Health Insurance Issues
Study finds that higher copays promote more drug noncompliance
A new study funded by GlaxoSmithKline found that Type 2 diabetics who have to shell out higher copays are more likely to not take their drugs as indicated.
Date:
05/14/2008
, Publication:
Drug Topics Daily News
, Author:
Judy Chi
http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drugtopics/Business+and+Management/Study-f
Hard Sell to Medicare Insurance Buyers Would Get Softer Under New Rules
The Bush administration proposed on Thursday to crack down on the aggressive marketing of private Medicare insurance plans by outlawing unsolicited visits and telephone calls
Date:
05/09/2008
, Publication:
NY TIMES
, Author:
ROBERT PEAR
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/09/washington/09medicare.html?ref=health
E.R.'s Are Busy, but Fewer Patients Are Uninsured
But data based on telephone surveys and in-person interviews, published on April 14 in The Annals of Emergency Medicine, tell a different story...
Date:
05/06/2008
, Publication:
NY TIMES
, Author:
NICHOLAS BAKALAR
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/06/health/research/06stat.html?ref=health
McCain Health Plan Could Mean Higher Tax
Mr. McCain, has emphasized a free-market approach that he said would lower health care costs and make insurance affordable....
Date:
05/01/2008
, Publication:
NY TIMES
, Author:
KEVIN SACK and MICHAEL COOPER
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/01/us/politics/01mccain.html?ref=health
Medicaid Won't Cover Surgery for Woman With Deformed Face
Lisa Medina isn't asking to look like a beauty queen she just wants a normal' looking face.
Date:
04/28/2008
, Publication:
Fox News
, Author:
Fox News
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,352831,00.html
Senate Passes Genetic Discrimination Bill
...wouldn't also have to worry about losing their jobs or their health insurance under anti-discrimination legislation the Senate passed Thursday.
Date:
04/24/2008
, Publication:
NY TIMES
, Author:
AP
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-Genetic-Discrimination.html?_r=1&ref=heal
Before Medicare, Sticker Shock and Rejection
Less than a third of employers offer retiree health benefits, down from almost half in 1993, according to a survey
Date:
04/21/2008
, Publication:
NY TIMES
, Author:
FRED BROCK
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/21/business/retirement/21insure.html?_r=1&ref=he
President Is Rebuffed on Program for Children
The Bush administration violated federal law last year when it restricted states&8217; ability to provide health insurance to children of middle-income families...
Date:
04/19/2008
, Publication:
NY TIMES
, Author:
ROBERT PEAR
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/19/washington/19health.html?ref=health
Medicare Plans Affected by Rising Drug Costs
Employers and patients in corporate health plans are not the only ones affected by the soaring prices of specialty drugs. Enrollees in Medicare drug plans are also feeling the pressure.
Date:
04/19/2008
, Publication:
NY TIMES
, Author:
MILT FREUDENHEIM
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/19/business/19specialtyside.html?ref=health
Warning on Storage of Health Records
...two leading researchers warn that the entry of big companies like Microsoft and Google into the field of personal health records could drastically alter the practice of clinical research...
Date:
04/17/2008
, Publication:
NY TIMES
, Author:
STEVE LOHR
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/17/business/17record.html?ref=health
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