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Mar 19 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Health insurers are fighting demands by hospitals for sharply higher reimbursement rates by threatening to drop the hospitals from their health-plan networks, and blaming them for higher insurance premiums.

Mar 17 2010

LA Times

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Nearly 1 in 4 Californians under 65 had no health insurance last year, according to a new report, as soaring unemployment propelled vast numbers of once-covered workers into the ranks of the un-insured

Mar 17 2010

KHN

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Beginning April 1, Pacific Heart Institute, in Santa Monica, will charge some patients annual fees ranging from $500 to $7,500, in addition to the regular fees paid by patients and insurers.

Mar 17 2010

New York Times

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Facing a sharp rise in costs, Pennsylvania has almost doubled the monthly bill for a state health insurance program for poor people who do not qualify for Medicaid

Mar 16 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Although insurers generally oppose the health-care bill, an overhaul would give the industry a chance to boost its diminishing rolls with an influx of young healthy customers

Mar 13 2010

2010 Potpourri IX

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments

One more sampling of health care news, covering provider reaction to the EHR meaningful use rule, telemedicine, people's perceptions of their health status and insurance coverage and hospital costs and…

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Mar 12 2010

Towers Watson

By Kevin Roche Research No Comments

Towers Watson: Most big employers may charge more to cover spouses, tighten eligibility standards for their health plans and dispense financial rewards or penalties based on the results of certain lab tests

Mar 11 2010

Wall Street Journal

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HHS Secretary Sebelius warned health insurers that opposing the administration’s health-care agenda and letting premium increases continue would hurt the health industry

Mar 09 2010

Bloomberg

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Obama told an audience outside Philadelphia yesterday that insurers have calculated that higher premiums can more than make up for the loss of customers who can’t afford coverage

Mar 05 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Following Thursday’s meeting at the White House between major health insurance CEOs and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, the managed care CEOs are out with some zingers.

Mar 05 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The government’s top health official summoned health-insurance chief executives to the White House Thursday and told them they need to disclose more data justifying sharp premium increases.

Mar 03 2010

AMA

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

A new study by the American Medical Association (AMA) that came out last week says that competition for healthcare insurers is “vanishing”

Mar 03 2010

EBRI Workshop on Employment-based Health Benefits

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments

EBRI held a workshop on the future of employment-based health benefits, bringing together experts from disparate constituencies to discuss the topic. As expected, there was significant disagreement about reform possibilities…

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Feb 27 2010

2010 Potpourri VII

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments

The latest in our regular amalgamation of health care news items, including telehealth, how many people really die from not having health insurance, silent PPOs, progress in automating claims processing…

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Feb 26 2010

Bloomberg

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The U.S. House approved a $10 billion plan to extend for a month unemployment benefits, including federal subsidies to help the jobless buy health insurance. The measure also would prevent looming cuts in Medicare reimbursements to doctors

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