Health Insurance – Page 40 – Healthy Skeptic

Jul 07 2010

BusinessWeek

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CardioNet Inc. said Wednesday that UnitedHealth, one of the largest health insurers, will not cover CardioNet’s wireless heart-monitoring devices.

Jul 07 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Obama said earlier this year that the health-care bill that Congress passed three months ago is “essentially identical” to the Massachusetts universal coverage plan – which is a damning indictment of ObamaCare

Jul 06 2010

amednews.com

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Another 2.5 million U.S. adults joined the uninsured population as the ranks of the privately insured continued to decline, says a new report

Jul 06 2010

Fiscal Times

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The new health coverage for uninsured Americans with health problems won’t be cheap — premiums averaging $300 to $600 a month in the largest states

Jul 06 2010

Boston Globe

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Massachusetts ambitious, first-in-the-nation plan to transform how hospitals and doctors are paid is on hold, at least for this year

Jul 06 2010

Charlotte Observer

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At Bank of America Corp. next year, how much employees make will determine how much they pay for health insurance

Jul 06 2010

Washington Post

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The individual and employer mandates, combined with the onslaught of new taxes, paperwork requirements and new rules, will dramatically increase the cost of starting and running a small business.

Jul 03 2010

Fireworks Potpourri

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments

We light up the sky with a scintillating selection of health care bombshells. Okay, maybe not that great, but some hopefully useful info on the VA's health information system, MRIs…

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Jul 02 2010

Wall Street Journal

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How federal regulators interpret a metric known as a medical-loss ratio could affect players from industry giant UnitedHealth Group Inc. down to specialized companies such as American National Insurance

Jul 01 2010

Kaiser Health News

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EHealthInsurance, a large online health insurance broker, had once feared that its business might be imperiled by the health care overhaul – but today, the company is looking to profit from the law.

Jul 01 2010

Boston Globe

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The number of people who appear to be gaming the state’s health insurance system by purchasing coverage only when they are sick quadrupled from 2006 to 2008

Jul 01 2010

Washington Post

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New health coverage for uninsured people with health problems won’t be cheap – monthly premiums as high as $900, administration officials said Wednesday

Jul 01 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Starting Thursday, Americans who have been denied coverage by an insurer because of a pre-existing health condition can apply for insurance through high-risk insurance pools.

Jun 30 2010

The Hill

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The state-based pools were included in the new health reform law to cover those with pre-existing conditions before insurance exchanges take off in 2014. The pools were supposed to be created by last Monday, but are running behind schedule

Jun 30 2010

Services With Increasing Costs

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments

Where does all that health spending go and what areas are incurring some of the largest increases? An AHRQ statistical brief looks at hospital costs from 2001 and 2007 and…

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