“I’m sick and tired of the insurance industry pulling these stunts and misleading the public about health reform. I expect better of companies wanting to do business in Washington.” — Mike Kreidler
Federal judge in Florida rules that a legal challenge to the new health care law by officials from 20 states can move forward.
More than 70% of those polled said prescription birth control should be covered under preventive health care, including 72% of GOP women.
“. . . ruling represents a major legal victory for the Justice Department since the decision rejects the central legal argument against the landmark health care reform bill.”
The Washington state Supreme Court will hear a case next month that seeks to force the state’s Republican attorney general, Rob McKenna, to withdraw from the multistate lawsuit in Florida.
The Facebook version allows you to access all the features the HealthCare.gov website offers and feature blogs and webchats.
The new health law that bars insurers from denying coverage of children with preexisting conditions but coverage may be still hard to find–and expensive.
Because the new health law forbids insurers from turning down coverage of kids, insurers are afraid parents will wait until their children are sick to enroll them.
Since May support climbs from 41 to 48 percent. Opposition falls from 44 to 41 percent. But 25 percent strongly opposed, and 27 percent want law repealed.
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.
“Will most people’s health insurance still change? Absolutely. But change was coming no matter what. With reform, it’s likely to be change for the better,” writes Jon Cohn.
In Sunday’s Seattle Times health reporter Carol Ostrom explains how changes in Medicare mandated by the new health reform law will affect seniors.
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Lost in translation: Lack of trained interpreters can lead to medical errors
Interpreter services at hospitals and other medical settings are often inadequate, forcing family members, including children, to step in, or the task falls to medical staff members who may not speak the language well.
Some insurers deny ER coverage to people who have been drinking
Laws in more than half the states permit insurers to deny payment for medical services related to alcohol or drug use. Faced with the prospect of not getting paid for care, some ER personnel sidestep the problem by simply not testing patients’ blood or urine for alcohol.
Travel insurance can protect your wallet — and your health on vacation
Think your regular health insurance policy will cover you if you get into medical trouble overseas?
Don’t bet on it.
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