Health Insurance & Money

Just before the House of Representatives plans to vote on health reform, the Democrats have seen a boost for their proposals. Yesterday, two prominent organizations expressed their support for healthcare reform. The AARP (American Association for Retired Persons), which is the United States' leading lobbying group for senior citizens, has decided to back the Democratic bill.

According to many Democrats, their healthcare reform bill has the potential to lower health insurance premiums for consumers.

New report makes it clear: North Carolina delegation’s vote for House bill is a vote for families and small businesses over health insurance companies.

Cigna Corp. and Aetna Inc., rallied on Wall Street after Republicans won the governor seats in New Jersey and Virginia. The health insurance providers are hopeful the Republican victories will further their fight against the Democrats’ plans to overhaul their industry as part of health care reform.

If you are looking for a job that doesn’t require a lot of schooling and that offers good pay, then a career as a therapist assistant or therapist aide may be the answer. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the need for occupational therapist assistants and aides, and physical therapist assistants and aides will continue to grow much faster than the average.

A group of Democratic Senators is attempting to derail a proposed plan to pay for health care reform by creating a new federal long term care insurance program.

The possibility of a government-supported public option for an affordable health insurance is closer than ever, though not without controversy. President Obama has endorsed it, but the majority of Democratic politicians have shied away from supporting it.

Over the past 18 years, the deaths of nearly 17,000 hospitalized children might have been prevented by having insurance, according to researchers from Johns Hopkins Children’s Hospital in Baltimore.

Amgen Inc., of San Francisco CA, is being sued by 15 states alleging the company gave kickbacks to medical providers to help boost sales of the anemia drug Aranesp.

What health insurance premiums cost Americans is important to understand to help one decide what the most important health care reform may be.