| Lack Of Health Insurance Linked To 17,000 Childhood Deaths, US
October 29, 2009 at 2:00 pm
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| | A new US study concluded that lack of health insurance may have contributed or led to nearly 17,000 hospital deaths among American children over two decades. The study was the work of lead researcher Dr Fizan Abdullah, pediatric surgeon at Johns Hopkins Children's Center in Baltimore, Maryland, and colleagues and is due to be published on 30 October in the Journal of Public Health. |
| House Close To Decision On Public Option In Health Reform, Could Release Bill This Week
October 29, 2009 at 8:00 am
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| | Intent on voting on its final health care overhaul legislation next week, the House might make a decision in the next "24 to 48 hours" about what type of public option the bill (HR 3200) will include, Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), an assistant to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), said Tuesday, Roll Call reports. |
| End Of Cobra Subsidy Rattles Newly Unemployed
October 29, 2009 at 8:00 am
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| | Rick Schmitt reports for Kaiser Health News on how unemployed workers are faring with their COBRA subsidies. "In the past very few people could afford this option, but the government subsidies have changed that, and now enrollments appear to be growing sharply. Hewitt Associates, a Lincolnshire, Ill. |
| Rove, Dean Trade One-Liners On Health Reform, Senators Offer Their Take
October 29, 2009 at 8:00 am
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| | Former Democratic Party head Howard Dean joined former Bush adviser Karl Rove for a debate on health care reform in Pennsylvania Tuesday night while other Senators are offering their take on the public option's role in a health care overhaul. |
| Is An Individual Mandate Constitutional? Legal Scholars Are Divided
October 29, 2009 at 8:00 am
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| | Some legal scholars are questioning the constitutionality of a proposed mandate that would require most Americans to carry health insurance or pay a tax penalty, The Washington Times reports. This would be the first time that Congress has "required citizens to purchase any good or service. |
| Cuomo Announces New Database To Guide Insurers' Prices, Unveil Doctors Fees
October 29, 2009 at 8:00 am
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| | A new database operated by a New York nonprofit will help insurers determine their rates for out-of-network care and give consumers a heads-up on what to expect their policy to pay when they seek such care, the New York Times reports. |
| Insurer Stocks Rise After Reid's 'Opt-Out' Announcement
October 29, 2009 at 8:00 am
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| | "A day after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid proposed an 'opt-out' public option plan, health-care insurers' stocks climbed Tuesday," Dow Jones Newswires/The Wall Street Journal reports. "Led by Centene Corp.'s (CNC) 6% gain, fueled by an upside earnings surprise, all major carriers were in the black." But "there may have been more to Tuesday's action in health-insurer stocks. |
| Today's Opinions And Editorials
October 29, 2009 at 8:00 am
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| | Not Enough To Bend The 'Curve' The Washington PostThe tax I proposed - and the one most economists favor - would force employees to treat as income the value of health-care benefits they receive from their employer (Fred Hiatt, 10/27). |
| Kaiser Health News Examines Issue Of Gender Rating In Health Reform Debate
October 29, 2009 at 7:00 am
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| | Kaiser Health News recently examined how health care reform legislation may affect the insurance industry practice known as gender rating, in which insurers use gender as a factor in determining the cost of policies. |
| House Leaders Seek To Unify Dems On Public Option, Unveil Bill
October 29, 2009 at 7:00 am
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| | House Democratic leaders are planning to unveil their version of the health care overhaul that will include a more tempered public insurance plan in which the federal government would negotiate prices with doctors and hospitals, Roll Call reports. |
| Obama Seeks Health Reform Support From Small Businesses
October 29, 2009 at 7:00 am
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| | Roll Call: "The White House is aggressively courting the small-business community, believing that some on GOP-friendly Main Street can be enlisted in the fight for health care reform and that assistance to mom-and-pop shops is vital to chipping away at the unemployment rate. ... White House officials were on the phone to the [U.S. |
| States Face Unpopular Cuts In Health Spending
October 29, 2009 at 7:00 am
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| | State governments, especially New York's, are facing budget gaps that officials hope to close with cuts to health spending. But, their constituents are resisting the proposed changes that could result in fewer services. Newsday (Long Island, N.Y.): "Nearly 500 people showed up Tuesday for a hearing in Brookhaven on Gov. David A. |
| Rep. Stupak Committed To Blocking Health Reform Over Abortion Coverage, Threatens To Work With GOP
October 29, 2009 at 6:00 am
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| | In an interview with C-SPAN's "Washington Journal" on Tuesday, Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) said he is considering teaming up with Republicans to block House health reform legislation ( |
| Centrist Democrats Are Cool To Reid's Plan For Public Option
October 29, 2009 at 6:00 am
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| | With his announcement regarding support for the public option, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's plans to move health legislation to the Senate floor face big challenges.The Hill reports that Reid is short of the votes to pass a government-run public option in the Senate bill. Several moderate Democrats - among them Sens. |
| AHIP, Chamber Of Commerce Ramp Up Opposition To Health Reform
October 29, 2009 at 6:00 am
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| | Insurers and the Chamber of Commerce are stepping up lobbying against a health care overhaul with new television ads. "The health insurance industry, which had been taking a relatively tempered approach to health care legislation, has stepped up its opposition to the overhaul efforts as it has become clear that the final product will not be to its liking," Roll Call reports. |
| Lawmakers Struggle With How Age Should Influence Insurance Premiums
October 29, 2009 at 6:00 am
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| | Age issues emerge in the health care reform debate as lawmakers struggle with how much young and old people should pay for insurance. Meanwhile, lawmakers and different groups try to woo seniors. NPR reports: "The rules for how health insurers use age to set premium rates vary widely from state to state. ... | | | 
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