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NewsRise in Medicare Advantage premiums could draw political ire
No sooner did HHS portend that a recent slew of double-digt premium increases could be a sign of things to come, a new study shows that seniors enrolled in Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug Plans Read more...
Insurance industry attacks healthcare legislation
Unwilling to accept the new momentum behind healthcare legislation lying down, the health insurance industry launched a new attack against the healthcare legislation drafted by the Senate Finance Read more...
Senate GOP members push health co-op rather than public-option health plan
It seems that the so-called "public option" may be the issue that does the most to try to get the patients of both parties engaged in the health reform debate. While Democrats in the Senate are Read more...
Commercial health plans need individual mandate
Nobody would be surprised to learn that commercial health plans are thrilled that health reform proposals might demand that all Americans buy health insurance. But what some might not have guessed is Read more...
AHIP opposes creation of government health plan to rival private insurers
According to a new Wall Street Journal poll, 38.7 percent of respondents believe that Congress should create a government-run health plan to compete with private insurers, while 52.9 percent said "no Read more...
Philadelphia health clinics may begin charging
Patients without health insurance in Philadelphia may soon be charged a fee when they visit health clinics that, so far, have been free. The city has eight primary-care health centers that provide Read more...
MedPAC says Medicare payments 'still adequate'
Now here's an assertion that might raise a few hackles. According to Glenn Hackbarth, chairman of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Medicare payments are still "adequate to cover the Read more...
Commonwealth Fund calls for massive healthcare reform
Apparently the Commonwealth Fund has a solution to the nation's healthcare problems. The group is calling for a new national insurance exchange that could cover tens of millions of Americans, Read more...
Study says providers collecting $89B extra from private payers
If public health insurance programs raised pay for hospitals and physicians, private health insurance premiums could be much lower, suggests a new study sponsored by hospital and insurance interests. Read more...
Community benefit standards vary widely across non-profit hospitals
Non-profit hospitals continue to struggle with the issue of setting standards for providing community benefits, leading to wide variability in how they report such benefits, according to a new report Read more...
| Press ReleasesPrivate Healthcare Market in Russia and Ukraine Reviewed in New Market Report Recently Published by MarketPublishers.comLONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The segment of public health care both in Russia and in Ukraine is more and more often characterized as poor. Moreover Ukraine lacks the system of mandatory health insurance Read more >> HHS and states move to establish Affordable Insurance Exchanges, give Americans the same insurance choices as members of CProposed rules offer states flexibility, choices, competition and clout for consumers and small businesses WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Read more >> Report finds lower insurance premiums, more choices in 2014 for families, businesses under Affordable Care ActNew HHS report shows some families can save up to $14,900 annually, tax credits will save small businesses $6 billion over two years WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Secretary of Health and Human Read more >> HHS Secretary Sebelius Announces New Pre-Existing Condition Insurance PlanAffordable Care Act Program to Provide Temporary Coverage for Americans Without Insurance Due to Pre-Existing Conditions Now Through 2014 When the New Insurance Exchanges Are Established WASHINGTON--( Read more >> Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Statement on New Health Care Quality, Disparity ReportsWASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius issued the following statement on new reports on health care quality and health care disparities faced by racial, ethnic or income Read more >> |
