Archive | May, 2012

Blogs Comment On Health Reform, Abortion Coverage, New Cancer Screening Recommendations

The following summarizes selected women’s health-related blog entries. ~ “BlogTalk: Grading Obama, Abortion Flares,” Maria Newman, New York Times’ “The Caucus”: Although several aspects of the health care reform debate “will be contentious,” the Senate’s

Groups Revived On Both Sides Of Abortion Issue In Senate Reform Fight

The Wall Street Journal reports that abortion-rights groups are mobilizing to keep a provision that would toughen abortion restrictions out of a Senate health care reform bill. “Activists hope to flood Washington to rally and lobby on Dec. 2, during the week that Senate floor debate begins.

Ad Audit: Congress’ Former Fiscal Expert Attacks Health Overhaul Effort

Kaiser Health News staff writer Jordan Rau examines an ad advanced by the Employment Policies Institute. “Appearing in ads backed by a business-oriented group, June O’Neill, a former head of the Congressional Budget Office, says a health care overhaul will add to the already large national debt and hurt the elderly.

The Nation Column Traces Advocates’ Role In Health Reform Debate Leading Up To Stupak Amendment

As the health reform debate played out in the House this summer and fall, the way “women’s advocates played the game” was “extremely nice,” which probably contributed to the passage of the restrictive Stupak amendment to the chamber’s health reform bill (HR 3962), author Sharon Lerner writes in an opinion piece in The Nation.

Abortion-Rights Groups Mobilize To Fight Restrictions On Abortion Coverage In Health Reform

The abortion-rights lobby is increasing efforts to prevent the House health reform bill’s (HR 3962) abortion restrictions from being included in the Senate version of the legislation or a final bill that comes out of conference committee, the

Claims Download Increase Shows Agents’ Desire For Tech Answers

Agent and brokers’ 165 percent increase in claims download technology use in the past year underscores their desire for such solutions, a technology provider said.
The Stamford, Conn.-based insurance industry-owned interface solutions company IVANS Inc said carriers are sending 41,000 claims download transactions per month utilizing IVANS’ system that also reflects …

AIG approves pay package for CEO Benmosche

NEW YORK (AP) — American International Group Inc. on Tuesday said it will go ahead with a previously announced pay package for its new CEO Robert Benmosche of $7 million in cash and stock.
Benmosche, who took over as CEO of the embattled insurer three months ago, will receive an annual …

Half of drivers 18-34 admit texting on the road

Young people are the most likely to engage in text messaging while driving, according to a survey conducted by FindLaw.com, a legal information Web site.
More than half of drivers between the ages of 18 and 34 say they have sent and received a text message while driving, and one out …

Disaster Policy Group Urges Passage Of House Bill

WASHINGTON—A group pushing for natural disaster policy reform said it is urging swift House passage of legislation providing incentives for states to develop pre-mitigation programs for catastrophic weather events.
The measure being pushed by SmarterSafer.org, formerly known as Americans for Smart Natural Catastrophe Policy, is the Disaster Response, Recovery and …

Swinton Warns Van Owners Over Driving Other Vehicles

Van drivers in Britain are being warned to check their insurance before getting behind the wheel of another vehicle.Swinton, one of the UK’s leading high street van insurance retailers, is warning van…