Health Insurance – Page 31 – Healthy Skeptic

Feb 09 2011

McClatchy

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The requirement that children under 19 be granted insurance regardless of preexisting conditions has caused Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida and many other insurers to stop offering child-only coverage.

Feb 04 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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Health Insurer Competition Absent, AMA Says

Jan 28 2011

booz&co

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booz&co: The Future of Health Insurance Demise of Employer-Sponsored Coverage Greatly Exaggerated

Jan 27 2011

Kaiser Health News

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A primer on selling health insurance across state lines

Jan 26 2011

Kaiser Health News

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Republicans introduced a bill reviving an idea long popular with conservatives: allowing consumers to buy health insurance across state lines so that residents of a state with expensive health plans could find cheaper options.

Jan 25 2011

LA Times

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Plans established after Sept. 23 will no longer be able to charge a copay, deductible or coinsurance for preventive services. As of Jan. 1, it also applies to those covered by Medicare and Medicaid.

Jan 20 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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Employer-provided health insurance costs will increase by 10.5% around the world this year, a higher percentage than in each of the past two years, says a report by Towers Watson

Jan 14 2011

2011 Potpourri III

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Once more into the Potpourri breach, this week covering CBO's scoring of a repeal of PPACA; a global wellness survey; Medicare's failure to use its data to identify abusive providers;…

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Jan 12 2011

Kaiser Health News

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While the law outlines 10 broad categories of coverage — among them hospital and emergency services, prescription drugs, childbirth and pediatric care – it leaves the specifics to the government.

Jan 11 2011

Cost-Sharing and Outcomes

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Cost-sharing by consumers is an issue of the greatest importance in an era of increasing premium share, high deductibles, and coinsurance. A new report looks at the potential health consequences…

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Jan 10 2011

Washington Post

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The new health law encourages doctors, hospitals and insurers to team up in treating patients, but these groups already are at odds as they urge the government to set rules protecting their financial interests.

Jan 07 2011

Los Angeles Times

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Blue Shield of California seeks rate hikes of as much as 59% for individuals

Dec 30 2010

More on Hospital Pricing

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America's Health Insurance Plans piles on hospitals in regard to their pricing, using data from Oregon and California. The analysis might be more persuasive if it weren't coming from a…

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Dec 24 2010

Christmas Potpourri

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A very happy and relaxing Christmas Eve and Day to all our readers. To aid in the pursuit of that happiness and relaxation we offer up our scraps of enlightenment,…

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Dec 22 2010

New York Times

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In a move to protect consumers, the Obama administration said Tuesday that it would require health insurance companies to disclose and justify any rate increases of 10 percent or more next year.

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