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Those Who Understand Insurance Coverage More Cost-Conscious, Study Says
The Associated Press/The Boston Herald: “Workers who better understand their health insurance plans – from their share of premiums to co-payments for doctor office and emergency room visits – are more likely to make more cost-efficient decisions, a new study finds…
State Roundup: Mass. Insurer Standoff Eases, Wis. Preps For Federal Overhaul
The Boston Globe: “Seeking to tone down their dispute with state regulators, two Massachusetts health insurers yesterday said they will, as ordered, resume making new policies available for individuals and small businesses – using last year’s base rates, not the requested double-digit increases rejected by the state last week” (Weisman, 4/8)…
Today’s Opinions And Editorials: GOP History, Bridging The Gap Between Dems And Republicans, Lessons From Swine Flu Vaccine
Before Health Care Reform, Republicans Weren’t Always The Party of ‘No’ The Christian Science Monitor The Grand Old Party once allowed members to think for themselves. The nation would benefit substantially from a restoration of Republicans’ lost freedom of thought and action (Robert McElvaine, 4/7)…
Democrats, Republicans Using Health Reform Votes To Plot November Strategies
The Associated Press: Vulnerable Democrats around the country are “tiptoeing” during the recess as they prepare for midterm elections. “Tough votes for Obama’s health care plan have further complicated the re-election prospects of dozens of already vulnerable freshman and second-term Democrats…
More States Join Lawsuits Against Federal Health Reforms
Business Week: Eighteen states are now challenging the new health law. “Indiana, North Dakota, Mississippi, Nevada and Arizona will be added to the suit filed March 23 by Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum, he said today in a statement.” “The states claim the legislation places an unconstitutional burden on their cash-strapped budgets with an expansion of state-run Medicaid…
Wave Of Tax Changes Comes With Health Law
The new health law will make a variety of changes to the tax code, including higher levies on the wealthy and millions of dollars in lost deductions for some corporations…
New Health Care Law’s Implementation Likely To Be Dogged By Politics
A comprehensive review of national opinion polls taken before and after Congressional voting and when President Obama signed into law a major healthcare reform bill last month has found that the law’s signing did not lead the country to come together in support of this landmark legislation…
Access To Affordable Coverage Likely To Improve With Health Reform Law
“Rather than asking whether the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) does everything to improve access and lower costs, we should ask how it compares with the status quo,” the American College of Physicians’ (ACP) senior public policy adviser said in a paper published online in Annals of Internal Medicine, the flagship journal of ACP…
Individuals Should Be Educated To Prevent Sky-Rocketing Health Care Costs
Educating individuals about the costs of healthcare could save money and lead to a more efficient use of the healthcare system, report policy researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine and Boston University School of Public Health…
Massachusetts Insurers Close Plans, Leaving Would-Be Customers In Limbo
An ongoing showdown between Massachusetts regulators and the insurance industry resulted in insurers temporarily closing plans to new enrollees Tuesday…