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February 2009
2009 February Health Care News: President-elect Picks Tom Daschle to Head HHS
The February 2009 issue of Health Care News opens with Managing Editor Jeff Emanuel’s report on President-elect Barack Obama’s choice of former ... (read more)
The February 2009 issue of Health Care News opens with Managing Editor Jeff Emanuel’s report on President-elect Barack Obama’s choice of former ... (read more)
Autism Groups Push for Coverage Mandates
As the number of Americans diagnosed with the neurobiological disorder autism continues to grow, advocacy groups are increasingly calling for more insurance ... (read more)
As the number of Americans diagnosed with the neurobiological disorder autism continues to grow, advocacy groups are increasingly calling for more insurance ... (read more)
Consumer-Directed Health Care Plan Falls Short in Arizona
After a lengthy post-election ballot-counting process, the Arizona Secretary of State’s office announced Proposition 101, a groundbreaking initiative ... (read more)
After a lengthy post-election ballot-counting process, the Arizona Secretary of State’s office announced Proposition 101, a groundbreaking initiative ... (read more)
Democrats Plan to ‘Act Fast’ on Health Care
Health care is being teed up for early action in this legislative year, with veterans of the 1994 Clinton health care reform effort taking steps to avoid ... (read more)
Health care is being teed up for early action in this legislative year, with veterans of the 1994 Clinton health care reform effort taking steps to avoid ... (read more)
Enforce Infant DNA Privacy Law, Minnesotans Tell Governor
Citizens across Minnesota are calling on Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R) to enforce a state law opposing the warehousing of newborn blood and DNA without informed, ... (read more)
Citizens across Minnesota are calling on Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R) to enforce a state law opposing the warehousing of newborn blood and DNA without informed, ... (read more)
Grassley Seeks Probe of Unapproved Drugs
A longtime member of Congress is asking the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to investigate nearly $200 million the government has spent on ... (read more)
A longtime member of Congress is asking the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to investigate nearly $200 million the government has spent on ... (read more)
Health Care Choice Can Cut Costs, Improve Care
As a new Congress begins considering health insurance issues, some members are already discussing proposals for a single-payer, universal health insurance ... (read more)
As a new Congress begins considering health insurance issues, some members are already discussing proposals for a single-payer, universal health insurance ... (read more)
International Medical Tourism Is on the Rise
More Americans than ever are traveling abroad for medical treatment, according to a study released by the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions, a Washington, ... (read more)
More Americans than ever are traveling abroad for medical treatment, according to a study released by the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions, a Washington, ... (read more)
Jindal Proposes Sweeping Medicaid Overhaul
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) has unveiled a proposal for overhauling the state’s Medicaid program, altering both its funding and delivery. “It ... (read more)
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) has unveiled a proposal for overhauling the state’s Medicaid program, altering both its funding and delivery. “It ... (read more)
Mandatory Health Insurance Fails in Theory and in Massachusetts
America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), a trade group representing more than 1,000 insurance providers, has come out in favor of a law requiring ... (read more)
America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), a trade group representing more than 1,000 insurance providers, has come out in favor of a law requiring ... (read more)
Medicare Trust Fund Running Dry, Studies Say
A senior official at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has confirmed the results of an Associated Press investigative report revealing the ... (read more)
A senior official at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has confirmed the results of an Associated Press investigative report revealing the ... (read more)
Mental Health Parity Law Takes Wrong Approach
It was easy to overlook in the midst of a historic financial crisis, but buried in the middle of the highly publicized bailout bill passed just before the ... (read more)
It was easy to overlook in the midst of a historic financial crisis, but buried in the middle of the highly publicized bailout bill passed just before the ... (read more)
Michigan Insurance Giant Calls for More Independence ... and Subsidies
Blue Cross Blue Shield Michigan is requesting state lawmakers reduce government intervention and give them more independence in determining premiums as ... (read more)
Blue Cross Blue Shield Michigan is requesting state lawmakers reduce government intervention and give them more independence in determining premiums as ... (read more)
Minnesota Shifts 18,000 Adults from SCHIP to Medicaid Programs
The Minnesota Department of Health and Human Services is transferring coverage responsibility for some Minnesota parents from the State Children’s ... (read more)
The Minnesota Department of Health and Human Services is transferring coverage responsibility for some Minnesota parents from the State Children’s ... (read more)
Obama, Daschle Seek Big-Government Health Care Overhaul
In public appearances since being selected by President-elect Barack Obama to head up the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Tom Daschle has ... (read more)
In public appearances since being selected by President-elect Barack Obama to head up the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Tom Daschle has ... (read more)
Revenue-Strapped States Struggle with Senior Care Programs: Study
With the economic slowdown causing some states to increase the cost of or cut back on some services for the low-income disabled or elderly, advocacy groups ... (read more)
With the economic slowdown causing some states to increase the cost of or cut back on some services for the low-income disabled or elderly, advocacy groups ... (read more)
Squabble over Universal Care Threatens Pa. Cost-Control Panel
A valued Pennsylvania council faces dissolution in June if Gov. Ed Rendell (D) and some members of the state Senate don’t resolve a standoff over ... (read more)
A valued Pennsylvania council faces dissolution in June if Gov. Ed Rendell (D) and some members of the state Senate don’t resolve a standoff over ... (read more)
State Cutbacks Could Hike Medicaid Costs
Cutting back state programs providing health care for the elderly or disabled—as some states are doing in response to the recession—may end ... (read more)
Cutting back state programs providing health care for the elderly or disabled—as some states are doing in response to the recession—may end ... (read more)
Value-Based Design Cuts Costs, Increases Health
The economic downturn is causing many employers and health plan managers to rethink the allocation of their health care dollars, with some companies adopting ... (read more)
The economic downturn is causing many employers and health plan managers to rethink the allocation of their health care dollars, with some companies adopting ... (read more)
