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AHIP Board Of Directors Releases Principles On Patient-Centered Medical Home

A patient-centered medical home can provide patients with more personalized and coordinated health care, according to new principles adopted by America's Health Insurance Plans' (AHIP) Board of Directors. The Board

June 28th, 2008 | Categories: Insurances

Study Finds Public Health Programs Require Less Per-Person Spending Than Private Plans

"Public and Private Insurance: Stacking Up the Costs," Health Affairs: The Web exclusive study -- by Leighton Ku, a professor at the George Washington University

June 28th, 2008 | Categories: Insurances

Issues Contributing To Ohio’s Uninsured Rate Examined

The Akron Beacon Journal on Tuesday examined how lapses in health insurance, pre-existing conditions and chronic illnesses are contributing to Ohio's uninsured rate. According to the Beacon Journal, 1.4 million,

June 28th, 2008 | Categories: Insurances

California HMO Profits Exceed $4B, Study Finds

California HMOs made $4.3 billion in profits in the last year and spent $6 billion on administrative costs, according to a California Medical Association annual report released Tuesday, the AP/San

June 28th, 2008 | Categories: Insurances

Mailing Error Left 16,000 Commonwealth Care Beneficiaries Unaware Of Coverage Cancellation, How To Appeal Decisions

Massachusetts state officials on Monday said a mailing glitch last month left 16,000 residents without proper notice that they could lose their health coverage under Commonwealth Care and information about

June 28th, 2008 | Categories: Insurances

Poor And Uninsured Patients More Likely To Experience Racial Discrimination

A new study in Health Services Research tried to disentangle the impact of a patient's racial and ethnic background, being poor and having no health insurance on the likelihood they

June 28th, 2008 | Categories: Insurances

San Francisco Chronicle Examines Health Insurance Claim Denials

The San Francisco Chronicle on Monday examined how "[e]ach year, thousands of Californians find themselves at odds with their health insurers over whether they, as patients, should get the treatment

June 28th, 2008 | Categories: Insurances

Lack Of Health Insurance For Many U.S. Residents ‘Merely A Symptom’ Of Larger Problem With Costs, According To Opinion Piece

The major presidential candidates have "talked frequently" about proposals to expand health insurance to more U.S. residents but have failed to "recognize that lack of coverage is merely a symptom

June 28th, 2008 | Categories: Insurances

California Health Insurance Companies Spend $10.3 Billion On Administration And Profit

Private health insurance companies regulated by the Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) spend $6 billion each year on administration, and divert an additional $4.3 billion to profit, according to

June 28th, 2008 | Categories: Insurances

House Votes To Cut Medicare Payments To Insurers Instead Of Doctors

US House representatives set aside party politics on Tuesday and voted by a large majority to postpone the 1st July planned cut in payments to doctors who treat patients under

June 28th, 2008 | Categories: Insurances

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