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The latest information relating to the health insurance industry.
Health Care Reform Program That Covers Pre-Existing Conditions Sees Low Enrollment
Huffpost Politics reports: "WASHINGTON -- Fewer than 34,000 Americans have signed up for a health care reform program designed to insure the uninsurable until the new law's broader provisions take effect in 2014. Enrollment in the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan...
Medicare costs to reduce Social Security increase
Benifits Pro reports: "WASHINGTON (AP) — That didn't last long. About 55 million Social Security recipients will get their first increase in benefits next year since 2009 — a 3.6 percent raise. But higher Medicare premiums could erase part of it. For some, higher...
Commonwealth Fund Commission national health care scorecard: US scores 64 out of 100
Eurek Alert reports: "Measuring period prior to Affordable Care Act, report finds improvement on some quality measures; steep decline in access and little overall progress since first scorecard in 2006 New York, NY, October 18, 2011—The U.S. health care system scored...
Conservatives Plan New Parliamentary Tactic to Achieve Full Repeal of Health Reform
Becker's Hospital Review reports: "Conservative activists and healthcare experts, who anticipate a GOP takeover of the White House and Senate, are forming an alternative plan to President Obama's healthcare reform law in preparation for a full repeal, according to an...
10 tips for getting your health insurance claims paid
Image by Elix Perth via FlickrFOX Business reports: "Medical claims specialist Becky Stephenson remembers a client who became seriously ill, went to the emergency room and was admitted to the hospital. Fortunately, he had health insurance and a card in his wallet to...
Free-Market Alternatives to Health Reform Work: Study
A new study by the Rand Corp. shows that free-market alternatives to President Barack Obama’s health reform may have an impact on bringing health costs down. Patients who are under doctors’ care often have little or no control over their health care costs. But a new...
Health Law to Be Revised by Ending a Program
The New York Times reports: "WASHINGTON — The Obama administration announced Friday that it was scrapping a long-term care insurance program created by the new health care law because it was too costly and would not work. Kathleen Sebelius, the secretary of health and...
Offering Costa Rican Dental Care as a No-Cost Employee Benefit
During "Open Enrollment", many companies are offering fewer employee benefits to cut costs. But employers or employee benefit advisors can offer a no-cost dental plan option through Costa Rican Dental Care to help their employees save thousands of dollars on major...
Report: Even with a job, insurance is no longer a sure thing
USA Today reports: "Employer-based health insurance is quickly becoming a thing of the past for millions of American workers, a new report says. Workers are losing jobs that offer health insurance and getting part-time or contract jobs that make finding affordable...
Medi-Scare: The Sequel
Benifits Pro reports: "Like the villain in a bad slasher flick, Congress will be back to take another stab at Medicare cuts. The nation’s Medicare program may have been the single most-debated program during the recent Congressional talks about our national debt...