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PPACA: HHS Provides $109 Million in Rate Review Grants
By Allison BellFederal regulators have provided more funding for state efforts to block what officials believe to be unreasonable health coverage premium increases.
September 20, 2011
NAIC to Speak Up for MedigapThe National Association of Insurance Commissioners is about to mount a fierce battle to defend the Medicare supplement insurance program against any efforts to cut coverage or revamp plan design.
September 20, 2011
Don't bury the leadAmerican humorist Evan Esar defined statistics as the science of producing unreliable facts from reliable figures.
September 20, 2011
Ohio: PPACA Could Push 660,000 Out of Group Health MarketThe Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act could cut the number of uninsured Ohio residents by 790,000 in 2017, but it also could increase premiums for the 735,000 residents who have individual coverage by more than 55%.
September 20, 2011
Excessive medical testing: Seniors bewareSenior patients should just say no to many unnecessary tests.
September 20, 2011
Xbox Kinect, Doppler may help prevent fallsA new application of computer gaming technology can help detect the onset of disease and assess fall risk in seniors.
September 20, 2011
Doughnut hole swallowing fewer seniors: Fewer Medicare beneficiaries are being caught in the Medicare "doughnut hole," a coverage gap in which patients are responsible for the full cost of their prescription drugs.
September 19, 2011
HLC Proposes Traditional Medicare OverhaulCongress should increase the normal Medicare eligibility age to 67 and replace the government-run basic Medicare program with access to private plans, according to the Healthcare Leadership Council.