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UnitedHealthcare Enters Agreement to Renew Guardian Membership
UnitedHealthcare reports: "UnitedHealthcare Employer & Individual has entered into an agreement to renew medical insurance coverage for The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America's medical plan customers. We will broaden choice and access to care for Guardian...
Health Care Campaigns Build on Both Sides
Insurance News Net reports: "Jan. 21, 2011 -- The states that have health insurance exchanges, or are moving forward on establishing exchanges, now number at least seven, after two states announced their efforts. The states disclosed their plans during a week filled...
House Repeals Health Reform Law, but Senate Will Not Follow Suit
GovWatch reports: "Date: January 20, 2011 Action Taken: As expected, on January 19 the GOP-controlled House of Representatives approved H.R.2, the bill to repeal the health reform bill enacted into law last March. H.R.2 would repeal the Patient Protection and...
Health Care Democrats Get A Rare Do-Over
Washington Post reports: "WASHINGTON - The debate over repealing the landmark health care overhaul offers Democrats something rare in politics: a do-over. Democrats, who were widely perceived to have blown the political messaging over President Obama 's signature law,...
Health-care reform: round two
The Seattle Times reports: "The health-care reform law was signed 10 months ago, and what's striking now is how vulnerable it looks. Several threats have emerged — some of them scarcely discussed before passage — that together or alone could seriously endanger the new...
Lawmakers taking aim at health care reform
The Beacon News reports: "Newly installed Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives plan to make good this week on their vow to roll back the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the package of health reforms passed by Congress and signed by President...
Health Spending Rose in ’09, but at Low Rate
The New York Times reports: "WASHINGTON — Total national health spending grew by 4 percent in 2009, the slowest rate of increase in 50 years, as people lost their jobs, lost health insurance and deferred medical care, the federal government reported on Wednesday....
News from the Blues
Blue Cross and Blue Shield reports "January 5, 2011 Legislative Update [All Markets] The Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) has released a proposed regulation that would institute a new review process for requests by health insurance companies for rate...
In Congress, Squaring Off Over Health Care Law
Insurance News Net reports: "Jan. 05--WASHINGTON -- Incoming Republican Rep. Lou Barletta said the House vote next week to repeal the national health care law is intended to send a message to Democrats. Many new Republicans, like Barletta, campaigned on a promise to...
Gallup: Employer-sponsored health insurance down
The Hill reports: "The number of adults who received health insurance through their employer dipped last month to the lowest rate in three years, according to a new Gallup poll. A new low of 44.8 percent of adults said they got their health insurance through an...