Health Insurance
Most Doctors Don’t Use Email with Patients, Survey Says
A new study released recently by the Center for Studying Health System Change shows that less than 7% of office-based physicians routinely use email to communicate with their patients, even though such communication does much to improve patient satisfaction. The study involved a survey of 4,258 doctors (not including pathologists, anesthesiologists, etc.), and was done […]
Read moreFriday Filmstrips: Buying Individual Health Insurance
Many of us are lucky enough to have corporate health insurance, but there are also people who are self-employed, or work for small companies that don’t offer health plans. David from CT is one of them, and thanks to him (and YouTube) we offer his tips on buying individual health insurance for this week’s Friday […]
Read moreOhio Enacts Emergency Open Enrollment Rule
In order to improve protection for children under the age of nineteen who have pre-existing medical conditions, the Ohio Department of Insurance has issued an emergency rule establishing uniform periods of open enrollment in the state’s individual insurance market. According to the director of the Ohio Department of Insurance, Mary Jo Hudson, “Recently enacted federal […]
Read moreMost Americans Feel Healthcare Reform Didn’t Go Far Enough
It was came into our knowledge during the weekend that despite a lot of controversy about the health care reform legislation passed last spring, most Americans don’t want less reform; they want more. A new poll from the AP found that U.S. citizens who feel the health care reform law should have greater scope outnumber […]
Read moreRepresentative King: Blood Oaths and Government Shutdowns to Repeal Health Care Reform
Steve King Demands ‘Blood Oath’ From Boehner To Shut Down The Government ThinkProgress made headlines in today’s Huffington Post with a story about the radical agenda of right-wing congressman Steve King (R-IA) who made a splash earlier this year when he introduced a discharge petition in the House of Representatives meant to repeal the health […]
Read moreHealth Care Reform = Tax Credits for Many
A study released by Families USA, says that as a result of this year’s healthcare reform law, almost 29 million Americans will be eligible for new tax credits in 2014. The total tax break, researchers estimate, will reduce family income taxes by more than $110 billion in just the first year. In a teleconference with […]
Read moreWest Virginians Have Poor Health Habits, Senator Says
Health insurance examiners probably won’t find much shocking in this, but the Charleston Daily Mail is reporting that state Senator Dan Foster (D-Kanawha) is blaming West Virginia’s higher-than-average rate of workers on disability to poor health habits like smoking. In an interview with the Daily Mail Foster said that his state’s high obesity and smoking […]
Read moreMinorities and Uninsured More Likely to Die when Car Meets Pedestrian, Study Says
The Insurance Journal is reporting something interesting from the world of health insurance: a new study conducted by researchers at Johns Hopkins has found that when pedestrians get hit by cars, uninsured minority victims are significantly more likely to die as a result than insured white victims with similar injuries. In addition, pedestrians who belong […]
Read moreNo State Fee on Oklahoma Medicaid Claims
It was reported earlier today that a state law meant to raise revenue for Oklahoma’s Medicaid program has been overturned. In a ruling which was posted on the state Supreme Court’s website, it was said that the law, which set a 1 percent fee on claims paid by private health insurers and companies with self-insured […]
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