Filed under: costs
Friday, June 3, 2011
Bill allows denial of health insurance rate hikes
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
The state Assembly approved a bill Thursday that would give state regulators the power to reject or modify excessive health insurance premium increases similar to the way auto and homeowner insurance is regulated in California. Read the Article>
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Thursday, June 2, 2011
Why Paul Ryan is losing the Medicare argument
Source: Washington Post
Opinion by E.J. Dionne Jr. Read the Article>
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Thursday, June 2, 2011
Could It Have Been Prevented? If So, Medicaid Won't Pay
Source: National Journal
Left a sponge inside the patient? Transfused the wrong blood type? Don't look for the federal government to pay for fixing the mistake. Medicaid will no longer pay hospitals or doctors for certain preventable illnesses and injuries, such as operating on the wrong body part, the Health and Human Services Department said Wednesday.
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Tuesday, May 31, 2011
On Medicare, It's Ryan Plan Versus Bureaucrats
Source: Bloomberg
Opinion by Ramesh Ponnuru Read the Article>
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Tuesday, May 31, 2011
A lid on health insurance rate increases
Source: LA Times
Opinion by Editorial Staff Read the Article>
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Monday, May 23, 2011
Why I don't back Paul Ryan's Medicare plan
Source: Politico
Opinion by Sen. Scott Brown Read the Article>
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Monday, May 16, 2011
Independent medical practices find it harder to stay that way
Source: MPR News
The age of the traditional doctor's office is ending. Powerful forces are pushing independent doctors to merge with major medical systems.
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Forks Over Knives: How a Plant-Based Diet Can Save America
Source: Huffington Post
Opinion by T. Colin Campbell Ph.D. and Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., MD Read the Article>
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Friday, May 6, 2011
Financial Ties Bind Medical Societies to Drug and Device Makers
Source: Pro Publica
From the time they arrived to the moment they laid their heads on hotel pillows, the thousands of cardiologists attending this week’s Heart Rhythm Society conference have been bombarded with pitches for drugs and medical devices. Read the Article>
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Wednesday, April 27, 2011
The truth about Medicare changes: Higher costs for seniors
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer
Opinion by Editorial Staff Read the Article>
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