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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…

2nd Important Message From S.C. Hospital Association

October 29, 2010

If federal health care reform is repealed, South Carolinians will suffer the following consequences: Drastic cuts to the Medicaid and Medicare programs would lead to the closure of many hospital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…

Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter Talks Good Sense

October 29, 2010

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.

Important Message From The S.C. Hospital Association

October 28, 2010

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…

State Insurance Commissioners Iron Out Technical Details

October 21, 2010

State health officials approve key reform plan By: Sarah Kliff and Jennifer Haberkorn October 21, 2010 09:39 AM EDT ORLANDO – State insurance commissioners on Thursday approved rules shaping how insurance companies will have to account for their medical spending beginning next year, a key piece of the health care overhaul. The National Association of…

It’s All About Us Having Better Choices

October 15, 2010

By Darryl Fears (Washington Post) Friday, October 15, 2010 Steven Lipstein was in New Delhi preparing for a hike in the Himalayas last month when his cellphone rang. A colleague at the Association of American Medical Colleges on the other end of the line told him he’d been selected by the Government Accountability Office to…

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