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Enrollment In Health Savings Accounts Increases, Particularly Among Higher-Income People, GAO Report Finds

On average, people enrolled in high-deductible health plans with health savings accounts in 2005 had adjusted gross income of $139,000 compared to $57,000 for other taxpayers, according to a Government

May 5th, 2008

Genetic Discrimination Bill Passed By Congress

On Thursday, the US House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA) by 414 votes to 1. The bill is expected to be signed into

May 5th, 2008

Colorado House Approves Legislation That Would Bar Insurers From Providing Incentives For Prescribing Generic Drugs

The Colorado House on Monday voted 62-3 to approve a bill (HB 1411) that would ban insurance companies from offering physicians cash incentives to switch patients to less-costly generic versions

May 5th, 2008

Missouri Senate Passes Wide-Ranging Health Care Bill, Including Revised Insure Missouri Program

The Missouri state Senate on Monday voted 30-4 to approve legislation that includes a program to cover 200,000 low- and middle-income state residents, the Kansas City Star reports. The "centerpiece"

May 5th, 2008

House Expected To Pass Bill Barring Insurers, Employers From Discriminating Based On Genetics

The House on Thursday is expected to approve a measure (HR 493) that would prohibit insurers and employers from discriminating against individuals based on genetic information that shows a predisposition

May 5th, 2008

More Than Six Million Enrolled In Health Savings Account Plans

More than 6.1 million Americans are covered by Health Savings Account (HSA)-eligible insurance plans, a 35 percent increase since last year, a new census released by America's Health Insurance Plans

May 5th, 2008

PBS’ ‘NewsHour’ Examines Effects Of Massachusetts Health Insurance Law Two Years After Enactment

PBS' "NewsHour with Jim Lehrer" on Monday reported on how the Massachusetts health insurance law has affected the state's fiscal situation and uninsurance rates.

May 5th, 2008

55% Of Large Commercial Health Plan Members Do Not Understand ‘Critical Details’ Of Their Health Plans, Online Survey Finds

Fifty-five percent of members from 107 commercial health plans nationally said they do not understand "critical details" of their coverage, including prescription drug benefits, finding the proper physician and appealing

May 5th, 2008

California Gov. Schwarzenegger To Attempt Second Health Care Proposal

In an interview with the Associated Press on Tuesday, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) said that he would try again to pass legislation to overhaul the state's health care system

May 5th, 2008

Presumptive GOP Presidential Nominee McCain Provides Further Detail On His Health Care Proposal

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) on Tuesday in a speech at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute in Tampa, Fla., detailed his health care

May 5th, 2008

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