Editorials Address SCHIP
By Armen Hareyan G+ Dec 20 2007 - 1:46pm
Editorials discuss legislation to renew and expand SCHIP.
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Many families and individuals across the nation are in search of finding affordable health insurance. However, as the cost of the medical insurance keeps rising medical coverage is less affordable year by year. This section covers news and research about where the health insurance is affordable and what the government or private companies are doing with health care reform.
House Passes Medicare-SCHIP Legislation
By Armen Hareyan G+ Dec 20 2007 - 1:27pm
House approves legislation that would delay for six months a 10% physician fee cut and extend SCHIP through March 2009.
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Survey Finds Individual Health Care Coverage Accessible, Affordable
By Armen Hareyan G+ Dec 20 2007 - 12:11am
Health care coverage is more accessible and affordable than is widely known.
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Study Indicates Strong Consumer Preference To Fix Medicare Part D, Medicaid Flaws
By Armen Hareyan G+ Dec 19 2007 - 11:40pm
Patients believe that access to their prescription medications for government health care programs should not be compromised by unfair reimbursement practices.
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Health Insurance Industry To Make It Easier For Individuals To Obtain Coverage
By Armen Hareyan G+ Dec 19 2007 - 1:39pm
America's Health Insurance Plans proposal is intended to increase access for people seeking to purchase health insurance on the individual market.
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Key Negotiators Close To Agreement On Medicare Bill, Includes SCHIP Extension
By Armen Hareyan G+ Dec 18 2007 - 11:39pm
Max Baucus, Chuck Grassley agreed on a Medicare package that would delay for six months a scheduled 10% reduction in Medicare physician fees.
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Effects Of Bush Administration Policy That Limits SCHIP Income Eligibility
By Armen Hareyan G+ Dec 17 2007 - 1:19pm
The report provides the first comprehensive review of the Bush administration's policy directive that effectively limits SCHIP coverage to children in families with incomes below federal poverty level.
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Efforts To Stop Deceptive Marketing Practices For Medicare Advantage Plans
By Armen Hareyan G+ Dec 17 2007 - 1:16pm
New York Times examined deceptive or fraudulent practices used by insurance agents to enroll older U.S. residents in Medicare Advantage plans.
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CQ Discusses Medicare, SCHIP Legislation
By Armen Hareyan G+ Dec 17 2007 - 1:05pm
CQ examines a scaled-back Medicare bill being developed by the Senate Finance Committee, President Bush's second veto of SCHIP legislation.
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Novartis Pilot Projects Will Shift Marketing Attention To Insurers
By Armen Hareyan G+ Dec 14 2007 - 1:28pm
Novartis announced pilot projects in three states aimed at developing closer relations with health insurers.
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Government's Role In Helping US Residents Obtain Health Coverage
By Armen Hareyan G+ Dec 14 2007 - 1:24pm
Many observers expected Congress to make some headway on the problem many voters placed at the top of the nation's domestic agenda -- health care for the uninsured and rising medical costs.
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Democratic Presidential Candidates Agree On Expansion Of Health Insurance
By Armen Hareyan G+ Dec 14 2007 - 1:22pm
Six Democratic presidential candidates discussed health care and other issues.
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Senate Will Craft Medicare Legislation
By Armen Hareyan G+ Dec 14 2007 - 1:19pm
The chamber would wait for the Senate to craft Medicare legislation rather than write its own bill because of continued disagreement among lawmakers on what to include.
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Pelosi: Democrats Will Continue Fight for SCHIP Children's Health Insurance
By Armen Hareyan G+ Dec 14 2007 - 9:25am
Pelosi on Bush Veto of SCHIP Children's health insurance coverage: 'Democrats Will Not Rest Until 10 Million Children Have Access to Health Care.' Democrats to continue efforts for making affordable health insurance available to children.
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President Bush Vetoes SCHIP Reauthorization
By Armen Hareyan G+ Dec 13 2007 - 1:39pm
President Bush vetoed legislation that would have reauthorized and expanded SCHIP.
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Report Highlights Recent Children's Health Insurance Coverage Developments
By Armen Hareyan G+ Dec 13 2007 - 1:38pm
Editorials examine news about children's health coverage in Montana and Pennsylvania.
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House Democrats Stall Medicare Vote
By Armen Hareyan G+ Dec 13 2007 - 1:34pm
The House decided to delay until next week a vote on a Medicare package that would delay the scheduled 10% reduction to Medicare physician fees.
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Lawmakers Unable To Reach Consensus On Adding Medicare Package
By Armen Hareyan G+ Dec 12 2007 - 2:44pm
Legislation that would prevent middle-class US residents from paying the alternative minimum tax heads to the House floor on Wednesday.
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Congress Should Allow US Residents To Purchase Health Insurance In Any State
By Armen Hareyan G+ Dec 12 2007 - 2:42pm
The Health Care Choice Act would allow U.S. residents to purchase health insurance in any state.
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Studies Examine Impact Of SCHIP Insurance Delays
By Armen Hareyan G+ Dec 12 2007 - 2:23pm
Studies examine impact of SCHIP delays, effectiveness of disease management programs.
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Women's Health Imperiled By Medicare Plan To Limit Reimbursements For Medical Imaging
By Armen Hareyan G+ Dec 11 2007 - 11:47pm
Congress will soon decide whether to cut $20 billion in Medicare funding for medical imaging services, on top of $13 billion that has already been slashed under the 2005 Deficit Reduction Act.
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Medicare Package, SCHIP Extension Could Be Added To Alternative Minimum Tax Legislation
By Armen Hareyan G+ Dec 11 2007 - 1:13pm
House lawmakers will not add a Medicare package to an omnibus spending bill, but they could try to attach it to alternative minimum tax legislation due on the floor.
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Lawmakers Continue To Debate Medicare Package Provisions
By Armen Hareyan G+ Dec 10 2007 - 1:37pm
Senate Finance Committee Chair is negotiating with the House to reach a compromise on Medicare legislation.
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Few Medicare Plans In 2008 Will Offer Brand-Name Insurance Coverage
By Armen Hareyan G+ Dec 10 2007 - 1:36pm
Few Medicare plans in 2008 will offer brand-name prescription drug coverage in the so-called "doughnut hole" gap because of cost.
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Some Physicians Refuse To Accept Patients Enrolled In Medicare Advantage Plans
By Armen Hareyan G+ Dec 10 2007 - 1:34pm
With the Medicare open enrollment period ending at the end of the month, some physicians are saying that they will not accept patients enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans.
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Employers To Continue To Offer Health Insurance To Workers
By Armen Hareyan G+ Dec 10 2007 - 1:31pm
US employers will continue to offer health insurance to employees but will ask workers to contribute more to cover the cost.
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CQ' Discusses Medicare Legislation, Debate Over SCHIP
By Armen Hareyan G+ Dec 10 2007 - 1:23pm
State Children'sHealth Insurance Program
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Three States Consider Proposals To Expand Health Care Coverage
By Armen Hareyan G+ Dec 7 2007 - 1:50pm
Articles examine health care proposals in New Mexico, New York and Vermont appear below.
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New Medicare Rule Cuts Reimbursement For Class Of Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma Treatments
By Armen Hareyan G+ Dec 7 2007 - 1:49pm
CMS will set a standard Medicare reimbursement rate for a class of cancer drugs called radioimmunotherapies.
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Senator Pledged To Purchase Individual Insurance Coverage
By Armen Hareyan G+ Dec 7 2007 - 1:45pm
Sherrod Brown decided to show solidarity with would-be constituents by pledging not to enroll in the health insurance program that is offered to members of Congress.
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