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States Face Challenges In Controlling Health Insurance Premiums
The federal health care law gives officials new tools to help hold down rates, but states' authority and political will still vary widely.
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Opinion Column
As The CLASS Act Comes Under Fire, The British Propose A New Model for National Long-Term Care Insurance (Guest Opinion)
Since the 1990s, nearly every developed country on the planet has reformed the way it finances long-term care for the frail elderly and adults with disabilities. Among the handful of exceptions: The U.S. and the United Kingdom.
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Insurance Usually Covers Diagnosis, Treatment Of Most Sleep Problems
As awareness of the issue has increased, so has expensive testing.
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Health Law Provision Could Cost Delaware Hundreds Of Insurance Jobs
Cigna and other insurers are upset coverage for Americans living abroad is not exempted from health law.
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NY Health and Hospital Corp.’s President Welcomes The Health Law’s Promise, But Sees ‘A Very Clear Downside’ For Public Hospitals — The KHN Interview
Alan D. Aviles, the longest serving president of the nation's largest municipal health system, discusses his efforts to stabilize HHC's finances in the face of dramatic budgetary challenges -- including the health law's reduction in special funding for safety net hospitals and state efforts to reduce Medicaid costs.
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Out-Of-Network Ambulance Rides Can Bring Out-Of-Pocket Expenses
Consumers, who often don't have a choice of ambulance services, can be left holding the bill when insurers refuse to pay entire cost.
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It’s Not A Dream: An Insurer Who Lowers Rates
Health law's requirements on how much insurers must spend on medical care is leading to some refunds and reductions in consumer costs.
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Gang Of Six Deficit Plan: Executive Summary
The bipartisan group of senators' plan to reduce the deficit calls for major changes to health care programs, including Medicare, Medicaid and the CLASS act for long-term care.
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States Seek to Soften Rule on Insurers’ Profits, Millions Of Dollars In Consumer Rebates At Stake
Nine states are pushing the Obama administration to ease a requirement that insurers spend 80 percent of their premium revenues on medical care
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Why Black Women, Infants Lag In Birth Outcomes
Across the U.S., maternal and infant death rates are far higher for African-Americans than whites.
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Opinion Column
Letter To The Editor: The Best Hope For Controlling Health Care Costs Is ‘Innovation’ By Insurers And Providers
The author is responding to recent coverage of the Blue Shield Of California announcement that it will cap its profits.
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Blue Shield Of California Sets Profit Cap Other Insurers May Not Imitate
Blue Shield of California's decision to cap profits at 2 percent was widely applauded, but other health insurers aren't likely to follow suit.
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Managed Care Enters The Exam Room As Insurers Buy Doctor Groups
Large health insurers are trying to curb rising costs by gaining control over those who provide care: doctors.
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Opinion Column
Ryan’s Unintended Consequences (Guest Opinion)
There is one good thing about Ryan's plan, and it has been completely overlooked. Offering beneficiaries the same voucher, no matter where they live, would expose the egregious amount of money Medicare wastes in many parts of the country.
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Opinion Column
Prevention: The Answer To Curbing Chronically High Health Care Costs (Guest Opinion)
Kenneth Thorpe and Jonathan Lever write that Congress should be working to reduce health care costs by reducing the rates of the chronic diseases. Their message: It takes investment in the ounce of prevention to realize the pound of cure.
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Illinois Insurance Chief Sees Market Becoming More Concentrated – The KHN Intervew
Michael T. McRaith, who is taking a new job shortly with the Treasury Department, says state or regional health insurers are having trouble remaining viable.
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Most Americans Oppose GOP Plan To Cut Medicaid
Kaiser Family Foundation survey finds about 60 percent of Americans want Congress to keep Medicaid in its current form.