|
|
|
|
|
|
| Capitol Hill Sees Renewed Push For Universal Health Care |
| While many lawmakers agree that universal health care will be a top issue in the 2008 presidential elections, House Democrats, led by Rep. John Conyers Jr., D-Mich, are urging Congress for a single-payer system now. Rep. Conyers Jr. introduced legislation earlier this year which would allow all Americans to be eligible for the federal Medicaid program.
|
|
| » Read Full Story (this will take you to the story) |
|
|
| Self-Employed More Likely To Be Uninsured Than Corporate Counterparts |
| The Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) recently released its October 2007 Issue Brief which explores socioeconomic and demographic factors of the uninsured population. They found that nearly two out of three micro-business workers are uninsured, compared with 13.0 percent of workers in businesses with 1,000 or more employees.
|
|
| » Read Full Story (this will take you to the story) |
|
|
|
|
|
| E-Prescriptions May Come To Neighborhood Pharmacies |
| The federal government continues to ramp up efforts to promote greater utilization of health IT by medical professionals. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that the development of guideline for electronic prescriptions will be intended for use in the Medicare program. |
|
| » Read Full Story (this will take you to the story) |
|
|
|
|
|
| Census Indicates Jump In National Number Of Uninsured |
| The number of people without health insurance coverage rose to 47 million – an increase of over 2 million people since 2005 – according to recent data released by the U.S. Census Bureau. In addition to revealing coverage for the previous year, data relating to income and poverty levels was also collected. |
|
| » Read Full Story (this will take you to the story) |
|
|
| Hospitals Involved In War Of Words |
| Hospital advocacy groups are disputing a recent study which says that the uninsured pay the highest fees for services. The groups claim that regulations have been altered in the past few years to offer lower fees to uninsured patients. A recently released Johns Hopkins University research report found that patients who paid for their own care were charged 2.5 times more than enrollees of private insurance and three times more than Medicare patients.[...] |
|
| » Read Full Story (this will take you to the story) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Update- Health Care in the States |
| Health care proposals that offer
sliding scales for premiums or
improvements to already implemented
plans such as Dirigo. Most of these proposals will focus on bringing closer to Universal Health Care. |
|
| » Read Full Story (this will take you to the story) |
|
|
| Understanding the Uninsured |
| The U.S. Census Bureau reports that the number of uninsured has grown each year. Before officials start to look for solutions, they need to understand who the uninsured are and why that lack coverage. |
|
| » Read Full Story (this will launch a PDF document) |
|
|
|
|
|
