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Oct 5th, 2009
The health insurance plan currently in debate in Washington may have good intentions. In reality, if it is actually intended to provide coverage for all, there are a lot of bumps that need to be overcome before any affordable plan is approved. According to Obama’s health insurance overall, health insurance costs will be a stretch for even the middle class.
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Oct 2nd, 2009
The Secretary of Health and Human Services released a statement this evening expressing her pleasure and satisfaction with the governors' support of reforming the neation's health care system to provide more affordable health insurance to our citizens.
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Sep 29th, 2009
The historic public health insurance option by Obama has been rejected by the Finance Committee. The vote was 15 to 8, and this makes a victory for Baucus and his supposedly affordable health care plan. It looks as though a massive overhaul of health care may not be in the running.
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Sep 29th, 2009
The American Society for Radiation Oncology applauds Blanche Lincoln and Richard Burr and 30 of their Senate colleagues for spearheading efforts to protect access to life-saving treatments for the nation’s cancer patients by asking Medicare to stop proposed cuts to cancer care.
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Sep 28th, 2009
While health insurance coverage is not affordable for millions of Americans, it is even less affordable for people with certain conditions such as obesity. However, some health insurance providers may give discounts on premiums if you pledge to stay active and improve your health.
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Sep 26th, 2009
Any American who wants to tell Obama and the rest of America how they feel about health insurance reform, how it can be fixed, or how we can get quality care without breaking the bank can enter the video challenge just launched by the Democratic National Committee. Entitled “Organizing for America’s Health Reform Video Challenge,” it urges anyone who wants to add their voice and creativity to the debate to grab a video camera and create a 30-second ad that could end up on national television.
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Sep 25th, 2009
Of the 42 million Medicare health insurance recipients, the House has voted to freeze Medicare premiums for the next year. This is based on the current law that Part B premiums cannot rise any faster than what the Social Security cost-of-living increases. A few have already enjoyed this benefit, however, 11 million more people on Medicare desperately needed this as most of these were low income people who already qualified for Medicaid.
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Sep 24th, 2009
The government is trying to bring affordable health insurance coverage to “almost” every American, but lawmakers are skeptical in trying to limit what insurer's charges and have been rejecting restrictions on how much insurers can charge. This is creating fears that we the consumer will be forced to pay the outrageous health insurance premium increases of recent years.
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Sep 24th, 2009
HHS hosted a town hall meeting with seniors in Silver Spring and released a new report, Health Insurance Reform and Medicare: Making Medicare Stronger for America's Seniors.
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Sep 23rd, 2009
One of the largest private health insurance providers in United State Humana sent a letter to its customers telling them they may lose some benefits if the government goes on with the Health Care reform and cuts funding for Medicare Advantage Plans. According to NPR "the Feds told the company to knock it off." The letter has spurred spats with Feds.
