Democrats’ Ideas To Expand Medicare Raise Hackles Of Doctors, Hospitals, Insurers
Hospitals, doctors and insurers are opposed to allowing people under 65 to join Medicare
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Recession Doesn’t Keep Some States From Expanding Health Coverage
Despite the economic downturn that’s busting budgets, 26 states this year made it easier for low-income children, parents or pregnant women to get health coverage.
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Dissecting The Claims On Both Sides Of Health Reform Ads
Jackie Judd and Jordan Rau discuss the accuracies and inaccuracies of recent television ads on health care reform legislation. So far, over $165 million has been spent by groups trying to influence the debate.
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Kansas Medicaid Cuts Expected To Hinder Access To Care
Consumer advocates and others say it will only become harder for low-income Kansans to get medical services now that the state is cutting Medicaid payments by 10 percent.
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Transcript: Health On The Hill – December 7, 2009
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., continues his efforts to find consensus on a health care package that can win 60 votes.
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For Black Women, Breast Cancer Strikes Younger
Many African-American women don’t fit the profile of the average American woman who gets breast cancer. For them, putting off the first mammogram until 50 – as recommended by a government task force – could put their life in danger.
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Health On The Hill – December 7, 2009
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., continues his efforts to find consensus on a health care package that can win 60 votes. He has asked a group of party moderates and progressives to work on several issues, including creating an alternative to the “public option” health insurance plan Reid has in his bill.
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Opinion Column
The True Costs Of Reform
In the health reform debate, there is widespread confusion over the definition of cost–a confusion that has been hanging over this debate for the last few months and is continuing to distort it.
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Health Reform: The Big Issues Bedeviling Harry Reid
To get the necessary 60 votes to pass health overhaul legislation, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid must resolve Democrats’ disagreements on the public option, abortion, cost and affordability.
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Health On The Hill: After Delays, Senate Votes On Health Bill Amendments
KHN’s Mary Agnes Carey reports from Capitol Hill, where the Senate voted on four amendments to the Democrats’ health overhaul bill.
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New Survey: ‘Cadillac Tax’ Would Force Employers To Trim Health Insurance Costs
Two-thirds of employers would raise deductibles, change insurers or scale back coverage to avoid the so-called Cadillac tax on high-cost benefits proposed in the Senate Democrats’ health care bill, a survey to be released Thursday by consulting firm Mercer says.
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Opinion Column
Debating Cost-Control
To get a sense of who’s right on cost-control, some perspective is necessary.
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Analysis Of Medicare Costs Knocks McAllen, Texas, Off Its Expensive Perch
An independent advisory board has a new way to evaluate geographical differences in Medicare spending. Now, McAllen, Texas is no longer considered as one of the top two expensive areas in the country.
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Health Bill Would Affect Food, Drug Industries
The Senate and House health care overhaul bills are each about 2,000 pages long. While the bills are mostly aimed at revamping the health insurance system, tucked in the pages are provisions that would spell big changes for the food, drug and medical device industries, too.
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Recession-Driven Cuts Threaten Efforts To Expand Adult Day Care
Facilities, which generally provide social and medical services, rely heavily on funding from state governments and charities, which have been hit hard by the recession. Advocates say the 4,000 state-licensed centers around the country provide a cost-effective alternative to nursing homes and allow caregivers to remain in the workforce.
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Seniors Often Reluctant To Switch Medicare Drug Plans
Comparing plans can save hundreds of dollars for some consumers but many people are overwhelmed at the prospect of making such a change. Seniors have until the end of the year to revise their coverage.
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New Report: Insurance Plans For Most Americans Wouldn’t Cost More After Health Reform
According to analysis from the Congressional Budget Office, the Senate Democrats’ health care overhaul bill would substantially reduce premium costs for 57 percent of people who buy subsidized coverage through new exchanges, while rates would hold steady or decline slightly for large and small employers.
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Transcript: Health On The Hill – November 30, 2009
Panelists discuss the array of amendments Democrats and Republicans are expected to offer as the Senate begins debate on health overhaul legislation.
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Health On The Hill – November 30, 2009
Panelists discuss the array of amendments Democrats and Republicans are expected to offer as the Senate begins debate on health overhaul legislation.
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White House Defends Overhaul’s Cost-Cutting
Tiring of gripes that overhaul proposals won’t slow health spending, the White House chose the afternoon before the long Thanksgiving weekend to tell reporters, essentially, “They will, so.”
