Archive for the 'Health Insurance' Category
Harvard Antiabortion Group Asks Students To Seek Refunds For Portion Of Insurance Premium That Covers Abortions
The group Harvard Right to Life, or HRL, during the past two weeks has been sending cards to Harvard University students who have Blue Cross Blue Shield health insurance plans that detail how to request a refund for the portion of their premiums that funds abortions, The Politico reports.Original post by Diabetes Notes
No commentsMalpractice Coverage Rates For Massachusetts Physicians Lower Now Than In 1990s, Study Finds
Physicians in Massachusetts pay lower premium rates for malpractice coverage than they did in 1990, despite previous claims that high rates are causing them to leave the state, according to a study published in the current issue of Health Affairs, the Boston Globe reports.Original post by Diabetes Mine
No commentsMore Than 10,000 Beneficiaries Enrolled In Oklahoma Insurance Premium Assistance Program
Enrollment in the Oklahoma Employer/Employee Partnership for Insurance Coverage, the state’s health insurance premium assistance program, has exceeded 10,000 beneficiaries for the first time in the program’s three-year history, the Oklahoman reports. The most current count of beneficiaries is 10,776, up from 1,557 beneficiaries 15 months ago.Original post by Diabetes Mine
No commentsMichigan Judge Rules Against Blue Cross Blue Shield Rate Hikes, Cites Large Surplus
A Michigan administrative law judge on Wednesday ruled that Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan would not be justified in increasing premiums by 24% to 42% for individual health insurance plans, the Detroit Free Press reports.Original post by Diabetes Mine
No commentsTwo California Health Insurers Agree To Reinstate Coverage For 1,200 People Whose Policies Were Rescinded After Incurring High Medical Bills
California health insurers Kaiser Permanente and Health Net on Thursday agreed to reinstate coverage to about 1,200 individuals whose policies were improperly rescinded, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.Original post by Diabetes Mine
No commentsProposed Task Force Would Look Into Solutions For Looming Insolvency Of Entitlement Programs
Sens. Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) and Judd Gregg (R-N.H.) on Monday held a panel discussion at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, where they proposed creating a new bipartisan task force to address the growing costs of large entitlement programs, CQ HealthBeat reports.Original post by Diabetes Mine
No commentsUSAID Supports The Development Of India’s Health Insurance Market
The United States is providing Rs. 20 lakh (USD $50,000) in humanitarian assistance to Save the Children to assist people affected by the food shortages in Mizoram’s Saiha district.Shortages have emerged in recent weeks because the flowering of bamboo in the area has resulted in rapidly growing rat infestations in crop-growing areas. With funds provided by the United States, Save the Children will assist poor families affected by crop losses.Original post by Diabetes Mine
No commentsAmericans Must Consider Cost And Effectiveness When Comparing And Choosing Medical Interventions
The American College of Physicians (ACP) has proposed a means to improve physician and patient access to and use of information about clinical and cost-effectiveness when comparing medical products, procedures and services.Original post by Diabetes Notes
No commentsCalifornia Gov. Schwarzenegger Releases Revised Budget That Includes Additional Cuts To Health Care
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) on Wednesday released a revised fiscal year 2009 state budget that includes deeper cuts to health and social service programs than previously proposed, the Sacramento Bee reports (Yamamura, Sacramento Bee, 5/15). Schwarzenegger added $1.Original post by Diabetes Mine
No commentsReps. Langevin, Shays Promote Bipartisan Health Care Reform Bill
Reps. Jim Langevin (D-R.I.) and Christopher Shays (R-Conn.) have begun to “position themselves for a major debate on health care reform in 2009 by laying down a marker this year,” The Hill reports.Langevin and Shays support legislation, which Langevin first introduced in 2004, that would provide U.S.Original post by Diabetes Mine
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