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Viewpoints: Calif. insurers ignore Commissioner on premiums; Rick Perry says 'broken' Medicaid can't handle expansion; Doctor says NRA let him down

While most of us face uncertainty with the rollout of healthcare reform, some insurance companies in California have been feeling their oats lately. Here's how they're responding to Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones' warnings that their latest rate increases are unreasonable: Stuff it, Dave.

28 Mar 2013

Urban Institute: Medicaid expansion will benefit veterans

Overall, the health law could help as many as 40 percent of uninsured veterans gain access to health coverage. News outlets also report on Medicaid expansion news from Tennessee, Missouri and Louisiana.

28 Mar 2013

Va. Gov. offers amendment to bar abortion coverage from the federal exchanges that will serve the state

Gov. Bob McDonnell added the provision Monday to recently passed legislation. Meanwhile, in other news, the Maryland Senate could vote as early as today on a bill that implements the state's new insurance marketplace and Louisiana insurers and nonprofits form group to help consumers understand new insurance options.

28 Mar 2013

Examining 'a glitch' in the health law's tax credits

Reuters reports on a health law consequence that Families USA says needs to be fixed: that millions of "modest earners" could be priced out of health insurance. The Fiscal Times analyzes the current state of play regarding the measure's new taxes and other moving parts.

28 Mar 2013

Stakeholders see health law benefits, challenges

News outlets explore issues emerging from the health law's implementation, including how the costs of insuring full-time employees could be a boon for temporary staffing agencies, how nurse practitioners are seeking a greater role in primary care and how some clinics are fighting to benefit from the law's changes.

27 Mar 2013

Housing and health: an interview with Hilary Thomson, Senior Investigator Scientist at the UK Medical Research Council

I have been working on this topic for 13 years. Our research programme centres around generating research evidence which can be used in public policy to promote health. This is a broad topic and investigates the potential for investment in socio-economic determinants of health, like housing, transport, welfare, employment etc, to have an impact on health.

26 Mar 2013

Viewpoints: Health law offers 'lifeline' to many; National exchange could solve many problems with state insurance; Contrasting looks at faulty hip replacements

Republican leaders in Congress regularly denounce the 2010 Affordable Care Act and vow to block money to carry it out or even to repeal it.

26 Mar 2013

Senate narrowly passes budget proposal for fiscal year 2014

The next step will come when President Barack Obama releases his budget, although that is not likely to offer details about changes in Medicare and other entitlement programs that the president might be willing to support.

26 Mar 2013

First Edition: March 25, 2013

Today's headlines include reports about the continuing outlook for progress on the federal budget as well as a variety of stories related to the health law's implementation.

25 Mar 2013

Overhaul foes set lobbying strategy as health law turns 3

Reuters reports that medical device makers, health insurers, retailers and restaurants are coordinating efforts to get Senate Democratic support for overturning major portions of the law.

25 Mar 2013

Research roundup: Number of nurses linked to NICU infections; Comparing Medicare budget plans

Neonatal intensive care units – which provide care for infants who are critically ill – are costly and require a significant amount of nursing services.

25 Mar 2013

Politics may be shifting as health law turns 3

Although many Democrats appear less fearful of political fallout from the measure, Republicans continue their efforts to unravel it.

22 Mar 2013

Minnesota authorizes online health insurance marketplace

Gov. Mark Dayton has promised to sign the legislation, which enables his administration to move forward on building the infrastructure necessary for the marketplace to begin enrolling people Oct. 1 -- a tight deadline that officials said would require massive work to meet.

21 Mar 2013

Physician turnover rate reaches high as stock prices, home sales rise

As stock prices and home sales rise, physician turnover reaches the highest rate since the first year data was collected in 2005, and exceeds pre-recession levels.

20 Mar 2013

Ill health and retirement: an interview with Dr Sabrina Pit, University Centre for Rural Health, University of Sydney

In our study population, which was drawn from NSW Australia only, the proportion of working aged men who were fully retired due to ill-health in cities is five percent, eight percent for inner regional areas and nine for outer regional areas.

20 Mar 2013

Federal government may need to enforce health law in some states

Politico reports that insurance officials in at least four states won't implement insurance market changes that are part of the law, leaving that task to federal officials. Meanwhile, the Obama administration offers new rules and statistics related to implementation.

20 Mar 2013

Employers, small businesses bristle over health law cost increases, requirements

The Wall Street Journal reports on the fee that many employers will pay for each person that they insure next year while KHN details a possible "loophole" for small businesses.

16 Mar 2013

Viewpoints: Failures in treating ovarian cancer; A moral analysis of obesity; Bloomberg's overreach

A new study has found widespread failure among doctors to follow clinical guidelines for treating ovarian cancer, which kills 15,000 women a year in this country. This disturbing news shows the kind of challenge that health care reformers are up against in improving medical care - even when cost is not the issue (3/13).

15 Mar 2013

Health insurance exchanges likely to offer wide choice

NBC News reports the exchanges may offer an "overwhelming" array of plans to choose from to people who have not purchased insurance before.

15 Mar 2013

Calif. lawmaker pushes expanded role for mid-level health professionals to meet health law's demand

A series of proposed bills would widen how much care California's mid-level health workers could give to patients in order to meet the growing demand for health care services as the health law takes hold.

15 Mar 2013

Health Reform News and Research

Viewpoints: Calif. insurers ignore Commissioner on premiums; Rick Perry says 'broken' Medicaid can't handle expansion; Doctor says NRA let him down

Urban Institute: Medicaid expansion will benefit veterans

Va. Gov. offers amendment to bar abortion coverage from the federal exchanges that will serve the state

Examining 'a glitch' in the health law's tax credits

Stakeholders see health law benefits, challenges

Housing and health: an interview with Hilary Thomson, Senior Investigator Scientist at the UK Medical Research Council

Viewpoints: Health law offers 'lifeline' to many; National exchange could solve many problems with state insurance; Contrasting looks at faulty hip replacements

Senate narrowly passes budget proposal for fiscal year 2014

First Edition: March 25, 2013

Overhaul foes set lobbying strategy as health law turns 3

Research roundup: Number of nurses linked to NICU infections; Comparing Medicare budget plans

Politics may be shifting as health law turns 3

Minnesota authorizes online health insurance marketplace

Physician turnover rate reaches high as stock prices, home sales rise

Ill health and retirement: an interview with Dr Sabrina Pit, University Centre for Rural Health, University of Sydney

Federal government may need to enforce health law in some states

Employers, small businesses bristle over health law cost increases, requirements

Viewpoints: Failures in treating ovarian cancer; A moral analysis of obesity; Bloomberg's overreach

Health insurance exchanges likely to offer wide choice

Calif. lawmaker pushes expanded role for mid-level health professionals to meet health law's demand

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