Hillary: Universal Health Care Campaign's Driving Force
Hillary is the only candidate who has a universal health care plan and she criticized Sen. John McCain for proposing a plan that would put millions of Americans at risk for losing their health insurance.
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Affordable Health Insurance Coverage Cited As Top Priority
A bill pending in the state Senate could address Pennsylvania's most critical health care crisis for the hundreds of thousands who lack health insurance.
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Florida Health Plan Offers No-Frills Coverage
The Florida Legislature passed a health insurance package that would allow insurers to offer no-frills coverage to the state's 3.8 million uninsured residents.
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Examining Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Outreach
Studies examine Medicare prescription drug benefit outreach efforts and access to care among uninsured middle-class, low-income children.
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Health care reform - what are the chances?
There is a retty good chance of implementing successful health care reforms in this country making health care available to more people and to provide affordable health insurance to more families and individuals.
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Michigan Bill To Reduce Cost Of Private Health Insurance
The Michigan Senate to approve compromise legislation that would expand access to individual health insurance policies and make them more affordable.
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Many Insured US Residents Struggle Paying For Medical Expenses
In addition to increasing the number of uninsured, the economic slowdown also is threatening millions of people who have insurance but are underinsured or are struggling to afford their premiums, copayments and other out-of-pocket expenses.
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Decision On Medicare Coverage Of Artificial Hearts
CMS recently announced a decision on Medicare coverage of artificial hearts and a final rule on reimbursements for long-term acute care hospitals.
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Medicare May Delay MD Pay Bill Action
Senate action on legislation to delay a 10.6% Medicare physician fee cut might take a back seat to a supplemental spending bill for the Iraq war and a measure to delay new Medicaid regulations.
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Congress Should Regulate Private Medicare Plans
State officials soon will ask Congress to grant them more regulatory authority over the marketing of private Medicare drug benefit and Medicare Advantage plans to respond to continuing complaints of aggressive marketing practices.
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The State Of Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance
Alliance for Health Reform issue discusses declining rates of employer-sponsored health coverage and some proposed alternatives to an employer-sponsored system.
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Pennsylvania ABC Would Help Over 8000 Uninsured Adults
There are more than 8,000 uninsured adults in Schuylkill County - nearly 1,000 of whom are on a waiting list to receive health care coverage - who urgently need the state Senate to approve a plan to help them gain access to health insurance.
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John McCain's Health Care Plan And The Uninsurable
There are better and more affordable health insurance fixes than the ones that John McCain has roposed.
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New Medicaid Regulations To Reduce Health Care Cost
Under the new regulations, states could not use federal Medicaid funds to help pay for physician training.
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Minnesota Governor Proposes Health Care System Changes
Minnesota Governor said that legislation being considered to overhaul the state's health care system should include health savings accounts and tax credits as a way to reduce costs for residents who purchase private health insurance.
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Wisconsin's Consolidated Health Insurance Program Enrollment High
Enrollment in Wisconsin's new BadgerCare Plus program has far exceeded officials' expectations, with more than 71,000 residents enrolling in the first six weeks of the program.
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US Unemployment Affects Kids' Health Insurance Coverage
Studies point to the negative impact of parental job loss on children's healthcare and the importance of having continuous health insurance coverage to meet children's healthcare needs and reduce healthcare disparities.
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Colorado May Bar Insurers From Providing Incentives For Prescribing Generic Drugs
The Colorado House approved a bill that would ban health insurance companies from offering physicians cash incentives to switch patients to less-costly generic versions of prescription drugs.
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Medicaid, SCHIP Programs Should Have Adequate Funding During Economic Downturn
The troubled economy could soon create a major fiscal crisis for the state-run Medicaid and children's health programs that would only be exacerbated by the Bush administration's efforts to cut these programs back.
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Missouri Passes Revised Insure Missouri Program
The Missouri state Senate approved legislation that includes a program to cover 200,000 low- and middle-income state residents. The measure would provide health insurance for people ages 19 to 64 with incomes up to 250% of the federal poverty level.
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Health Savings Account Enrollment Increases
On average, people enrolled in high-deductible health plans with health savings accounts in 2005 had adjusted gross income of $139,000 compared to $57,000 for other taxpayers.
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Health Insurance Costs Rise 10 Times Higher Than Income
Health insurance costs have risen 10 times faster than income, urging the need of new health reforms to make the health care and health insurance more affordable for individuals, families and business groups.
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PBS Examines Massachusetts Health Insurance Law Effects
PBS' reported on how the Massachusetts health insurance law has affected the state's fiscal situation and uninsurance rates.
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California Governor To Attempt Second Health Care Proposal
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger would try again to pass legislation to overhaul the state's health care system and that he would not reduce the scale of his plan to get it approved.
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New Jersey Concerns About Proposed Medicaid Copayments
Proposed Medicaid copayments for prescription drugs and some hospital visits raise a valid concern that low-income, uninsured residents would forgo medical care.
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Bush Administration Would Accept Short-Term Moratorium On Medicaid Regulations
Bush administration would accept a short-term moratorium on two of seven proposed Medicaid regulations to give lawmakers time to reach an agreement on the changes.
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Lawmakers, Public Urged To Make Changes To Medicare
It is simply unreasonable to think Medicare can maintain its solvency without changes to the program and that if we start now, the change can be made over time and with genuine fairness.
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CUW Guide Provides Overview Of Health Coverage In US
Cover the Uninsured Week guide provides an overview of information about how U.S. residents obtain health coverage.
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California Voters Concerned About Health Care
More than half of California voters are worried about the state's health care system and nearly three-quarters said they would have approved a health system overhaul proposed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger last year.
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House Members Discuss SCHIP, Medicare, Medicaid
A bipartisan group of eight House members on Monday discussed several health care issues, such as SCHIP, Medicare and Medicaid.
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Humana Reports Revenue Increase Driven By Medicare Advantage Plan
Humana announced that first-quarter revenue increased by 12% to $6.96 billion from $6.20 billion in the period last year, driven by higher-than-average enrollment in the company's Medicare Advantage plan.
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Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Premiums Rose
Employer-sponsored health insurance premiums for family coverage increased more than 10 times faster than U.S. employees' median incomes from 2001 to 2005.
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Number Of Uninsured US Residents Projected To Rise
For every one point rise in the U.S. unemployment rate, the number of uninsured is projected to increase by 1.1 million people.
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Louisiana Launches Initiative To Reach Uninsured
The Department of Health and Hospitals will launch an extensive outreach and enrollment campaign during national Cover the Uninsured Week.
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Health Insurance Plan Insures Unborn Children In Australia
Australian mothers can insure their unborn children against birth defects and death under a new health insurance policy. Mothers who deliver a stillborn baby would be awarded a 10,000 payout under the new health insurance plan.
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CQ Looks At Legislation To Block Medicaid Rules Implementation
Associate editor of CQ HealthBeat examines Senate approval of genetic nondiscrimination legislation, House passage of a measure to block implementation of new Medicaid rules.
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Michigan Senate Chair Discusses Health Insurance Proposals
Michigan Senate Health Policy Committee Chair Tom George recommended that lawmakers take action on three provisions intended to manage Michigan's individual insurance market.
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Blacks On Medicaid Carry Heavier Cancer Burden Than Whites
African-American patients receiving Medicaid benefits have markedly higher rates of breast, prostate, colorectal and lung cancer than whites on Medicaid.
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New Bill To Help Uninsured Obtain Care
House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee approved a bill that would reauthorize a program designed to provide support to community health centers to care for uninsured U.S. residents.
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Kentucky Adults Are Uninsured In Early 200
Across Kentucky, about 23% of adults ages 18 to 64 were uninsured during the beginning of this year.
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