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Health insurance news and analysis, with coverage of general health insurance trends, major medical insurance, disability insurance, dental insurance, vision plans, telemedicine plans, critical illness insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, short-term health insurance, the Affordable Care Act public exchange program, and more.
Costly Provenge gets Medicare seal of approval
By Staff WriterThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have decided to cover Provenge, a costly vaccine used to treat men with advanced prostate cancer.
April 07, 2011
Who Run Bartertown?I am a sci-fi movie junkie, and one of my all-time favorites is the Mad Max series. These tales are of a post-apocalyptic Australia where ...
April 06, 2011
House Committee Bill Would Restrict Funding for State-Based ExchangesThe ability of the Obama administration to provide unlimited funds to states to establish health exchanges would be ended under legislation reported out by a House committee late Tuesday.
April 06, 2011
Study: Medical Errors Happen in One-Third of CasesMedical errors and other adverse events occur in one-third of hospital admissions--as much as 10 times more than some previous estimates have indicated, according to a new study.
April 06, 2011
Support or illumination?If you spend any time keeping up with current events, it should be clear to you that we have become a poll-driven nation.
April 06, 2011
Support or illumination?If you spend any time keeping up with current events, it should be clear to you that we have become a poll-driven nation.
April 06, 2011
Florida's Medicaid Reform: Will It Work?The roar over the nation's Medicaid crisis grows louder every day. In
April 06, 2011
Back End DenialI often write about my disbelief at the many creative excuses people use to avoid conversing with me about even the generalities of responsible long-term care planning. Allow