•Letter: Counselor on hand to help with Medicare decisions Nov 6, 2009
They also can select a health plan for their 2010 coverage. I would like to invite anyone with Medicare questions to make an appointment to meet with or talk by phone with a SHIP counselor. (The Daily Journal)
People With Pre-Existing Conditions Would Pay More Under GOP Health Plan Nov 4, 2009
By Roll Call Staff Nov. 3, 2009, 4:14 p.m.. People with pre-existing medical conditions would pay up to 50 percent more than average for insurance coverage under a draft version of House Republicans health care plan. (Roll Call)
Pelosi: New Health Care Bill is 'Historic Mom... Nov 4, 2009
Congressman Jim Marshall says he won't vote for the latest version of the health-care plan before Congress. He says the plan introduced by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi won't do enough to cut costs. (13WMAZ.com, GA)
Oregon signs up 10,000 children for health plan Nov 4, 2009
More than 10,000 children have been added to the state health plan under a new law aimed at expanding health insurance coverage to nearly every child in Oregon, officials said Tuesday ... In October, families with incomes up to 200 percent of the poverty level, or about 44,000 for a family of four, were made eligible to enroll their children in the Oregon Health Plan. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Caregivers need good dose of support Nov 4, 2009
Last year, Mrs. Campbell, who works on the switchboard for UPMC's Greenville and Farrell campuses, heard about a caregiving class UPMC Health Plan was offering for its members ... Last year, Kelly Sturdivant, the director of sales operations at UPMC Health Plan, started feeling overwhelmed as she and her sister juggled their personal and professional lives with caring for their elderly parents ... She heard about UPMC Health Plan's caregiving classes and decided to go. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Better Off on Big Farms Nov 3, 2009
Just as Starbucks may offer a better health plan to its workers than does your local neighborhood cafe, a multimillion-dollar peach farm will often deliver superior benefits than a boutique heirloom grower eking out a profit from 30 acres. In California, about two-thirds of farms with more than 25 employees provide health insurance to their year-round workers, compared with just one-third of farms with five employees or less. (Slate)
Wilson attacks Democrats' health plan Nov 3, 2009
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Gov't Health Plan Would Cover Few Nov 1, 2009
After All The Fuss, Public Health Plan Covers Few - Health News Story - KPRC Houston ... After All The Fuss, Public Health Plan Covers Few. (Click2Houston, TX)
Despite fuss, government health plan to cover few Nov 1, 2009
Despite fuss, government health plan to cover few ... Despite fuss, government health plan to cover few. (AZCentral -- News)
Lockton: 12 percent rise in coverage cost Oct 30, 2009
Lockton: Health plan costs to rise almost 12 percent - Denver Business Journal ... Lockton: Health plan costs to rise almost 12 percent ... Health plan costs for Colorado employers will increase an average of 11. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
House Dems reveal $894B health plan Oct 30, 2009
Pelosi unveils $894 billion House health plan - Health care reform- msnbc ... Pelosi unveils $894 billion House health plan. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Pelosi Hopes New Health Plan Is Poised to Pass Oct 30, 2009
SIGN UP FOR FREE NEWS ALERTS. Thursday, October 29, 2009 3:25 AM. (Newsmax)
House Democrats' Health Plan Has Public Option While Tapping Millionaires Oct 29, 2009
House to Unveil Health Plan With Public Option, Millionaire Tax - Bloomberg ... House to Unveil Health Plan With Public Option, Millionaire Tax. (Bloomberg -- US)
Yikes! Newt Gingrich making sense!?!? Oct 29, 2009
Dede Scozzafava is endorsed by the National Rifle Association for her 2nd Amendment position, has signed the no-tax-increase pledge, voted against the Democratic governor s big-spending budget, is against the cap-and-trade tax increase on energy, is against the Obama health plan, and will vote for John Boehner, rather than Nancy Pelosi, to be speaker ... Dede Scozzafava is endorsed by the National Rifle Association for her 2nd Amendment position, has signed the no-tax-increase pledge, voted... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
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Pelosi hopes new health plan is poised to pass. By ERICA WERNER. (Washington Daily News, NC)
Letters to the Editor Oct 29, 2009
Regarding Paul Hsieh's Sept. 30 opinion piece, "Healthcare in Massachusetts: a warning for America": While Mr. Hsieh lives in Colorado, I am a western Massachusetts resident and an extremely grateful former beneficiary of the state's subsidized health plan, Commonwealth Care. I admit that it did take me a few tries to find a provider that was accepting new patients, but I chalked that up to the thousands like me who were newly able to afford basic care. (Christian Science Monitor)
Readers Write 10/29 Oct 29, 2009
Two, we need a new generation of smart people in, rather than people who have been there years and years with their golden salary, golden health plan and golden retirement pay. I fear that some are more interested in being re-elected than what we voting citizens need now. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Bring on the banking dullards Oct 29, 2009
His economic stimulus plan drove millions who once thought that anything in the shopping aisle except Maxwell House was carcinogenic into buying teabags; his health plan has stoked fears that Houston hearts were going to be forcibly removed for shipment and transplant in Hanoi. His cap-and-trade proposals for global warming raise fears that automobile drivers and other consumers will have to pay more for petroleum products. (Asia Times Online)
Democrats Struggle to Find Unity on Health Plan Oct 28, 2009
Challenging Reid, Democratic moderates show wariness of government-run insurance option. By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON October 28, 2009 (AP) The Associated Press. (ABC News -- Business)
Dem moderates challenge Reid on health care plan... Oct 28, 2009
Democrats struggle to find unity on health plan. By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR. (The Drudge Report)
House Leaders Ready to Unveil Moderate-Favored Health Plan Oct 28, 2009
By Roll Call Staff Oct. 28, 2009, 12 a.m.. House Democratic leaders are preparing to unveil a health care overhaul including a version of the public insurance option favored by moderates that would allow the federal government to negotiate rates with doctors and hospitals, top Democratic aides said. (Roll Call)
Mandatory Savings? Oct 28, 2009
The recently revived idea of creating a government-run health plan to compete with private insurers may reinforce the impression that President Obama and his allies in Congress are standing tall against those corporate fat cats who delight in denying lifesaving care to children and old ladies. But Obama and the insurers still see eye to eye on a central element of his health care agenda: the requirement that every American obtain medical coverage. (Townhall.com)
Medicare presentation offered Oct 27, 2009
The Acton Council on Aging will host a Health Plan Options for People with Medicare seminar. It will take place on Monday, November, 2, at 1:00. (Acton Beacon, MA)
Around 40 Dems line up against federal abortion funding in healthcare bill Oct 25, 2009
Under language in the Energy and Commerce proposal, one health plan in each health care "exchange" that sells public health insurance must provide coverage for abortion. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif. (TheHill.com)
Democrats gauge options on public health plan Oct 24, 2009
Search Type Choose a search type from the items below. Most Viewed - Politics. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Former Sen. Hagel: GOP being 'irresponsible' on healthcare Oct 24, 2009
My biggest compliment about the present "what" is that you want to shove this health plan down our throats, but you don't have the gut to use it yourself ... Shove what health plan down whose throat. (TheHill.com)
Full Story » Oct 24, 2009
Democrats gauge options on public health plan - Yahoo ... Democrats gauge options on public health plan. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Dem majority no guarantee of health plan win Oct 23, 2009
Some legislators may not take Obama's lead on healthcare reform vote. 19: A week after health insurers warned that reform would raise premiums, President Obama opened a new line of attack. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Snowe Rejects Public Insurance Option as Senate Democrats Weigh Measure Oct 23, 2009
A public option at the forefront really does put the government in a disproportionate position with respect to the industry, Snowe, the only Republican to vote for a health plan so far, said in an interview with Bloomberg Televisions Political Capital With , airing this weekend. Snowes stance is crucial because Democrats such as Nebraska Senator say a bill has to have Republican support to win his vote. (Bloomberg -- US)
The chamber has a plan Oct 22, 2009
Denver Metro Chamber offers health plan for mid-sized businesses - Denver Business Journal ... Denver Metro Chamber offers health plan for mid-sized businesses. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Ackerman bolsters healthcare plan Oct 21, 2009
Wednesday October 21, 2009. Congressman Gary Ackerman discussed peace in the Middle East as well as issues closer to home, including healthcare and coverage of Queens campaigns. (Queens Chronicle, NY)
Pelosi Says House Health Plan Meets Obama's Goal of Cutting U.S. Deficit Oct 21, 2009
Pelosi Says House Health Plan Would Reduce Deficit, Citing CBO - Bloomberg ... Pelosi Says House Health Plan Would Reduce Deficit, Citing CBO. (Bloomberg -- US)
Poll: More back public health-care option Oct 20, 2009
WASHINGTON - As Democratic congressional leaders and White House officials work to shape health-care bills that will go to the House and Senate floors, a new Washington Post-ABC News poll indicates that support for a government-run health plan to compete with private insurers has rebounded from its summertime lows and now wins clear majority support from the public. Americans remain sharply divided about both the overall health-care package and President Barack Obama's leadership on the issue. (AZCentral -- News)
UPMC Health Plan making push in fast-growing Lehigh Valley Oct 20, 2009
UPMC Health Plan is pressing into central Pennsylvania with a bid to line up doctors and hospitals for new members in the Lehigh Valley. Valley Preferred, a network of medical providers, is weighing a proposal by the insurance arm to provide medical care to people who have UPMC Health Plan coverage, according to Gregory Kile, executive director and CEO. No timeframe has been set for a decision, he said ... We get these requests quite often from health plans, Kile said. (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)
Obama brings left, right together -- loudly Oct 16, 2009
The left was more numerous, the right more cohesive, congregating in small groups and focusing almost entirely on Obama's health plan - described, in one sign, as a blend of "the competence of Fannie Mae, the compassion of the IRS, the honesty of the Chicago mob.". "If government controls your health care, they control you," explained the sign-carrier, Ralph Volpi of Oxnard, who acknowledged that he would sign up for Medicare when he became eligible. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Panel approves health plan Oct 15, 2009
Republican Snowe gives bill thumbs up. By ERICA WERNER/Associated Press Writer. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Grassley: Senate Health Plan Depletes Medicare Oct 15, 2009
SIGN UP FOR FREE NEWS ALERTS. Wednesday, October 14, 2009 12:56 PM. (Newsmax)
Snowe vote aids health plan, sans public option Oct 15, 2009
Wednesday, October 14, 2009. (10-14) 04:00 PDT Washington - -- Sen. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Cost of Freedom Recap Oct 14, 2009
Democrat: Health plan will create 10 million jobs; is that possible. Eric Bolling, Twitter. (Fox News)
Senate Bill Taxes Your Current Health Plan Oct 14, 2009
eIBD Investor's Business Daily Digital Edition. Access recent eIBD issues easily. (Investors Business Daily)
Trade group says Senate health plan will up rates Oct 13, 2009
Rates to rise under Senate health plan, industry group says - CNN.com. Rates to rise under Senate health plan, industry group says. (CNN -- Health)
Insurer dumps Medicare patients (7) Oct 13, 2009
Mid Rogue Health Plan of Grants Pass has opted to stop offering CareSource Advantage plans in Coos County, a spokesman said ... Doctors of the Oregon Coast South serves about 1,100 of CareSource s low income clients on Medicare and the Oregon Health Plan, said Bill Murray, DOC s chief executive officer ... It s cutting out the options for lower-income individuals to afford a Medicare Advantage health plan, Hylton said. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Ross sold pharmacy for more than apparent value Oct 11, 2009
What small-business owners need to know about Baucus health plan. Yahoo. (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry News)
Snowe Mulls Healthcare Options Oct 10, 2009
Instead of creating a new government health plan, it would force private insurers to compete with one another as they've never had to before. While economists judged Wyden's approach to be an elegant solution, President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders decided that politically, it went too far. (Newsmax)
Conservative objections to ObamaCare: More than just money Oct 10, 2009
Budget crunchers estimated this week that the health plan pushed by Sen. Max Baucus would cost only $829 billion from 2010 to 2019. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Analysts cost Senate health plan Oct 9, 2009
FROM OTHER NEWS SITES Analysis: Progress on health care, challenges loom - 7 hrs ago Baucus' Senate Health-Reform Bill Gets Strong CBO Score - 18 hrs ago Boost for Obama's health plans - 21 hrs ago CBO: Healthcare Bill Price Tag $829 Billion - 27 hrs ago USA: Experts say health reform would reduce US budget deficit - 28 hrs ago. SHARED. (BBC News -- Americas)
The Dollar Kerfuffle Oct 9, 2009
But the sector also could rally once the ultimate fate of the Obama health plan comes into view. The president certainly is putting his political capital on the line to pass some form of the plan. (Human Events Online)
Division fizzes up within GOP over resistance to health plan Oct 8, 2009
By Brad Kemp, Lafayette (La. Daily Advertiser, via AP. (USA Today)
Pfizer Wins While CVS Loses as Senate Considers Obama-Led Health-Care Plan Oct 6, 2009
Pfizer Wins While CVS Loses as Senate Weighs Obama Health Plan - Bloomberg ... Pfizer Wins While CVS Loses as Senate Weighs Obama Health Plan. (Bloomberg -- US)
Fourth Medicare plan for Stanislaus County Oct 5, 2009
A fourth Medicare Advantage health plan will be available in Stanislaus County in 2010, and it will take a different approach than its competitors. CareMore Health Plan, based in Southern California, calls itself an insurance company that doesn't act like an insurance company ... "We are a health plan that thinks like a physician and provides services as a physician would," said Josh Martin, the company's general manager in Northern California. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Letters to the editor (10/4/09) Oct 4, 2009
When it comes to health plan, Murkowski causing more harm. Recently I wrote to Sen. (Anchorage Daily News)
UMASS AND FALLON: Mammogram reminder system studied Oct 3, 2009
Now, UMass researchers Dr. Mary E. Costanza and Dr. Roger S. Luckmann are looking for the best ways to remind 23,000 Fallon Community Health Plan members to get follow-up mammograms ... Fallon Community Health Plan, a health insurer based in central Massachusetts with about 225,000 total members that offers an HMO option and is a separate organization from the Fallon Clinic physicians group, covers the entire cost of mammograms for its members, according to Beth Foley, director of Quality... (Winchester Star, MA, MA)
Dems taunt GOP: Where's your health plan? Oct 3, 2009
Dems taunt GOP: Where's your health plan ... Dems taunt GOP: Where's your health plan ... Proposed tax cuts, meant to help Americans buy health insurance, would go to workers without employer-provided health plans and to low-income people. (MSNBC -- Politics)
* Senate health plan ready for key vote Oct 3, 2009
Senate health plan ready for key vote. LOBBYISTS SPEND MILLIONS: Insurance companies, pharmaceutical firms and hospitals have been pouring cash on members of Congress to water down legislation REUTERS AND THE GUARDIAN , WASHINGTON Saturday, Oct 03, 2009, Page 7. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
UPMC Health Plan asks for OK to raise rates 48 percent Oct 2, 2009
UPMC Health Plan has asked the state Insurance Department for permission to boost its base group rates by 48 percent, the first such request from the insurer in four years ... Like most insurers, HMO products are a shrinking part of UPMC Health Plan s business, which has a total of 330,000 members, Benevento said. (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)
What Makes a Health Plan a "Cadillac"? Oct 2, 2009
What Makes a Health Plan a "Cadillac" ... What Makes a Health Plan a "Cadillac" ... "I think, seriously, if they try to tax the miners' health plan, Congress is going to hear from us. We might need to go up there and enlighten 'em.". (CBS News -- US)
Senate Panel Faces Final Hurdle Over How to Pay for Health-Care Overhaul Oct 1, 2009
Senate Panel Faces Final Hurdle Over How to Fund Health Plan - Bloomberg ... Senate Panel Faces Final Hurdle Over How to Fund Health Plan ... The Democratic-led panel, which is drafting the only health plan in Congress that might win Republican support, will begin considering proposals to increase taxes on the most-expensive insurance plans, impose new fees on health-related industries, and limit the tax benefits of flexible savings accounts. (Bloomberg -- US)
Public health plan fails in Senate Sep 30, 2009
Public health plan goes down in Senate panel ... Public health plan goes down in Senate panel. (AZCentral)
New health plan for immigrants limits network Sep 30, 2009
Many immigrants will no longer be able to get care from three major Boston-area health care networks as of tomorrow,(Oct 1) when the state s new health plan for 31,000 legal immigrants begins ... That denial, the hospital officials said, will mean that many of their roughly 10,000 patients will face significant disruptions as they are forced to find new physicians in the network of state-subsidized CeltiCare Health Plan of Massachusetts, and their records are transferred to new providers. (Boston Globe)
Public plan debate could pit Dem. Vs. Dem. Sep 30, 2009
Liberals are taking aim at Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus as his committee prepares to vote today on whether the government should create its own health plan to compete with private insurers. Offering the middle class the option of a plan like Medicare is a top goal for liberals. (Havre Daily News, MT)
Senate panel nixes health plan Sep 30, 2009
2 amendments that would create public option rejected. by Shailagh Murray and Lori Montgomery - Sept. 30, 2009 12:00 AM Washington Post. (AZCentral -- News)
H.B. "BUD" THOMPSON: Correcting false statements on insurance Sep 26, 2009
Baucus unveils health plan, draws fire from all sides. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus' $856 billion plan to overhaul the nation's health care system - a package that lacks the public option that President Barack Obama favors - was greeted Wednesday largely with skepticism and sometimes disdain, even among fellow Democrats. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Senators to Square Off on Public Insurance Plan Sep 26, 2009
Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia and Chuck Schumer of New York said Thursday they want a full debate on whether the government should create a health plan to compete with private insurers and sign up middle-class workers and their families. Up to now, the government has covered the elderly and the poor. (Newsmax)
Can't possibly save money Sep 25, 2009
Flaws in health plan ... Those who are terrified about the dreaded public health plan ought to stop listening to the private insurance companies and talk to Medicare beneficiaries or to those covered by veterans insurance. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Health plan proves hard sell to seniors Sep 24, 2009
Health overhaul proving a hard sell to seniors. Some Democrats urging AARP to explicitly endorse their plans. (MSNBC -- Politics)
