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The latest information relating to the health insurance industry.
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...
Declining Health of U.S. Workers Is Driving Up Employer Costs
SHRM reports: "The unhealthy behaviors of the U.S. workforce cost employers an average of $670 per employee annually, according to the March 2011 Thomson Reuters Workforce Wellness Index. The index gauges six behavioral risk factors to track the collective health of...
Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan Available for Uninsurable
NAIFA reports: " As part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) was established to provide a health coverage option for children and adults in all 50 states and the District of Columbia who have not been able to purchase...
GOP Wants IRS Data on Billion-Dollar Fund
Copyright:(c) 2011 A.M. Best Company, Inc. Source:A.M. Best Company, Inc. Wordcount:434 GOP lawmakers want the Internal Revenue Service to explain how it is spending its share of a $1 billion fund created to help launch elements of the Affordable Care Act. Ways and...
Lawsuits Challenging U.S. Healthcare Reform
Reuters reports: "Factbox: Lawsuits challenging U.S. healthcare reform Wed, Apr 27 10:27 AM EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than half of all U.S. states have launched lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of the healthcare reforms signed into law by President...
A weekly compilation from Aetna
A weekly compilation from Aetna of health care-related developments in Washington, D.C. Week of April 25, 2011 The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday that it had rejected a request from the state of Virginia to fast-track its challenge of the Affordable Care Act...
Vt. Senate gives final nod to universal health care bill in 21-9 vote
VT Digger reports: "In a historic vote on Tuesday, the Vermont Legislature created the enabling legislation for a first-in-the-nation universal health care system. The state Senate approved the visionary plan for a single-payer system in a 21-9 vote after four hours...
Obama Administration Eases Pain Of Medicare Cuts
AP reports: "WASHINGTON -- Millions of seniors in popular private insurance plans offered through Medicare will be getting a reprieve from some of the most controversial cuts in President Barack Obama's health care law. In a policy shift critics see as political, the...