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S&P shows moderate healthcare cost inflation
Healthcare costs in the United States are continuing to rise, but the rate of increase is slowing, according to new data from Standard & Poor's. The S&P Healthcare Economic Composite Index
Rise in Medicare Advantage premiums could draw political ire
No sooner did HHS portend that a recent slew of double-digt premium increases could be a sign of things to come, a new study shows that seniors enrolled in Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug Plans
Insurance industry attacks healthcare legislation
Unwilling to accept the new momentum behind healthcare legislation lying down, the health insurance industry launched a new attack against the healthcare legislation drafted by the Senate Finance
Senate GOP members push health co-op rather than public-option health plan
It seems that the so-called "public option" may be the issue that does the most to try to get the patients of both parties engaged in the health reform debate. While Democrats in the Senate are
Commercial health plans need individual mandate
Nobody would be surprised to learn that commercial health plans are thrilled that health reform proposals might demand that all Americans buy health insurance. But what some might not have guessed is
AHIP opposes creation of government health plan to rival private insurers
According to a new Wall Street Journal poll, 38.7 percent of respondents believe that Congress should create a government-run health plan to compete with private insurers, while 52.9 percent said "no
MedPAC says Medicare payments 'still adequate'
Now here's an assertion that might raise a few hackles. According to Glenn Hackbarth, chairman of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Medicare payments are still "adequate to cover the
Philadelphia health clinics may begin charging
Patients without health insurance in Philadelphia may soon be charged a fee when they visit health clinics that, so far, have been free. The city has eight primary-care health centers that provide
MedPAC says Medicare payments 'still adequate'
Now here's an assertion that might raise a few hackles. According to Glenn Hackbarth, chairman of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Medicare payments are still "adequate to cover the
Commonwealth Fund calls for massive healthcare reform
Apparently the Commonwealth Fund has a solution to the nation's healthcare problems. The group is calling for a new national insurance exchange that could cover tens of millions of Americans,
