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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,…
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…
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…
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.…
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 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…
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…
If federal health care reform is repealed, South Carolinians will suffer the following consequences: Drastic cuts to the Medicaid and Medicare programs would lead to the closure of many hospital services and programs on which South Carolinians rely. Senior citizens would no longer be eligible for a 50% discount on brand-name prescription drugs covered under…
South Carolina Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter dropped some straight talk on the new health care law yesterday (Thursday, Oct. 28) on ETV Radio’s “Your Day.” Click here to stream a refreshing earful from Orangeburg’s outspoken social-worker-turned-legislator.
Why SC Hospitals Support Federal Health Reform Faced with $1 billion worth of uncompensated care each year, South Carolina hospitals have few options for balancing their budgets. The federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) requires hospitals to treat any person who walks into the emergency room, even if the patient is unable…
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