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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

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

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

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

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

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

IMTA Challenges U.S. Doctors And Insurers To Follow AMA Directive For Medical Travel

Urging U.S. employers, insurers and physicians to provide follow-up care for returning medical tourists, the American Medical Association (AMA) recognizes that Americans have the right to travel outside the U.S.

June 28th, 2008

Few Employers Addressing Employees’ Obesity Despite Increasing Costs

Obesity rates in the U.S. are driving up costs for employers that provide health insurance to workers, but few companies have introduced programs intended to curb the trend, the New

June 24th, 2008

Washington Post Reports Next President Likely To Have ‘Tough Time’ With Efforts To Finance Health Care, Other Proposals

The major presidential candidates have made a number of promises on health care and other issues in their campaign speeches, but whoever "wins the White House this fall ... is

June 24th, 2008

New AMA President Says She Will Use Position ‘To Let The Nation Know That We Must Cover America’s Uninsured’

American Medical Association President Nancy Nielsen last week during her inauguration speech at the annual meeting of the group promised to use "all of the power" of her position and

June 24th, 2008

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