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Jan. 19, 2011 | Camp Hill, Pa. In order to give Highmark members more health care options, Highmark is working with certified registered nurse practitioners (CRNPs) to expand their role to serve Highmark members in much the same capacity as a primary care physician (PCP). “The health care reform legislation that was passed earlier this [...]
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CaliforniaChoice® announced today that it has become the first health insurance exchange in the nation to reach the 20 million member-month plateau, solidifying its position as the country’s most successful health insurance exchange for small and mid-size employers. Founded in 1996, CaliforniaChoice is a product of CHOICE Administrators®, the nation’s leader in developing and administering [...]
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The consequences of not passing health care reform could result in another 10 million people with out employer-sponsored health insurance.
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The conservative think tank, The Heritage Foundation, in today’s Morning Bell reacted to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-NV) announcement that the health care legislation he is drafting will include a government-run health insurance plan by saying that it doesn’t matter what vehicle he chose. Op-outs, co ops, and triggers all lead to the same [...]
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With Halloween right around the corner, this is the season for scary things. One of the scariest things I’ve see recently appeared on the pages of the Wall Street Journal. It had to do with the ability of Congress to predict the cost of health care entitlement programs. In an opinion piece entitled Health Costs [...]
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The Galen Institute today released new survey results showing overwhelming opposition to the individual mandate and other key components of health reform legislation Congress is considering. “These findings illustrate strong opposition to fundamental aspects of the bills moving through Congress,” said Galen Institute President Grace-Marie Turner. “People don’t want to be forced to buy insurance [...]
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The Kaiser Family Foundation has come out with a nifty tool to illustrate premiums and government assistance under the types of reform proposals being considered in Congress. The online calculator works for people under age 65 who purchase coverage on their own in an Exchange or Gateway and are not covered through their employer, Medicare [...]
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$774 billion – the estimated credits and subsidies to be provided through the insurance exchanges, increased net outlays for Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and tax credits for small employers. $215 billion – the revenues expected from the excise tax on high-premium insurance plans. $20 billion – the estimated penalty payments made [...]
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The New York Times is carrying an article this morning saying that two of the three Republicans in a small group called the “Gang of Six” who are trying to forge a bipartisan compromise on health care have requested numerous major changes in a proposal drafted by the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, reducing [...]
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A headline on Life and Health News this morning caught my eye. It read, “Who will Lead? It referred, of course, to the void left in the Senate by the death of Senator Ted Kennedy. The article pointed out that Kennedy’s death could affect the leadership of the Senate Banking Committee as well as of [...]
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