, according to a new report from the Commonwealth Fund. For Read more...
Gap grows in funding retiree healthcare
States are facing a growing gap when it comes to funding the retiree healthcare benefits of their public employees, according to a new report by the Pew Charitable Trusts. According to the report, Read more...
Study: Care under reform affordable for 'majority of families'
Under federal assistance available with the Affordable Care Act, at least 90 percent of families living above the federal poverty level will be able to afford healthcare insurance. However, high Read more...
Obama Administration delays rules for appealing patient payment denials
The Obama Administration is postponing until January 2012 rules intended to help patients appeal denials of care from their insurers, reports Kaiser Health News. The delay has put some consumer Read more...
Uninsured Americans reach 52 million
The number of Americans who lacked health insurance for at least part of the year reached 52 million in 2010, report the Commonwealth Fund and Bloomberg News. That number is roughly 40 percent higher Read more...
Poll: Employer-based coverage continues to decline
The percentage of Americans who obtain their healthcare insurance from their employers continues to drop, reaching just 44.6 percent in February, according to the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index. Read more...
More Massachusetts residents exempt from health insurance mandate
Massachusetts granted a higher percentage of waivers of its health insurance requirement in 2010 than the year before, the Boston Globe reports. Sixty-three percent of the 2,637 who applied for an Read more...
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