Tag Archives: politics

Church Groups Form Sharing Ministries To Cover Members’ Medical Costs

Posted on April 27, 2011 by WildWing

Health-care sharing ministries are financed through monthly fees, and those revenues are divvied up and sent to members when they have have health care expenses. Provided by Kaiser Health News.

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CBO: Seniors Would Pay Much More For Medicare Under Ryan Plan

Posted on April 6, 2011 by WildWing

Health care entitlement programs are targeted for major overhauls under the House GOP budget proposal, says the Congressional Budget Office. Provided by Kaiser Health News.

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As Medicaid Budgets Squeezed, States Consider Eccentric Ideas On Cutting Costs

Posted on March 30, 2011 by WildWing

States look for money saving ideas, including suggestions from the public, to cut Medicaid costs. Provided by Kaiser Health News.

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Doctors Continued To Spend Big On Lobbying in 2010

Posted on February 2, 2011 by WildWing

In 2010, the American Medical Association spent nearly $22 million on lobbying. Article provided by Kaiser Health News.

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Quit The RUC

Posted on January 26, 2011 by WildWing

Brian Klepper and David C. Kibbe discuss how AMA’s Relative Value Scale Update Committee (RUC) is driving the shortage in primary care physicians. Provided by Kaiser Health News.

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What Repeal Is Not About

Posted on January 19, 2011 by WildWing

The House is about to vote on the repeal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. What does this mean? Provided by Kaiser Health News.

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Analysis: The Long Road To A Supreme Court Decision On Health Law’s Mandate

Posted on January 2, 2011 by WildWing

What will happen in the courts to the controversial health care reform “individual mandate” clause? An analysis of the road to a Supreme Court decision from Kaiser Health News.

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When Needles Dislodge, Dialysis Can Turn Deadly

Posted on November 14, 2010 by WildWing

Nearly 40 years after Congress created a unique entitlement for patients with kidney failure, U.S. death rates and per-patient costs are among the world’s highest while the biggest for-profit providers flourish. Provided by ProPublica.

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Health Care Cost Control Is Hard, And Humbling

Posted on November 10, 2010 by WildWing

Think you have an effective solution for controlling health care costs? Don’t bet on it. Provided by Kaiser Health News.

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3 States To Vote On Health Insurance Mandate

Posted on October 31, 2010 by WildWing

Voters in Arizona, Colorado, and Oklahoma will vote Tuesday whether to prohibit enforcement of the individual health insurance mandate in the federal health care law. Provided by Kaiser Health News.

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