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California’s Health Insurance Substitutes
One of the most significant provisions contained in the new federal healthcare reform legislation is the establishment of health insurance exchanges designed to provide consumers greater choice and affordability. The legislation mandates that each state launch such exchanges by January 1, 2014. Now, a new white paper released by the nation’s leader in developing and [...]
Full StoryHealth Insurance American Samoa
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Full StoryChamber offers primer on changes to health insurance
ZANESVILLE — Overhauling the health care system will be a monumental task over the next several years. But there are changes this year that will begin affecting businesses. Local small business owners and concerned residents took part in a Chamber of Commerce-sponsored presentation — “National Health Care Reform: What Does This Mean for my Business?” [...]
Full StoryHealth insurance should be necessary
It is also frequently heard that the Indian health system must rapidly adapt to a new order, but what is that order of things, we struggle to define.Around the world, there have been plenty of proposals for curing what ails health-care. All aim to tackle a universal challenge improving the quality of health-care and reducing, [...]
Full StoryAetna disqualified from multi-billion dollar TRICARE military contract
Saying it is “extremely upset” with the decision, Aetna plans to decide why it was banned from winning a multi-billion dollar contract to grant health care to members of the military. On May 5, the U.S. Department of Defense announced it was awarding the agreement for its TRICARE North Region to Health Net Federal Services, [...]
Full StoryThe wonder of health insurance
Having struggled even the modest health care reforms of the Patient safety and reasonable Care Act, insurers now look to be falling all over themselves to make good. But that is not what makes me wonder. That is politics, requiring getting on the superior side of the winners. What makes me wonder is about the [...]
Full StoryGroup calls on Idaho to drop health care reform lawsuit
by Kim Fields – A group of small business owners is calling on the state to drop the lawsuit over health care reform passed by Congress. About a half dozen people went to the Idaho Capitol Tuesday morning to hand deliver a letter to Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden.Nancy Snodgrass with Idaho Main Street Alliance [...]
Full StoryIndiana Health Insurance Giant Gets Early Start on Overhaul
Produced by Alex Keefe – An Indiana health insurance company says it will enact one part of the new health care law earlier than required. That could be good news for some college seniors. Typically, dependent children get ousted from their parents’ health insurance when they turn 19. But the health care overhaul passed last [...]
Full StoryGuam prepares for health reform
Senators, doctors and health agency officials were among those who attended yesterday’s public discussion at the Legislature. The hearing was held by Sen. Frank Aguon and the legislative health committee to help shed light on the implications of President’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which aims to provide coverage to most Americans, among other [...]
Full StoryCalifornia’s higher hospital costs add to health insurance hikes
Behind every public chaos are some hidden facts. Here’s one about rising rates of California health insurance. Pointed jumps in hospital costs are a large part of the story. A Bee analysis of financial data from 300 hospitals statewide shows they collected $25 billion from insurance companies between September 2008 and October 2009 – an [...]
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