Although it’s racing to roll out
consumer-friendly aspects of the health care law before November’s midterm
elections, the Obama administration has just missed
the deadlines to set up task
forces on breast cancer and health care in Alaska.
read more »
The Senate approved emergency war funding and disaster
relief Thursday but a larger bill, packed with jobless
aid, business tax breaks
and other economic incentives, stalled in the House
amid rising deficit
concerns. read more »
One of the latest criticisms of the new health overhaul
law is that it will encourage employers to stop offering
health insurance. In fact, it will.read more »
The new health care law does not allocate nearly enough
money to cover the estimated 5.6 million to 7 million Americans with pre-existing medical conditions who will qualify for temporary
high-risk insurance pools, according to a report scheduled
for release on Thursday.read more »
By the time Djigui Keita left the hospital for home,
his follow-up appointment had been scheduled. Emergency health
insurance was arranged until he could apply for public
assistance. He knew about changes in his medication
— his doctor had found less expensive brands at local
pharmacy chains. And Mr. Keita, 35, who had passed out from dehydration, was cautioned
to carry spare water bottles in the taxi he drove for
a living.read more »
Federal regulators want self-insured employers – who provide
health coverage for millions of Americans – to keep young adults up to age 26
on their parents’ plans before the new law requires them to do so. read more »
The Medicare “doc fix” is back in play on Capitol Hill, and its mere mention
provokes a torrent of scorn and vitriol rarely seen
among the generally mild-mannered community of policy mavens who inhabit the
nation’s think tanks and universities.read more »
Although it’s racing to roll out
consumer-friendly aspects of the health care law before November’s midterm
elections, the Obama administration has just missed
the deadlines to set up task
forces on breast cancer and health care in Alaska.
The Senate approved emergency war funding and disaster
relief Thursday but a larger bill, packed with jobless
aid, business tax breaks
and other economic incentives, stalled in the House
amid rising deficit
concerns. more...
