Thursday, February 9, 2012

Federal officials reject California's plan to charge Medi-Cal co-payments

Source: Sacramento Bee

Federal health officials rejected California's bid to charge Medi-Cal co-payments for everything from drugs to hospital visits, dealing a new blow to the state budget but relief to low-income patients and their providers.

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Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Eliminate Co-Pays for Contraception, IOM Report Recommends

Source: The Nation
Under the healthcare reform law, birth control and contraceptive counseling should be fully covered by health plans, according to a much-awaited report released today by the Institute of Medicine.
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Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Workers' health insurance costs for 2011 include higher premiums and co-payments

Source: The Washington Post
Overall, the employers said that they expected their health-care costs to increase between 9 and 12 percent - but that they planned to use cost-saving measures to effectively bring that increase down to 6 percent. Read the Article>
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Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Co-pays becoming a thing of the past for preventive services

Source: The Chicago Tribune
Health law mandates many common screenings be free; companies embracing change as way to save costs down the road Read the Article>
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