Affordable Health Insurance
Sun, 05 Jul 2009 03:20:22 +0200
Nearly 44 Million In US Without Health Insurance In 2008
An estimated 43.8 million Americans had no health insurance in 2008, approximately 2.8 million more than in 1997.
An estimated 43.8 million Americans had no health insurance in 2008, approximately 2.8 million more than in 1997, according to new data from CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics.
The report, “Health Insurance Coverage: Early Release of Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey, 2008,” presents the latest insurance estimates for the United States.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:48:28 +0000
Obama's Health Insurance Proposal Gets Mixed Reaction
A slight majority of Americans support the reform of the healthy care system that aims to make health insurance affordable for millions of Americans, and which the president Barack Obama wants to go to Congress. However, people also fear that there will be an increase in health care spending.
A slight majority of Americans support the reform of the healthy care system that aims to make health insurance affordable for millions of Americans, and which the president Barack Obama wants to go to Congress. However, people also fear that there will be an increase in health care spending, according to a poll releases Wednesday.
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AFP reported used in this story.
Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:55:57 +0000
Congratulations On Graduation - Now Get Health Insurance
With graduation or reaching a specific age, your parent’s health insurance policy does not cover you anymore. In fact, 30 percent of people ages 19 through 29 are uninsured.
After the pomp and circumstance marches, the commencement addresses and that most exciting moment when you moved the tassel from one side of the mortar board hat to the other, your parents beamed broad smiles and burst with pride. You made it through a rigorous four years of coursework to meet the requirements of your college or university to be granted a bachelor’s degree. It’s a great day, one of unlimited joy and optimism. Nothing could be better. Nothing can go wrong. However, stuff happens and you really need to be ready for it. Now you need health insurance coverage.
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Steve Trattner, President Cinergy Health
Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:20:10 +0000
Universal Health Insurance And The Role of Integrative Medicine
Though we support the "competitive public health insurance option" as a possible gateway to universal single-payer insurance, the current debate that has grown up around this discussion often misses much of the point. That’s because more advanced reform of the way medicine and health care are practiced is needed; without it, no form of health insurance will tame the beast of rising costs - and no approach to health insurance reform will be meaningful.
Though we support the "competitive public health insurance option" as a possible gateway to universal single-payer insurance, the current debate that has grown up around this discussion often misses much of the point. That’s because more advanced reform of the way medicine and health care are practiced is needed; without it, no form of health insurance will tame the beast of rising costs - and no approach to health insurance reform will be meaningful.
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Len Saputo MD, with Byron Belitsos
Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:39:34 +0000
Child Health Insurance in the Reform Debate
Children will hopefully fare better in the health insurance debate than those with chronic or life-threatening illnesses due to the recent passage of the Children’s Health Insurance Program.
Children will hopefully fare better in the health insurance debate than those with chronic or life-threatening illnesses due to the recent passage of the Children’s Health Insurance Program. In the bill, six billion dollars were made available to insure eleven million children. These are kids in families that do not qualify for welfare (Medicaid) or other insurance coverage.
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Charlotte E. Thompson, M.D.
Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:58:09 +0000
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