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Several news articles this morning attempt to delve into the impact that Senator Edward Kennedy’s death will have on healthcare reform and what he called “the cause of my life,” providing affordable healthcare coverage to all Americans. The question being asked is will Ted Kennedy’s absence hurt the chances that significant healthcare reform legislation be [...]
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In his latest column the Kaiser Family Foundation’s President and CEO Drew Altman calculates a key number from health reform efforts since World War. Here is a killer number: 19.7. That’s the average number of years between major attempts at health reform since Harry Truman made health reform a top priority and his plan was [...]
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Aetna yesterday announced the results of a six-year study of health care claims and utilization for members in its consumer-directed health plans (CDHPs). The study included 2.6 million Aetna members and found that employers saved money and members received the care they needed. The results also show that Aetna’s CDHP members are seeking increased levels [...]
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Small businesses say that they are using creative, non-standard benefits programs such as telecommuting and flexible work schedules along with specialized benefits (such as flexible savings accounts, health savings accounts and supplemental life and disability insurance) to attract talent. These were among the findings of a survey of 500 U.S. small- and medium-sized businesses conducted [...]
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Shirley Svorny, a professor of economics at Cal State Northridge, writes today in a LA Times opinion piece that we do not hear enough in the health care debate about what she calls the only good option: Using innovation to make healthcare cheaper and more accessible. Svaorny writes that one of the reasons healthcare costs [...]
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The Utah state legislature asked the question and the state’s businesses responded – “We want the state to embrace a consumer-driven health system.” An Article appearing on AHIP Hi-Wire news site reported that The Health System Reform Bill of Rights, signed by a cross section of leaders who together employ about 400,000 people, was to [...]
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This is not really health care related, but I just had to laugh when I learned that W00t was selected as Merriam-Webster’s word of 2007. W00t! Read More.
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