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Sep 23rd, 2009
By yesterday afternoon, mailboxes, facebook, twitter and every other social online network was filled with the new online ad. It looks as though Hollywood is going to tackle healthcare and health insurance reform.
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Sep 23rd, 2009
In a time when Senator Max Baucus is proposing a new limit on health insurance premiums to make them more affordable and the reports say that nearly 15.4 percent of the U.S. population lacks health insurance coverage one wonders: why has the coverage become so expensive. According to Chicago Sun Times the Census Bureau reported on Tuesday that 46.3 million people in this country do not have health insurance coverage.
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Sep 22nd, 2009
For millions of Americans, their health care comes from the nonprofit sector that includes free clinics and community clinics and health centers. Most of the people who utilize these services do not have health insurance, and the clinics are their only hope for getting any type of health care at all for themselves and their families.
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Sep 21st, 2009
While the battle rages of health insurance and health care reform, one question that has not come up is, when and how did the concept of health insurance begin in the United States? From what innocent seed did this current debate arise?
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Sep 18th, 2009
An online service that assists consumers in comparing affordable health insurance options has launched a library of short videos that answer questions about health insurance. My Insurance Expert, which offers the service, is one of several places on the Internet where individuals can view videos on health insurance and health care issues.
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Sep 18th, 2009
Results of a new study show having no health insurance leads to 45000 deaths annually. The findings come from Harvard researchers, and show that patients who cannot afford to see their doctor or purchase their medications die. The high rate of annual deaths because of lack of health insurance is preventable.
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Sep 17th, 2009
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today released a new state by state analysis of last week’s U.S. Census numbers regarding the uninsured. The results are sobering and confirm that health insurance reform cannot wait another year.
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Sep 17th, 2009
In a plan that is estimated to cost roughly $856 billion over 10 years, Senator Baucus unveiled his affordable health care insurance option on Wednesday. The cost is significantly lower than the $1 trillion cost of the other four bills that are currently in the Senate and the House of Representatives. Baucus’ hope is that it will not increase the budget deficit, writes Reuters.
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Sep 16th, 2009
More and more consumers are shopping online for individual and family health insurance trying to find the most affordable plan. As a result, many buying decisions are mistakenly made solely on the basis of cost and benefit design. Ignoring the Insurance Company's hospital and physician network can adversely affect the quality of care and the cost for that care.
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Sep 16th, 2009
While millions of Americans worry daily about rising health insurance premiums or whether they will ever be able to even afford health insurance, health insurers and HMOs are spending millions to influence lawmakers and public policy.