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Anti-ACA Congressman Wants His Gov’t Health Care Now

November 17, 2010

Physician-turned-congressman, Rep. Andy Harris, surprised by health care realities. From Forbes’ Policy Page: By Rick Ungar Newly elected conservative congressman Dr. Andy Harris, a physician from Maryland who won election by campaigning on an anti-Obamacare platform, isn’t happy that he has to wait 28 days for his government provided health care plan to become effective.…

Are Worried Seniors Hoisting The Ladders Behind Them?

November 16, 2010

From The New Yorker’s Financial Page: by James Surowiecki (Nov. 22, 2010) As shellackings go, the 2010 election was as comprehensive as it gets. Democrats lost among women, men, high-school graduates, college graduates, Catholics, Protestants, and so on. But there was one demographic group whose repudiation was especially influential: senior citizens. In the 2006 midterm…

What Happens If States Ditch Medicaid?

November 11, 2010

Expect longer waits here, with states still picking up the tab. By Suzy Khimm The Washington Post The Medicaid expansion was meant to be one of the hallmark accomplishments of health-care reform. The Affordable Care Act will expand the program rapidly by subsidizing insurance for all Americans up to 133 percent of the poverty line,…

10 GOP Ideas Found In The New Health Care Reform Law

November 11, 2010

Some stridently partisan opponents of the new health care reform law have vilified its advocates as enemies of our Constitution while ignoring that – complicated and imperfect though the law may be – major aspects of it were hatched within conservative circles or have enjoyed Republican support in the recent past. This often overlooked truth…

Colorado Learns What’s Really Driving Healthcare Costs

November 5, 2010

NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – November 4, 2010 Contact: Cameron Lewis, Colorado Division of Insurance, 303.894.2261 Chris Lines, DORA Public Information Officer, 303.894.7873 Federal Health Reform Accounts for less than 5% of Rate Increase in Colorado Speculation continues to swirl about the effects of Federal Health Care Reform on health insurance premiums, so Colorado…

What The 2010 Mid-Term Elections Mean For Health Care

November 3, 2010

Below is the day’s best post-election analysis on the future of American health care, posted originally at The Incidental Economist. By Steve Pizer and Austin Frakt People are asking us, what does the election outcome mean for health care? In short, not as much as many think. There’s a big difference between campaigning and legislating.…

Despite New Law’s Naysayers, Benefits Projected To Rise

November 2, 2010

NOVEMBER 2, 2010 By JANET ADAMY The number of small businesses offering health insurance to workers is projected to increase sharply this year, recent data show, a shift that researchers attribute to a tax credit in the health law. Many small businesses, however, remain opposed to the law. Some small businesses are benefiting from portions…

Co-Payments For Preventive Care To Go The Way Of Dodo

November 1, 2010

Co-payments for many preventive medical services for most workers are about to disappear The new federal healthcare law aims to encourage employees to get routine screenings and checkups that could help lower medical costs. By Bruce Japsen November 1, 2010 If you’ve been holding off getting screened for high cholesterol, diabetes or hypertension because of…

Health Care Spin – Yet Again

November 1, 2010

The non-partisan truth seekers at Factcheck.org have issued their fourth review and repudiation of the lies and distortions targeting the Affordable Care Act. Sadly, “death panels” and other canards still are being pushed. Summary As the election draws near, some conservative groups are making ever-wilder claims about the new health care law: An elderly man…

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