Health Insurance

  • Abortion Coverage Debate Moves To The States

    The debate over insurance coverage for abortion is moving to the state level, with "lawmakers in at least six states" pushing for a ban on the coverage that goes beyond provisions in the new health law, The Wall Street Journal reports...Read more: http://mnt.to/f/3B2T

  • Access To Affordable Coverage Likely To Improve With Health Reform Law

    "Rather than asking whether the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) does everything to improve access and lower costs, we should ask how it compares with the status quo," the American College of Physicians' (ACP) senior public policy adviser said in a paper published online in Annals of Internal Medicine, the flagship journal of ACP...Read more: http://mnt.to/f/3zYh

  • Arizona And Nevada Governors Reject AGs' Advice, Join Suit Against New Health Law

    The Associated Press/Boston Globe: "The governors of Arizona and Nevada say their states will join 14 others suing the federal government over health care reform. Gov. Jan Brewer announced Arizona was joining the suit Tuesday night...Read more: http://mnt.to/f/3zXy

  • At Home, Congressional Dems Face Voters On Health Bill, Rep. Issa Investigating 'Deals'

    "Before Congress left town for the spring recess, Speaker Nancy Pelosi urged rank-and-file Democrats to return home and tout the benefits of the landmark health care bill, Politico reports. But instead, "some have been content to remain beneath the radar. ... Rep. John Boccieri, who represents conservative area in northeast Ohio, is one of them." Boccieri voted for the bill...Read ...

  • Democrats, Republicans Using Health Reform Votes To Plot November Strategies

    The Associated Press: Vulnerable Democrats around the country are "tiptoeing" during the recess as they prepare for midterm elections. "Tough votes for Obama's health care plan have further complicated the re-election prospects of dozens of already vulnerable freshman and second-term Democrats...Read more: http://mnt.to/f/3B2P

  • Hospitalists Key To Success Of Health Care Reform

    On March 21, 2010, Congress passed the most comprehensive healthcare reform bill since the formation of Medicare. While a monumental achievement, the bill leaves much of the critical work of healthcare reform unfinished, according to a new editorial by Dr...Read more: http://mnt.to/f/3B3Q

  • Individuals Should Be Educated To Prevent Sky-Rocketing Health Care Costs

    Educating individuals about the costs of healthcare could save money and lead to a more efficient use of the healthcare system, report policy researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine and Boston University School of Public Health...Read more: http://mnt.to/f/3zY7

  • Insurers Sue Mass. Regulators Over Rejected Rate Hikes

    The Boston Globe: Massachusetts insurers are suing the state government after regulators rejected proposed double-digit premium rate increases that would have gone into effect April 1. The move would spell hundreds of millions of dollars in losses for the six insurers that joined the suit, the firms said... Read more: http://mnt.to/f/3zVD

  • Massachusetts Insurers Close Plans, Leaving Would-Be Customers In Limbo

    An ongoing showdown between Massachusetts regulators and the insurance industry resulted in insurers temporarily closing plans to new enrollees Tuesday...Read more: http://mnt.to/f/3zXH

  • More States Join Lawsuits Against Federal Health Reforms

    Business Week: Eighteen states are now challenging the new health law. "Indiana, North Dakota, Mississippi, Nevada and Arizona will be added to the suit filed March 23 by Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum, he said today in a statement." "The states claim the legislation places an unconstitutional burden on their cash-strapped budgets with an expansion of state-run Medicaid....