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Myths, Controversy Surround Health Reform Law

Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP News From Medical News Today — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 08:00:00 +0000

News outlets are following the politics and rhetoric surrounding the new health law. NPR reports on six myths perpetuated by some critics of the law. They include: the law helps President Barack Obama raise a private army and that those who want public coverage have to have a microchip implanted. That began with a provision in House-passed bill, which was not in the final bill…

States And Firms Seek Health Reform Funds While Opposing Law

Seniors / Aging News From Medical News Today — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:00:00 +0000

News outlets are reporting that some states and businesses who oppose parts or all of the health reform law are applying for the financial relief it provides…

Health Reform Politics: Florida Court On Ballot Question; Repeal Campaign Touted By Conservatives; Nebraska Flap

Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP News From Medical News Today — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:00:00 +0000

Health News Florida: “The Florida Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a proposed constitutional amendment that targeted the new federal-health reform law, ruling that state lawmakers included misleading wording that could not be fixed. Justices, in a 5-2 ruling, upheld a circuit judge’s decision to strip ‘Amendment 9′ from the November ballot. …

Today’s Opinions: Pawlenty’s Order Against The Health Overhaul, Repealing The Health Law And More About Health Care Costs

Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP News From Medical News Today — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:00:00 +0000

Pawlenty’s Order Pure Politicking The Bemidji (Minn.) Pioneer The move can be explained in no other way than in being a totally partisan decision, intended to shore up his conservatism in what will be a 2012 battle of who is more conservative to wear the Republican mantle for president (9/1)…

Public Backing For Health Overhaul Wanes As Obama Administration Prepares For Midterms

Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP News From Medical News Today — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:00:00 +0000

Kaiser Health News: Public support for the new health law slipped in August, “a development sure to stir concerns among the Obama administration and congressional Democrats seeking to shore up support for the law in the months leading up to the mid-term elections…

Today’s Opinions And Editorials: The Costs Of Public Employees’ Health Benefits, More On Medicare Advantage, Will Reform Undermine Medical Innovation?

Seniors / Aging News From Medical News Today — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:00:00 +0000

As Reform Improves The Overall Market, Inefficient Insurers Could Take Hits Kaiser Health News We want to spend just a little less, so that we have more money for other purposes. And we want to spend just a little differently, so that we’re getting a higher quality, more humane health care system (Jonathan Cohn, 8/30)…

Health Care Costs Weigh On Employers, Jobless Alike

Seniors / Aging News From Medical News Today — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:00:00 +0000

News coverage reflects the ways in which employers, employees and unemployed people are confronting health care costs. Employees are resisting state and local government efforts to shift more health costs to workers, The Wall Street Journal reports…

Research Roundups: Underinsured Children; Hospital Progress On Electronic Records; Federal Officials’ Work On Comparative Effectiveness

Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP News From Medical News Today — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:00:00 +0000

New England Journal of Medicine: Underinsurance Among Children In The United States – This study examines the scope of underinsurance, or health insurance that fails to sufficiently meet the needs, of children living in the U.S. Based on information obtained from the 2007 National Survey of Children’s Health, the authors of the study report, “19.3% – or 14.1 million – of all U.S…

As A Result Of Health Reform, California Provider Groups Focusing On Accountable Care Organizations To Better Coordinate Care

Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP News From Medical News Today — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 09:00:00 +0000

HealthLeaders-InterStudy, a leading provider of managed care market intelligence, reports that provider groups in California, including physician groups, independent practice associations, hospitals and medical foundations, are beginning to shape their role in the anticipated shift towards accountable care organizations (ACO)…

Scaled Back Premium Increases Allowed For Calif. Insurer; Calif. Lawmakers Pass Bills Setting Up Exchange; Alaska Approves Abortion Notification Init.

Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP News From Medical News Today — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:00:00 +0000

The Los Angeles Times: “California insurance regulators cleared the way Wednesday for Anthem Blue Cross to implement scaled-back rate hikes after a previous increase was canceled amid an uproar over its size. Anthem said it intends to put the new rates – averaging 14% and as high as 20% – into effect Oct. 1 for nearly 800,000 individual California policyholders…