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Health Insurance Doesn't Always Protect People From Medical Debt

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In 2010, about 40 percent of Americans-or 73 million people-had trouble paying medical bills, up from 34 percent in 2005. Now, a new study confirms that having health insurance coverage is no guarantee against accumulating medical debt for working-age adults. Not surprisingly, the study likewise finds that both medical debt and lack of insurance coverage [...]

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Due to Language Barriers Over 100000 Californians Likely to Miss Out on Health Care

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Language barriers could deter more than 100,000 Californians from enrolling in the Health Benefit Exchange, according to a study released today by the California Pan-Ethnic Health Network, the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, and the UC Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education... Read the full story: Due To Language Barriers, Over 100,000 Californians [...]

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State House OKs Bill to Cap Costs of Insurance Benefits Detroit Free Press

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State House OKs bill to cap costs of insurance benefitsDetroit Free PressThe employee benefits bill was an attempt to bridge divisions between House and Senate Republicans over how to put a cap on the cost of health insurance for public employees. Under the House bill, all counties, cities, townships, villages and school ... and more& [...]

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Health Coverage Search Should Start With Key Steps East Valley Tribune

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Health coverage search should start with key stepsEast Valley TribuneHelp is on the way for consumers flummoxed by health insurance forms, but they'll need to be patient. The health care overhaul, which aims to provide coverage for millions of uninsured, requires private health plans to offer a user-friendly coverage ...Summary of Benefits and Coverage: Final [...]

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$375M Health Care Fraud Scheme Went Unnoticed for Years Some Critics Say ... Washington Post

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USA TODAY $375M health care fraud scheme went unnoticed for years; some critics say ...Washington PostAuthorities say Jacques Roy and six others indicted for health care fraud certified 11000 Medicare beneficiaries through more than 500 home health providers over five years. Those numbers would have made Roy's Medicare practice the busiest in the ...Obama leads [...]

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InsureMonkey Announces Open-Enrollment for Child-Only Health Insurance Plans in Kentucky

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InsureMonkey Announces Open-Enrollment for Child-Only Health Insurance Plans in Kentucky The State of Kentucky has issued a regulation requiring all individual health insurance companies to offer guaranteed issue child-only plans during a set open enrollment period each year. (PRWeb January 01, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/1/prweb8041313.htm Read more on PRWeb Tags: state, Open, [...]

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Summer Travel Do You Know What Your Health Insurance Covers if a Medical Emergency Occurs While You're on Vacation

by Affordable Health Care

Summer is here and it's time to get away. But while you are making vacation plans, take a few minutes to think about what you might do if an unexpected medical emergency should occur, especially if you are traveling away from home. Before you pack your bags it is important to make sure you are [...]

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Tanya Plibersek Says Private Health Insurance Premiums to Rise the Daily Telegraph

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BigPond News Tanya Plibersek says private health insurance premiums to riseThe Daily TelegraphHealth Minister Tanya Plibersek says private health premiums are set to rise. Picture: Ray Strange Source: The Advertiser PRIVATE health insurance premiums will rise on average 5.06 per cent from April 1. Health Minister Tanya Plibersek announced the ...Private health insurance rates jumpHerald [...]

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Health Care Plan Could Be Key to Fire Station's Longevity Seacoastonline.com

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Health care plan could be key to fire station's longevitySeacoastonline.comPORTSMOUTH — Could potential savings in health insurance coverage for firefighters be what saves Fire Station 3 from closure in the long term? Despite learning late Tuesday that the Fire Commission ordered Station 3 at Pease be kept ... and more& » Read the full story: [...]

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Among People With Health Insurance the Recession and High CoPays Tied to Fewer Colonoscopy Screenings

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The recent U.S. economic recession was the longest and most severe since World War II. During this period, personal spending on health care grew at the slowest rate in over 50 years, suggesting that Americans used less health care. A new study finds that these cut backs were not limited to Americans who lost their [...]

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Obama Railroading Healthcare Vision Lebanon Daily News

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Central Florida News 13 Obama railroading health-care visionLebanon Daily NewsThey pass along these costs to the employer or the insured. Current estimates are that 40 percent or more of the cost of health insurance today is due to state and federal coverage mandates, many of which are nonsense. Employers will be forced to pay ...Stephan [...]

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Kansas Missouri Unlikely to Meet Deadline on Health Care Kansas City Star

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Kansas, Missouri unlikely to meet deadline on health careKansas City StarBy DAVE HELLING Kansas and Missouri are almost certain to miss an end-of-the-year deadline for establishing a key component of the nation's health care law — health insurance “exchanges” where individuals and businesses can compare and purchase ...`Health Care Freedom Act' falls one vote short [...]

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MediCal Puts Clinics to the Test Daily Breeze

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Medi-Cal puts clinics to the testDaily BreezeIn 2014, all patients covered by Medi-Cal will be able to choose health care providers that accept state insurance. The county already cares for most of these patients, but doesn't get paid; patients, meanwhile, contend with long waits and limited ...George Ma: Health insurance regulation would hinder patient carePasadena [...]

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How to Find Suitable Private Health Insurance

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Private health insurance is the main source of health coverage for the majority of people in the United States. Approximately 58% of all Americans have private health care coverage. For elderly citizens and eligible children and families from low-income households, public programs are the primary source of health cover. Public programs include Medicare, Medicaid, and [...]

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Get Your Health Insurance Cover Early IBNLive.com

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Get your health insurance cover earlyIBNLive.comCHENNAI: The thought of getting a health insurance comes to our mind only when someone in the family gets a heart attack or meets with an accident. Or we wait to turn 60 ourselves. There are, of course, the exceptions — the ones covered by group ...REID: Nevada seniors saved [...]

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Medical Researchers Can Set the Stage for Health Insurance Reimbursement

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Medical researchers have a critical role to play in gaining optimal health insurance reimbursement for MR-guided focused ultrasound. As Susan Klees, Director of Patient Access for the Focused Ultrasound Surgery Foundation, reports, "Scientific evidence is the key driver for reimbursement, and it all begins with the way studies are designed... Read the full story: Medical [...]

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