Nationally, employees now pay an average of $3,997 as their share of the annual family health insurance premium — about $1,000 more than in 2006 and twice the 2001 amount.
Starting next year, doctors who refer Medicare and Medicaid patients to in-house imaging machines must disclose in writing that they own the equipment.
Plans, although a better deal than anything comparable on the private market, still may be unaffordable for many. Eligibility requirements may be a barrier.
Washington state’s insurance plan for residents with pre-existing conditions will start accepting applications in August with coverage beginning on the 1st of September.
The government will make it easier for health care providers to get bonuses for using electronic health records, but the hospital industry says it still had concerns that too few facilities would qualify.
Consumers shopping for health insurance get a boost with the launch of a new federal website that advocates say will make it easier to shop for a plan.
The number of people who will be helped by some of the law’s key provisions taking effect in September may also be lower than some might expect.
How will the new law affect you if your a young adult? Over 65? Own a small business? And what is it all going to cost? KHN staff writer Phil Galewitz updates his Q&A the impact of health reform.
Here’s a quick guide to how the new health reform law might affect you.
Quality improvement expert reported to be Obama’ pick for Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services post.
The bill passed by the House would extend coverage to 32 million Americans by 2019, but also have an an effect on almost every citizen.
In one plan, called a “three share” plan, a $180 monthly premium is divvied up equally among the employer, the worker and the community.
Reform would require young adults to purchase insurance. But many of these “young invincibles” don’t believe they need or would benefit from such plans.
A short primer on the issue.
But Chamber still sees room to maneuver.
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