Call them stoic, call them cost-conscious, call them under- or uninsured…but almost 20 percent of the U.S. population either went without or delayed needed medical care at sometime during 2007. That figure is up from 14 percent in 2003, and if you are counting, is an additional 9.5 million Americans who didn’t get the medical […]
Private California health insurance companies regulated by the Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) spend $6 billion each year on administration, and divert an additional $4.3 billion to profit, according to a report released by the California Medical Association (CMA). Prepared using data obtained under the Knox Keene Act, the report breaks down how private […]
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The Kansas Health Policy Authority has been itching for health care reforms in the state, and Governor Kathleen Sebelius has obliged.
Governor Sebelius over the past few months has signed multiple bills for health care reform — including legislation that will create a standardized Medicaid insurance card, increase funding for health care clinics, and expand the […]
The Kansas Health Policy Authority has been itching for health care reforms in the state, and Governor Kathleen Sebelius has obliged.
Governor Sebelius over the past few months has signed multiple bills for health care reform — including legislation that will create a standardized Medicaid insurance card, increase funding for health care clinics, and expand the […]
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The Kansas Health Policy Authority has been itching for health care reforms in the state, and Governor Kathleen Sebelius has obliged.
Governor Sebelius over the past few months has signed multiple bills for health care reform — including legislation that will create a standardized Medicaid insurance card, increase funding for health care clinics, and expand the […]
Today’s Health Blog jargon of the day is rescission, the California insurance industry’s practice of revoking individual insurance policies because of health-related mistakes or omissions on the application for coverage.
The companies say this is a key step for fighting fraud, but they’ve come under criticism in California by those who accuse them of going over […]
Today’s Health Blog jargon of the day is rescission, the California insurance industry’s practice of revoking individual insurance policies because of health-related mistakes or omissions on the application for coverage.
The companies say this is a key step for fighting fraud, but they’ve come under criticism in California by those who accuse them of going over […]
Private California health insurance companies regulated by the Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) spend $6 billion each year on administration, and divert an additional $4.3 billion to profit, according to a report released by the California Medical Association (CMA). Prepared using data obtained under the Knox Keene Act, the report breaks down how private […]