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Parties In Va. Health Care Suit File More Briefs
The Associated Press reports: "RICHMOND, Va. -- A federal statute that generally bars lawsuits challenging taxes before they are paid does not prohibit a federal appeals court from deciding two Virginia suits seeking to dismantle the Obama administration's health care...
Quick Guide to New Preventive Services Covered by Medicare
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has made several improvements to Medicare preventive services, many of which are available at no cost to the member. The one-time "Welcome to Medicare" preventive visit is still covered within the first 12 months that a person has...
News from the Blues
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois reports: "Implementation Update: Illinois Religious Freedom Protection and Civil Union Act [All Markets] Beginning today, June 1, 2011, the Illinois Religious Freedom Protection and Civil Union Act (PA 96-1513) takes effect. In...
Medicare To Be Broke By 2024, Report Says
Insurance News Net reports: "The bad economy is worsening the already-shaky finances of Medicare and Social Security, draining the trust funds supporting them faster than expected and intensifying the need for Congress to shore up the benefit programs, the government...
Slow Recovery Worsens Financial State of Medicare
The New York Times reports "WASHINGTON — The financial outlook for Medicare deteriorated in the last year because of the sluggish economic recovery, and the program’s hospital insurance trust fund will be exhausted in 2024, five years earlier than projected last year,...
Health Care Costs Explode
Insurance Networking News reports: "The Annual Milliman Medical Index (MMI) contains some grim tidings for health insurers and others concerned by the rising cost of health care, as for the fourth straight year costs rose by at least 7%. The MMI found that for 2011...
You Can’t Outrun Health Care Bills
Insurance News Net reports: "Medical costs are rising and the future of health care faces hot debate in Congress. What does that mean for baby boomers, like me? How do we avoid sliding into the poorhouse during retirement due to sky-high health expenses? Whatcom...
The Old Practice Of House Calls Is Returning To Some Areas
Kaiser Health News reports: "Nobody likes taking time out of a busy day to cool their heels in a doctor's waiting room. Now you may not have to. Some primary-care practitioners are bringing their black bags directly to home or office, in some cases for as little as...
2012 Battlefield: The Supreme Court
POLITICO reports: "Despite a concerted drive by their ideological critics, two Supreme Court justices – Elena Kagan and Clarence Thomas – signaled late last month that they have no intention of recusing themselves from the court’s all but inevitable consideration of...
Survey: Access To Primary Care Lagging In Mass.
Copyright: (c) 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Source: Associated Press Wordcount: 680 BOSTON -- More than half of all primary care physicians in Massachusetts are no longer accepting new patients, and the average waiting time to see specialists is...