Archive | May, 2012

Lack Of Health Insurance Linked To 17,000 Childhood Deaths, US

A new US study concluded that lack of health insurance may have contributed or led to nearly 17,000 hospital deaths among American children over two decades. The study was the work of lead researcher Dr Fizan Abdullah, pediatric surgeon at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center in Baltimore, Maryland, and colleagues …

Ole Miss Law Hosts Forum on Health Care

Oct. 30–OXFORD — Five panelists brought vastly differing perspectives on America’s health care reform to a discussion on Thursday at the University of Mississippi School of Law. Panelists included A…

DRIVE DOWN YOUR COSTS ; Insurance Tips for Younger Motorists

YOUNG drivers could steer clear of big increases in car insurance costs by acting on a few simple tips, it’s claimed.Spokesman Gary Bucke said: “There are many ways to cut premiums and all of them are…

Lack Of Health Insurance Linked To 17,000 Childhood Deaths, US

A new US study concluded that lack of health insurance may have contributed or led to nearly 17,000 hospital deaths among American children over two decades. The study was the work of lead researcher Dr Fizan Abdullah, pediatric surgeon at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center in Baltimore, Maryland, and colleagues and is due to be published on 30 October in the Journal of Public Health.

Insurer Stocks Rise After Reid’s ‘Opt-Out’ Announcement

“A day after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid proposed an ‘opt-out’ public option plan, health-care insurers’ stocks climbed Tuesday,” Dow Jones Newswires/The Wall Street Journal reports. “Led by Centene Corp.’s (CNC) 6% gain, fueled by an upside earnings surprise, all major carriers were in the black.” But “there may have been more to Tuesday’s action in health-insurer stocks.

Cuomo Announces New Database To Guide Insurers’ Prices, Unveil Doctors Fees

A new database operated by a New York nonprofit will help insurers determine their rates for out-of-network care and give consumers a heads-up on what to expect their policy to pay when they seek such care, the New York Times reports.

Is An Individual Mandate Constitutional? Legal Scholars Are Divided

Some legal scholars are questioning the constitutionality of a proposed mandate that would require most Americans to carry health insurance or pay a tax penalty, The Washington Times reports. This would be the first time that Congress has “required citizens to purchase any good or service.

Rove, Dean Trade One-Liners On Health Reform, Senators Offer Their Take

Former Democratic Party head Howard Dean joined former Bush adviser Karl Rove for a debate on health care reform in Pennsylvania Tuesday night while other Senators are offering their take on the public option’s role in a health care overhaul.

End Of Cobra Subsidy Rattles Newly Unemployed

Rick Schmitt reports for Kaiser Health News on how unemployed workers are faring with their COBRA subsidies. “In the past very few people could afford this option, but the government subsidies have changed that, and now enrollments appear to be growing sharply. Hewitt Associates, a Lincolnshire, Ill.

House Close To Decision On Public Option In Health Reform, Could Release Bill This Week

Intent on voting on its final health care overhaul legislation next week, the House might make a decision in the next “24 to 48 hours” about what type of public option the bill (HR 3200) will include, Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), an assistant to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), said Tuesday, Roll Call reports.