Tuesday, February 28, 2012

House committee hears testimony on health care - CBS News




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House committee hears testimony on health care - CBS News




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House committee hears testimony on health care
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(AP) AUSTIN, Texas — The percentage of Texans with health insurance would rise from 74 percent to 91 percent under the new federal health care law, a state official told lawmakers Monday. State Medicaid Director Billy Millwee also said the state is ...
Health care overhaul law proceeds as court fight draws nearAustin American-Statesman
US Labor Department to host Spanish-language health benefits webinar Feb. 29Bradenton Herald
Senate Committee Clears Bill To Establish NJ Health Insurance ExchangeNJ TODAY
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Open Question: Ok, Lefties and others will you please tell me this about the NHS in the UK?



If the NHS in the UK is supposed to be so great why do so many higher paid workers subscribe to companies such as BUPA for private health insurance if they can afford it?







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Survey Finds Cost of Health Insurance for Hedge Fund Managers Rising at Slower Rate - Marketwatch



WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Feb 28, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The cost of providing health care insurance to the hedge fund community is rising at a slower rate for the first time in years, according to SKCG Group's Annual Hedge Fund Health Insurance Survey.












TheAdvice.com Publishes New Articles on Banking Advice and Retirement Advice for Consumers



Personal Finance Expert Walter Edelstein has published new content that provide banking advice on how consumers can prevent themselves from becoming a victim of ATM card skimming and retirement advice on how individuals can stretch retirement savings.

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Affordable Care Act... and What is Means to You









Everywhere you turn someone is talking about the cost of health care and how things are changing as a result of the Affordable Care Act. But what do these changes really mean to the millions of Americans and their loved ones who rely on Medicare to cover the staggering costs of hospitalization? Changes are coming which will impact how hospitals are paid, which will inevitably affect how care is provided. In the US, on average, 21% of the Medicare recipients who require a hospital stay, will return to the hospital within 30 days after being discharged -- that's right - 1 in 5 are returning to the hospital in less than a month. Not only does this place an emotional and physical burden on patients and their families, the financial liability to Medicare and other insurance payers is proving debilitating to our entire health care structure. Especially when you consider that it is estimated that nearly 90% of hospitalization are potentially avoidable. To combat this trend The Affordable Care Act has put measures in place to financially penalize hospitals for readmissions which occur within 30 days of prior discharge for certain medical conditions. Hospitals and insurance providers will simply not be able to absorb the cost of these repeat stays, therefore, care will inevitably be rationed meaning when you actually do need to be re-hospitalized, you may not be readily admitted. So the search is on for a way to ensure that patients remain stable and at home once they are <b>...</b>

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