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Baucus offers fix for U.S. health insurance
Sen. Max Baucus outlined his plan Wednesday for providing affordable health insurance coverage to every American, lowering health care costs and making Americans healthier.
Baucus, D-Mont., said Americans need health insurance reform now. More and more people are losing their jobs and their health insurance and health care costs are threatening to overwhelm the nation’s economy […]
New health insurance program not filling up as expected
The state’s new health insurance subsidy program for small businesses has not yet filled to capacity, despite early predictions from policymakers that the program would quickly run out of money.
Protesters greet health-insurance executives at roundtable in Providence
When the Clinton administration attempted to overhaul the health-care system in the 1990s, among the loudest voices raised in opposition was that of the health-insurance industry. The insurers financed the notorious “Harry and Louise” commercials that contributed to the Clinton plan’s failure.
“We’ve learned a lot since then,” said Karen Ignagni, the Rhode Island native and […]
Health Insurance Continues to Rise
The cost of health insurance continues to rise and premiums far exceed the rate of wage increases and inflation in the United States. Health insurance premiums are going up ten times faster than people’s incomes and the average dollar amount employees must pay per year for family health coverage increased by 30% from 2001-2005.
Federal employees […]
Could a Blood Transfusion be a Cure for Cancer ?
Could common white blood cells fight some of the most aggressive cancers? Researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center plan a human trial to find out.
They will take white blood cells called granulocytes from people whose granulocytes have shown a strong ability to fight cancer and transfuse those cells into cancer patients.
Such transfusions have […]
California Health Insurance Companies Spend $10.3 Billion On Administration And Profit
Private health insurance companies regulated by the Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) spend $6 billion each year on administration, and divert an additional $4.3 billion to profit, according to a report released by the California Medical Association (CMA). Prepared using data obtained under the Knox Keene Act, the report breaks down how private health […]
United State Hospital Public Health Care Program
There are two starkly different paths toward death in New York City’s hospitals, one for patients at elite private institutions, another for those at public hospitals, according to new data compiled as part of a consumer rating system.
Most elderly patients in their last two years of life have more intensive treatment, more tests, more days […]
Many Baby Boomers Incorrectly Believe They Are Protected Against The Risk Of Disability
Many baby boomers incorrectly believe they have disability income protection, according to a new survey conducted by Harris Interactive® on behalf of America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP). Most say that disability insurance is important to protect their income, but nearly half say they do not have any disability income protection.
“Baby boomers recognize the value disability […]
Health care fees trouble Eastern Europe
In the Czech Republic, a patient can now see a doctor for about $1.85. This is not cause for celebration.
For Czechs, who visit their doctors more often than anyone in Europe, it has led to outrage. In fact, the idea of charging anything at all for health care can generate significant controversy, not to […]