RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage via MedWorm.com MedWorm.com provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest items from the 'RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage' source. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:41:04 +0100 House Unveils $940 Billion Health Accord http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3383893&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fwp-dyn%2Fcontent%2Farticle%2F2010%2F03%2F18%2FAR2010031801153.html%3Fhpid%3Dtopnews%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd Pushing toward a Sunday vote that could transform the nation's health-insurance system, House leaders announced a $940 billion compromise Thursday that would extend coverage to the vast majority of Americans, cut billions of dollars from Medicare, and impose new taxes on the wealthy and the well-insured. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3383893 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:40:43 +0100 3383893 Arizona Drops Children’s Health Program http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3383894&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2010%2F03%2F19%2Fhealth%2Fpolicy%2F19arizona.html%3Fref%3Dhealth%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd Arizona on Thursday became the first state to eliminate its Children’s Health Insurance Program when Gov. Jan Brewer signed an austere budget that will leave nearly 47,000 low-income children without coverage. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3383894 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +0100 3383894 Legislative Maneuver Would Spur Challenges http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3383895&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052748704059004575128133740125158.html%3Fmod%3DWSJ_WSJ_US_HealthCareReform26_4%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd Democrats can point to extensive precedent for the "deeming" maneuver they might use to pass their health-care overhaul, but Republicans—and some legal scholars—say the tactic has never been employed for such a major piece of legislation, and may be unconstitutional to boot. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3383895 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +0100 3383895 Middle Class Losing Health Insurance Faster Than The Rich Or Poor http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3383896&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.huffingtonpost.com%2F2010%2F03%2F17%2Fmiddle-class-losing-healt_n_501098.html%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd It's the biggest "doughnut hole" of them all: Members of the middle class are losing their health insurance faster than any other income group, according to a new report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3383896 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +0100 3383896 Millions Spent to Sway Democrats on Health Care http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3383900&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2010%2F03%2F15%2Fhealth%2Fpolicy%2F15health.html%3Fref%3Dtodayspaper%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd The yearlong legislative fight over health care is drawing to a frenzied close as a multimillion-dollar wave of advertising that rivals the ferocity of a presidential campaign takes aim at about 40 House Democrats whose votes will help determine the fate of President Obama’s top domestic priority. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3383900 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +0100 3383900 State Lawmakers Try to Head Off Health Bill http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3383899&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fnews%2Fnation%2F2010-03-14-healthstates_N.htm%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd In a backlash against President Obama's health care legislation that stretches from Virginia to California, lawmakers in more than two-thirds of the states are scrambling to undercut the bill before it even passes Congress. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3383899 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +0100 3383899 Health Care 101: A Consumer Primer on Obama's Bill http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3383898&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fwp-dyn%2Fcontent%2Farticle%2F2010%2F03%2F15%2FAR2010031500552.html%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd It took lawmakers a year to shape President Barack Obama's health care bill. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3383898 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +0100 3383898 Report: If No Reform Premiums Could Double http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3383897&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.upi.com%2FHealth_News%2F2010%2F03%2F15%2FReport-If-no-reform-premiums-could-double%2FUPI-46721268678224%2F%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd If healthcare is not reformed, uninsured Americans could pay twice as much for health insurance in 10 years, a U.S. foundation says. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3383897 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +0100 3383897 Democrats Pare Differences Over Health Overhaul http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3360209&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2Faponline%2F2010%2F03%2F12%2Fus%2Fpolitics%2FAP-US-Health-Care-Overhaul.html%3F_r%3D1%26scp%3D9%26sq%3Dhealth%2520reform%26st%3Dcse%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd Top Democrats say they are resolving disputes over President Barack Obama's health overhaul plan, but they face decisions on subsidizing coverage and are still hunting votes to push the vast package through Congress. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3360209 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:40:25 +0100 3360209 Democrats Move To Grouping Key Bills http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3360210&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fwp-dyn%2Fcontent%2Farticle%2F2010%2F03%2F11%2FAR2010031103144.html%3Fhpid%3Dtopnews%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd Democratic leaders said Thursday that they were increasingly inclined to release a final health-care bill that could accomplish two of President Obama's top domestic priorities: guaranteeing coverage to 30 million uninsured Americans and vastly expanding federal aid for college students. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3360210 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3360210 Lawmakers Put the 'Dead' in Health-Care Reform Deadline http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3360212&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fwp-dyn%2Fcontent%2Farticle%2F2010%2F03%2F10%2FAR2010031003444.html%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd Members of Congress do not like to be rushed. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3360212 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3360212 Obama Wants Side Deals Out of Bill http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3360211&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.politico.com%2Fnews%2Fstories%2F0310%2F34235.html%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd President Barack Obama is pushing Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to go further than Obama has previously disclosed to strip the final health care reform bill of the narrow deals aimed at appeasing specific senators. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3360211 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3360211 Business Buys Ads vs. Health Overhaul http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3360214&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052748704145904575112103505931106.html%3FKEYWORDS%3Dhealth%2Breform%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd Some of the largest U.S. business groups announced a multimillion-dollar television advertising campaign aimed at defeating the Democrats' pending health-care legislation, as both backers and opponents of the initiative sought to target wavering lawmakers in what is expected to be the final phase of the legislative process. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3360214 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3360214 Abortion is Bill's Remaining Hurdle http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3360213&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.politico.com%2Fnews%2Fstories%2F0310%2F34159.html%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd It’s taken Democrats a year to finalize their health care bill, so it should come as no surprise that they’re now fighting about the endgame — including an increasingly public spat about when a final push for passage should take place. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3360213 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3360213 Health Reform Passes the Cost Test http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3360216&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052748703936804575108080266520738.html%3FKEYWORDS%3Dhealth%2Breform%2Bpasses%2Bthe%2Bcost%2Btest%2Bdavid%2Bcutler%26mg%3Dcom-wsj%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd Many people are worried that the health-care reform proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats will fail to bend the "cost curve." (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3360216 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3360216 Obama Criticizes Insurers in Bid to Sway Public on Health Plan http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3360215&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessweek.com%2Fnews%2F2010-03-09%2Fobama-criticizes-insurers-in-bid-to-sway-public-on-health-plan.html%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd President Barack Obama and his top health official are stepping up attacks on the nation’s insurers as they work to sway public opinion and persuade lawmakers to back U.S. health-care legislation. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3360215 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3360215 President Obama Takes Reform on the Road http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3360218&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.politico.com%2Fnews%2Fstories%2F0310%2F34044.html%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd Obama shakes hands with health care professionals after talking about health care reform in the East Room of the White House. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3360218 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3360218 Democrats Voice Health-Bill Doubts http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3360217&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052748704706304575107752217143056.html%3Fmod%3DWSJ_latestheadlines%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd Some House Democrats wavering over whether to back a health-care overhaul questioned whether it would effectively curb the country's health costs, highlighting a difficult issue that the White House and congressional leaders must address in the final negotiations on the measure. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3360217 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3360217 Abortion Coverage Dispute Divides House Democrats http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3336356&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2Faponline%2F2010%2F03%2F05%2Fus%2Fpolitics%2FAP-US-Health-Overhaul-Abortion.html%3F_r%3D1%26scp%3D11%26sq%3Dhealth%26st%3Dcse%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd On the other side of the obstacle course that President Barack Obama must clear to get his health care overhaul, a final trapdoor is lurking: the divisive politics of abortion. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3336356 Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:40:05 +0100 3336356 Obama Takes Health Care Deadline to Democrats http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3336357&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2010%2F03%2F05%2Fhealth%2Fpolicy%2F05health.html%3Fref%3Dtodayspaper%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd President Obama, beginning a full-court press for his health care overhaul, met Thursday with insurance industry executives and House Democrats as party leaders on Capitol Hill struggled to figure out whether they could meet the president’s timetable for enacting legislation within a few weeks. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3336357 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3336357 House Leaders Push Toward Health Vote by Easter http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3336359&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.salon.com%2Fwires%2Fallwires%2F2010%2F03%2F04%2FD9E7TINO0_us_health_care_overhaul%2Findex.html%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd House Democratic leaders are pushing to finish far-reaching health legislation and hold a climactic vote in the next three weeks, aiming to overcome reluctance from the rank-and-file lawmakers while answering President Barack Obama's challenge for swift action. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3336359 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3336359 President Launches Last Push on Health-Care Overhaul http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3336358&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052748703862704575099561273510680.html%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd President Barack Obama opened the final act of a year-long drama over health-care legislation Wednesday, calling on Democrats in Congress to approve the sweeping bill despite political risks and Republican opposition. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3336358 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3336358 Obama Offers to Use Some G.O.P. Health Proposals http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3336360&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2010%2F03%2F03%2Fhealth%2Fpolicy%2F03health.html%3Fref%3Dtodayspaper%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd President Obama offered Tuesday to address some of the concerns expressed by Republicans in the health care debate as the two parties maneuvered for advantage heading into the legislative end game. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3336360 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3336360 Democrats Have A Health-Care Plan, But Do They Have The Votes? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3336361&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvoices.washingtonpost.com%2F44%2F2010%2F03%2Frundown---030110.html%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd For the last several months, Democrats have been arguing amongst themselves over not just the substance of health-care reform but also the process. For better or worse, the latter argument is over. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3336361 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3336361 President Urges Focus on Common Ground http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3312621&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2010%2F02%2F26%2Fhealth%2Fpolicy%2F26health.html%3Fref%3Dhealth%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd If there was any question about how deeply divided Republicans and Democrats are about how to reshape the American health care system, consider that they spent the first few hours of President Obama’s much-anticipated health care forum on Thursday arguing over whether they were in fact deeply divided. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3312621 Sat, 27 Feb 2010 13:40:17 +0100 3312621 Democrats to Press Health Bill With Simple Majority http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3336362&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2010%2F02%2F27%2Fhealth%2Fpolicy%2F27health.html%3Fscp%3D2%26sq%3Drobert%2520pear%2520simple%2520majority%26st%3Dcse%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd Seeing no prospect of a bipartisan agreement on health care, Congressional Democrats said Friday that they would make another effort to pass sweeping health care legislation on their own. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3336362 Sat, 27 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3336362 Republicans Plan To Stress Private-Sector Alternatives To The President's Plan http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3312623&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fwp-dyn%2Fcontent%2Farticle%2F2010%2F02%2F23%2FAR2010022305181_pf.html%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd Republicans are preparing to use Thursday's White House health-care summit to sell their own ideas for using the private marketplace to expand coverage and reduce costs, but they remain wary of fumbling away what they believe is an advantage on the issue heading into this year's critical midterm elections. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3312623 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3312623 House Votes To Strip Health Insurance Companies Of Antitrust Exemption http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3312622&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fwp-dyn%2Fcontent%2Farticle%2F2010%2F02%2F24%2FAR2010022404324.html%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd The House voted Wednesday to strip health insurance companies of their exemption from federal antitrust laws, a Democratic measure that could resonate with public concerns about insurers but that has an uncertain future in the Senate. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3312622 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3312622 Obama's Health Bill Plan Largely Follows Senate Version http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3312625&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2010%2F02%2F23%2Fhealth%2Fpolicy%2F23health.html%3Fref%3Dhealth%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd President Obama on Monday issued his own blueprint for a health care overhaul, challenged Republicans to come forward with their ideas and laid the groundwork for an aggressive parliamentary maneuver to pass the legislation using only Democratic votes if this week brings no progress toward a bipartisan solution. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3312625 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3312625 Senate Dems Warm To Reconciliation http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3312624&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.politico.com%2Fnews%2Fstories%2F0210%2F33398.html%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd An idea that seemed toxic only weeks ago — using a parliamentary tactic to ram health reform through the Senate — is gaining acceptance among moderate Democrats who have resisted the strategy but now say GOP opposition may force their hands. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3312624 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3312624 US States Pushing Ahead On Health Reform http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3312626&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FBT-CO-20100221-703802.html%3Fmod%3DWSJ_latestheadlines%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd Frustrated by stalled federal efforts to overhaul the U.S. health care system, states are making their own changes, hoping savings will cover their costs. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3312626 Sun, 21 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3312626 Obama to Offer Health Bill to Ease Impasse as Bipartisan Meeting Approaches http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3289002&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2010%2F02%2F19%2Fhealth%2Fpolicy%2F19health.html%3Fref%3Dtodayspaper%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd President Obama will put forward comprehensive health care legislation intended to bridge differences between Senate and House Democrats ahead of a summit meeting with Republicans next week, senior administration officials and Congressional aides said Thursday. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3289002 Sat, 20 Feb 2010 13:40:03 +0100 3289002 Medicaid Sign-Ups Surge Nationwide, Analysis Finds http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3289003&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fwp-dyn%2Fcontent%2Farticle%2F2010%2F02%2F18%2FAR2010021805609.html%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd The recession has fueled the greatest influx of Americans onto Medicaid since the earliest days of the public insurance program for the poor, according to new findings that show caseloads have surged in every state. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3289003 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3289003 Rate Hikes on Health Insurance Prompt More Criticism From Obama Administration http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3289004&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fwp-dyn%2Fcontent%2Farticle%2F2010%2F02%2F18%2FAR2010021801345.html%3Fhpid%3Dtopnews%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd The Obama administration plans to step up its criticism Thursday of health insurers' recent efforts to raise their rates – an attempt to harness public aggravation with the industry and rebuild momentum for broad changes to the nation's health-care system. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3289004 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3289004 GOP Sees Possible Upside in Health Care Summit http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3289005&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.msnbc.msn.com%2Fid%2F35443437%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd Congressional Republicans see a chance for political gain in President Barack Obama's televised health care summit next week, even though the president will be running the show. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3289005 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3289005 Dems Concede on Malpractice Insurers http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3289007&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.politico.com%2Fnews%2Fstories%2F0210%2F33001.html%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd Nothing comes easy in the health care debate. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3289007 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3289007 Excise Tax Loses Support Amid White House Push http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3289006&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2010%2F02%2F16%2Fhealth%2Fpolicy%2F16health.html%3Fbl%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd An agreement to tax high-cost, employer-sponsored health insurance plans, announced with fanfare by the White House and labor unions last month, is losing support from labor leaders, who say the proposal is too high a price to pay for the limited health care package they expect to emerge from Congress. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3289006 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3289006 Republicans Spurn Once-Favored Health Mandate http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3289008&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2Ftemplates%2Fstory%2Fstory.php%3FstoryId%3D123670612%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd For Republicans, the idea of requiring every American to have health insurance is one of the most abhorrent provisions of the Democrats' health overhaul bills. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3289008 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3289008 Call for Clean Slate on Health Reform Divides U.S. http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3267772&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2FidUSTRE61A5B220100212%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd Americans are deeply divided over demands by Republicans that bills backed by President Barack Obama to reform the $2.5 trillion health system be scrapped and the whole process be started again from scratch. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3267772 Sat, 13 Feb 2010 13:39:44 +0100 3267772 White House Formally Invites Republicans to Health-Care Summit http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3289009&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fwp-dyn%2Fcontent%2Farticle%2F2010%2F02%2F12%2FAR2010021204894.html%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd The White House formally invited Republicans on Friday to attend a health-care summit Feb. 25, calling it "the next step" in the process of reforming the country's broken health insurance system and pledging to post the text of a reform proposal online before the gathering. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3289009 Sat, 13 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3289009 Can Judd Gregg Help White House Save Health Bill? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3267774&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.politico.com%2Fnews%2Fstories%2F0210%2F32814.html%23ixzz0fEbIUDE0%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd Is Judd Gregg a tease or a real potential partner for President Barack Obama in trying to salvage some health care reform in this Congress? (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3267774 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3267774 Health Reform in Limbo, Top Drug Lobbyist Quits http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3267773&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2010%2F02%2F12%2Fhealth%2Fpolicy%2F12pharma.html%3Fpartner%3Drss%26emc%3Drss%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd Billy Tauzin, one of the highest paid lobbyists in Washington, is resigning as president of the pharmaceutical industry’s trade group amid internal disputes over its pact with the White House to trade political support for favorable terms in the proposed health care overhaul. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3267773 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3267773 Health Reform Already Under Way: Walgreen CEO http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3267777&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2FidUSTRE6185LY20100209%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd Even if nothing comes of health reform efforts in Washington, healthcare in America is changing as consumers and companies take new steps to cut their health costs, the chief executive of Walgreen Co said on Tuesday. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3267777 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3267777 Obama Meets With Republicans to Bridge Partisan Divide http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3267776&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fwp-dyn%2Fcontent%2Farticle%2F2010%2F02%2F09%2FAR2010020902700.html%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd President Obama brought Republicans to the negotiating table on Tuesday, hoping to stem a steady deterioration in relations between the two parties that has brought business in Washington to a standstill, left the Democratic agenda in tatters and angered voters who are eager to have lawmakers address their concerns. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3267776 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3267776 Obama's Aim on Health Care: Mesh 'Best Ideas' http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3267775&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fnews%2Fwashington%2F2010-02-09-obama-health-care-bipartisan_N.htm%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd President Obama said Tuesday that he will consider any Republican health care ideas, as long as the ideas address the goals contained in the Democratic plans already passed by the House and Senate. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3267775 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3267775 On Health Bill, G.O.P.'s Road Is a New Map http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3267780&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2010%2F02%2F09%2Fhealth%2Fpolicy%2F09health.html%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd When Republicans take President Obama up on his invitation to hash out their differences over health care this month, they will carry with them a fairly well-developed set of ideas intended to make health insurance more widely available and affordable, by emphasizing tax incentives and state innovations, with no new federal mandates and only a modest expansion of the federal safety net. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3267780 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3267780 Bills Stalled, Hospitals Fear Rising Unpaid Care http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3267779&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2010%2F02%2F09%2Fhealth%2Fpolicy%2F09hospital.html%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd For the nation’s hospitals, the cost of doing nothing in Washington translates into tens of billions of dollars each year in medical bills that go unpaid by patients with little or no insurance. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3267779 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3267779 States Race to Pre-empt Health Reform http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3267778&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.politico.com%2Fnews%2Fstories%2F0210%2F32701.html%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd State lawmakers in at least three dozen states are pushing ahead with a series of measures aimed at pre-empting whatever might come out of Washington. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3267778 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3267778 Obama Asks GOP to Join Health Talks http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3267781&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB20001424052748703427704575051731852831768.html%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd President Barack Obama, seeking to give new momentum to his languishing health-care legislation, said he would sit down with Republican and Democratic lawmakers to exchange ideas on an issue that has deeply divided the parties. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3267781 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3267781 Analysts: Stripping Health insurers' Antitrust Protection Won't Affect Consumers Much http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3267782&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miamiherald.com%2Fnews%2Fpolitics%2FAP%2Fstory%2F1467578.html%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd The House of Representatives plans this week to vote on - and probably approve - a measure to strip health insurers' antitrust protections, which will be Congress' first step this year to try to overhaul the nation's health care system. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3267782 Sun, 07 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3267782 Report: Feds to Pay More than Half of Health Costs http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3245082&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fwp-dyn%2Fcontent%2Farticle%2F2010%2F02%2F04%2FAR2010020400006.html%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd For all the hue and cry over a government takeover of health care, it's happening anyway. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3245082 Sat, 06 Feb 2010 13:40:24 +0100 3245082 Nancy Pelosi Heads for a Two-Track Plan for Health Care Reform http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3245084&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.politico.com%2Fnews%2Fstories%2F0210%2F32427.html%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd With the broader health care bill still perilously close to collapse, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to take a shot at the health insurance industry next week by scheduling a vote on a smaller bill to revoke its half-century-old exemption from antitrust laws. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3245084 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3245084 Health Official Can't Guarantee Openness in Talks http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3245083&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2010%2F02%2F04%2Fhealth%2Fpolicy%2F04health.html%3Fscp%3D1%26sq%3DHealth%2520Official%2520Can%27t%26st%3Dcse%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd Kathleen Sebelius, the secretary of health and human services, told Congress on Wednesday that she could not guarantee greater openness in negotiations over legislation to remake the nation's health care system. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3245083 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3245083 Virginia Senate Bills Say No to Requiring Health Insurance http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3245086&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fwp-dyn%2Fcontent%2Farticle%2F2010%2F02%2F01%2FAR2010020103674.html%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd Virginia's Democratic-controlled state Senate passed measures Monday that would make it illegal to require individuals to purchase health insurance, a direct challenge to the party's efforts in Washington to reform health care. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3245086 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3245086 States Restart Health-Care Push http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3245085&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052748703410004575029392782460192.html%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd With the fate of a national health care overhaul unclear, state legislators are pushing their own bills aimed at expanding coverage, though tight budgets are likely to hinder many of these efforts. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3245085 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3245085 Analysis: Dems' Missteps Led to Health Breakdown http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3245088&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fwp-dyn%2Fcontent%2Farticle%2F2010%2F02%2F01%2FAR2010020100422.html%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd Democrats say they never saw it coming, but the breakdown of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul was abetted by their own mistakes. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3245088 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3245088 White House Budget Offers Backup Plans for Health Overhaul http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3245087&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.wsj.com%2Fwashwire%2F2010%2F02%2F01%2Fwhite-house-budget-offers-backup-plans-for-health-overhaul%2F%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd President Barack Obama’s federal budget proposal assumes that the embattled health bill will pass – but contains some back-up plans if it doesn’t. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3245087 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3245087 Senate Dem: Health Care Bill 'On Life Support' http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3221576&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.yahoo.com%2Fs%2Fap%2F20100129%2Fap_on_bi_ge%2Fus_health_care_overhaul%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd President Barack Obama's health care appeal failed to break the congressional gridlock Thursday, dimming hopes for millions of uninsured Americans. Democrats stared down a political nightmare — getting clobbered for voting last year for ambitious, politically risky bills, yet having nothing to show for it in November. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3221576 Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:39:46 +0100 3221576 After Obama Speech, Democrats Confused About Path Ahead http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3221577&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fwp-dyn%2Fcontent%2Farticle%2F2010%2F01%2F28%2FAR2010012803750.html%3Fhpid%3Dtopnews%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd A day after President Obama called on them to renew efforts to pass his ambitious agenda, congressional Democrats remained in disarray Thursday about how to move forward, with at least some pointing at the White House as the cause of the legislative standstill gripping Capitol Hill. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3221577 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3221577 Health Care Gives Way http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3221578&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2010%2F01%2F28%2Fus%2Fpolitics%2F28health.html%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd President Obama drew sustained laughter from Congress, especially Democrats, on Wednesday when he declared in his State of the Union speech that “by now it should be fairly obvious that I didn’t take on health care because it was good politics.” (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3221578 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3221578 Backroom Health Care Deals Fuel Voter Anger http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3221579&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fwp-dyn%2Fcontent%2Farticle%2F2010%2F01%2F27%2FAR2010012700281.html%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd Special legislative favors, especially one designed to secure a Nebraska senator's vote for the embattled health care package, ignited so much public outrage that President Barack Obama is calling them a mistake and House leaders say the bill can't be resurrected unless such sweetheart deals are scrapped. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3221579 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3221579 GOP Struggles for Consensus on Health Care http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3221582&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2Ftemplates%2Fstory%2Fstory.php%3FstoryId%3D122965862%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd Now that Democrats have lost their 60-vote, filibuster-proof majority in the Senate, Republicans have some ideas for how their stalled health overhaul can get started again: Find some bipartisanship. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3221582 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3221582 Poll Shows Growing Fears on Health Care Overhaul http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3221581&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fwp-dyn%2Fcontent%2Farticle%2F2010%2F01%2F25%2FAR2010012502812.html%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd Fears about President Barack Obama's health care overhaul increased significantly in December, according to a new poll released as the legislation's future hangs in doubt. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3221581 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3221581 Democrats Woo Snowe, Collins in Hope of Saving Health Reform Legislation http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3221580&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthehill.com%2Fhomenews%2Fhouse%2F78213-dems-woo-snowe-collins-in-hope-of-saving-reform%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd Centrist Democratic senators have circumvented party leadership to approach Maine GOP Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins about reviving healthcare talks. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3221580 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3221580 Narrower Targets Set for Health Overhaul http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3221583&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052748704375604575023192006417362.html%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd The White House, with its health-care initiative in doubt, on Sunday zeroed in on several elements it hoped would survive, including measures to extend the life of Medicare, lower prescription drug costs for seniors and cap consumers' out-of-pocket medical expenses. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3221583 Sun, 24 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3221583 Pelosi: House Won't Pass Senate Bill to Save Health-Care Reform http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3198856&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fwp-dyn%2Fcontent%2Farticle%2F2010%2F01%2F21%2FAR2010012101604.html%3Fhpid%3Dtopnews%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd As Democrats continued to grapple with the consequences of their loss in Massachusetts, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday eliminated the most obvious avenue for completing health-care reform, saying the House will not embrace the version of the legislation already approved by the Senate. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3198856 Sat, 23 Jan 2010 13:39:54 +0100 3198856 A New Search for Consensus on Health Care Bill http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3198857&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2010%2F01%2F22%2Fhealth%2Fpolicy%2F22health.html%3Fhp%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd Even as Speaker Nancy Pelosi affirmed her commitment to pass far-reaching health care legislation this year, members of Congress and health policy experts began Thursday to deal with the reality that a smaller bill would have a better chance. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3198857 Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3198857 Obama Weighs Paring Goals for Health Bill http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3198858&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2010%2F01%2F21%2Fhealth%2Fpolicy%2F21health.html%3Fref%3Dtodayspaper%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd President Obama signaled on Wednesday that he might be willing to scale back his proposed health care overhaul to a version that could attract bipartisan support, as the White House and Congressional Democrats grappled with a political landscape transformed by the Republican victory in the Massachusetts Senate race. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3198858 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3198858 White House Admits Poor Job of Selling the Health Bill http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3198860&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fworld_us%2F82139042.html%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd President Obama may have come up short in making his case to the American people for his sweeping health-care overhaul, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs acknowledged yesterday. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3198860 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3198860 The Fallout: Democrats Rethinking Health Care Bill http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3198859&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.politico.com%2Fnews%2Fstories%2F0110%2F31693.html%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd Republican Scott Brown’s upset win in Massachusetts Tuesday threatened to derail any hopes of passing a health reform bill this year, as the White House and Democratic leaders faced growing resistance from rank-and-file members to pressing ahead with a bill following the Bay State backlash. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3198859 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3198859 Obama, Labor Reach A Deal on Health Care http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3176933&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fwp-dyn%2Fcontent%2Farticle%2F2010%2F01%2F14%2FAR2010011404837.html%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd Gripped by a building sense that its window of opportunity could be closing, the White House on Thursday broke the last major logjam blocking enactment of far-reaching health-care legislation. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3176933 Sat, 16 Jan 2010 13:39:39 +0100 3176933 Health Talks in Overdrive With Obama Pushing http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3176934&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2Faponline%2F2010%2F01%2F15%2Fus%2Fpolitics%2FAP-US-Health-Care-Overhaul.html%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats stand within days if not hours of striking final deals on historic health care legislation after key labor unions won concessions and pledged their support. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3176934 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3176934 Proposals Clash on States' Role in Health Plans http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3176935&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2010%2F01%2F14%2Fhealth%2Fpolicy%2F14insure.html%3Fref%3Dtodayspaper%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd Should someone in Idaho or Nevada have significantly different health care coverage from someone in Massachusetts? (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3176935 Wed, 13 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3176935 Report: Health Costs Up Slightly Under Senate Bill http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3176936&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2Faponline%2F2010%2F01%2F10%2Fus%2Fpolitics%2FAP-US-Obama-Health-Care.html%3F_r%3D1%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd Americans would see only a modest rise in health care costs under the Senate's plan to extend coverage to 34 million people who currently go without health insurance, government economic experts say in a new report. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3176936 Sun, 10 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3176936 Nelson to Fight for All States http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3154122&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fprescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com%2F2010%2F01%2F07%2Fnelson-to-fight-for-all-states%2F%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd Senator Ben Nelson, Democrat of Nebraska, has been under fire in recent days for winning some plum provisions for his home state in exchange for voting for his party’s big health care legislation. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3154122 Sat, 09 Jan 2010 13:39:41 +0100 3154122 Obama: Health Bill Will Create Jobs http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3176937&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.politico.com%2Fnews%2Fstories%2F0110%2F31293.html%3Fref%3Dwhtm%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd President Barack Obama used his weekly radio address to tout the economic benefits of overhauling the health care system, saying that reform would help build a "new foundation for our economy to create the good, lasting jobs and shared prosperity of tomorrow." (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3176937 Sat, 09 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3176937 What Health Care Reform Means for the States http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3154124&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.time.com%2Ftime%2Fnation%2Farticle%2F0%2C8599%2C1952147%2C00.html%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd As the battle enters its final stage in Washington, a rebellion is taking shape in the states, which are alarmed about the new financial burdens they will face in a revamped system. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3154124 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3154124 Playing with House Money http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3154123&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tnr.com%2Fblog%2Fthe-treatment%2Fplaying-the-houses-money%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd If there’s one area in which the House health care reform bill is obviously superior to the Senate version, it’s coverage and affordability. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3154123 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3154123 Obama Prods Congress to Pass Health Bill Quickly http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3154127&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sfgate.com%2Fcgi-bin%2Farticle.cgi%3Ff%3D%2Fn%2Fa%2F2010%2F01%2F04%2Fnational%2Fw130605S77.DTL%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd President Barack Obama is prodding House and Senate Democrats to get him a final health care bill as soon as possible, encouraging them to bypass the usual negotiations between the two chambers in the interest of speed. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3154127 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3154127 Democrats Holding Final Intraparty Talks on Health-Reform Debate http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3154126&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fwp-dyn%2Fcontent%2Farticle%2F2010%2F01%2F05%2FAR2010010503806.html%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd Democratic leaders in Congress began a final round of health-care talks Tuesday, pledging to overcome their remaining differences, with the aim of sending a bill to President Obama before his State of the Union address in late January or early February. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3154126 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3154126 C-Span Seeks Live Coverage of Democratic Meetings http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3154125&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fprescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com%2F2010%2F01%2F05%2Fc-span-seeks-live-coverage-of-democratic-meetings%2F%23more-18223%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd C-Span has asked Democratic leaders to open their negotiations on a final health care bill to live television coverage. But despite promises of transparency, Democratic leaders may be reluctant to agree. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3154125 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3154125 Health Spending Rises in 2008, But At Slower Rate http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3154130&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2010%2F01%2F05%2Fhealth%2Fpolicy%2F05health.html%3Fref%3Dtodayspaper%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd Health spending grew in 2008 at the slowest pace in 48 years as the recession throttled back the explosive growth of health costs, the federal government reported Monday. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3154130 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3154130 Democrats in Final Push on U.S. Health Care Overhaul http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3154129&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2Freuters%2F2010%2F01%2F05%2Fus%2Fpolitics%2Fpolitics-us-usa-healthcare.html%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd A final push to deliver a sweeping U.S. healthcare overhaul to President Barack Obama begins this week as House of Representatives Democratic leaders prepare for difficult negotiations with the Senate. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3154129 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3154129 Dems Intend to Bypass GOP on Health Compromise http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3154128&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.msnbc.msn.com%2Fid%2F34692080%2F%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd House and Senate Democrats intend to bypass traditional procedures when they negotiate a final compromise on health care legislation, officials said Monday, a move that will exclude Republican lawmakers and reduce their ability to delay or force politically troubling votes in both houses. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3154128 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3154128 Senate Likely to Have Edge as Democrats Craft Final Health Bill http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3154132&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessweek.com%2Fnews%2F2010-01-04%2Fsenate-likely-to-have-edge-as-democrats-craft-final-health-bill.html%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd Senate Democrats will have the upper hand as U.S. lawmakers return to Washington this month to confront the last major hurdle in the effort to overhaul the nation’s health-care system. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3154132 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3154132 Health Care Overhaul: Critics on Left, Right Unite Against Mandate http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3154131&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fchi-health-mandatejan04%2C0%2C7479242.story%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd If there is one thing in the proposed health care overhaul that sets Michael Cannon's libertarian teeth on edge, it's the requirement that all Americans must get health insurance. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3154131 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3154131 It's now Democrat vs. Democrat on Health Care http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3102622&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.yahoo.com%2Fs%2Fap%2Fus_health_care_overhaul%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd It's one of the oldest spectator sports in American politics: Democrat vs. Democrat. Welcome to the health care overhaul edition. With just days remaining to prove that they can meet a self-imposed Christmas deadline and pass President Barack Obama's signature initiative through the Senate, Democrats seeking a rendezvous with history instead detoured to an intraparty brawl. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3102622 Sat, 19 Dec 2009 13:39:38 +0100 3102622 Senate Democrats block GOP Filibuster http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3102624&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fwp-dyn%2Fcontent%2Farticle%2F2009%2F12%2F18%2FAR2009121800241.html%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd Senate Republicans failed early Friday in their bid to filibuster a massive Pentagon bill that funds the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, an unusual move designed to delay President Obama's health-care legislation (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3102624 Fri, 18 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +0100 3102624 Labor Unions Oppose Senate's Health Bill http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3102623&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtontimes.com%2Fnews%2F2009%2Fdec%2F18%2Flabor-unions-oppose-senates-health-care-bill%2F%3Ffeat%3Dhome_headlines%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd Two politically powerful labor unions came out Thursday against the Senate's health care overhaul bill as Democratic leaders struggled to find a compromise on the measure's abortion language and lock down enough support among their party to move toward a final vote by Christmas Eve. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3102623 Fri, 18 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +0100 3102623 Lieberman's Health Care Shift Gets Mixed Reviews http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3102628&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2Ftemplates%2Fstory%2Fstory.php%3FstoryId%3D121537800%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd For a while this week, it looked like the opposition of Sen. Joe Lieberman, the Connecticut independent, could doom the Democrats' attempt at passing health care. That changed when Majority Leader Harry Reid gave in to Lieberman's demands on the Medicare buy-in program and the public option. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3102628 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +0100 3102628 Senate Republicans Vow to Delay Health-Care Vote http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3102627&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fwp-dyn%2Fcontent%2Farticle%2F2009%2F12%2F16%2FAR2009121604225.html%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd Senate Republicans vowed Wednesday to use every available tactic to delay voting on the health-care bill as Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) scrambled to unify Democrats in support of the legislation. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3102627 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +0100 3102627 Health-Care Bill Wouldn't Bring Real Reform http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3102626&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fwp-dyn%2Fcontent%2Farticle%2F2009%2F12%2F16%2FAR2009121601906.html%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd If I were a senator, I would not vote for the current health-care bill. Any measure that expands private insurers' monopoly over health care and transfers millions of taxpayer dollars to private corporations is not real health-care reform. Real reform would insert competition into insurance markets, force insurers to cut unnecessary administrative expenses and spend health-care dollars caring for people. Real reform would significantly lower costs, improve the delivery of health care and give all Americans a meaningful choice of coverage. The current Senate bill accomplishes none of these. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3102626 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +0100 3102626 Despite Flaws, Senate and House Bills Retain Necessary Elements http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3102625&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Fopinion%2Fla-ed-health17-2009dec17%2C0%2C5822333.story%3Ftrack%3Drss%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd As they try to round up enough votes to pass a healthcare reform bill, congressional leaders have been forced to make concession after concession on provisions sought by liberal Democrats -- the lawmakers who've been the driving force behind the effort to remake the U.S. healthcare system. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3102625 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +0100 3102625 Senate Health Bill Unlikely to Include Medicare Buy-in http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3102629&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fwp-dyn%2Fcontent%2Farticle%2F2009%2F12%2F14%2FAR2009121401580.html%3Fhpid%3Dtopnews%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd Senate Democratic leaders appeared poised Monday night to abandon efforts to create a government-run insurance safety net in their push for health-care reform, as they attempted to close ranks around a bill they hoped would win the backing of all 60 members of their caucus. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3102629 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +0100 3102629 Senate Dems May Change Health Care Compromise http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3080254&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fwp-dyn%2Fcontent%2Farticle%2F2009%2F12%2F10%2FAR2009121000418.html%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd Senate Democrats are considering changing a proposed expansion of Medicare to address complaints from doctors and hospitals and defray costs for consumers, officials said Thursday, two days after party leaders hailed it as part of a breakthrough for health care. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3080254 Sat, 12 Dec 2009 13:39:03 +0100 3080254 Testing, Testing http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3080257&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newyorker.com%2Freporting%2F2009%2F12%2F14%2F091214fa_fact_gawande%3FcurrentPage%3Dall%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd Cost is the spectre haunting health reform. For many decades, the great flaw in the American health-care system was its unconscionable gaps in coverage. Those gaps have widened to become graves—resulting in an estimated forty-five thousand premature deaths each year—and have forced more than a million people into bankruptcy. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3080257 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +0100 3080257 Frustrated Workers and Employers Anxious for COBRA Extension http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3080256&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kaiserhealthnews.org%2FStories%2F2009%2FDecember%2F11%2FCOBRA.aspx%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd Congress faces mounting pressure to decide the future of a popular but temporary health insurance subsidy program -- and not just from unemployed Americans who would benefit (Kaiser Health News). (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3080256 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +0100 3080256 Senate Tied in Knots Over Proposal to Allow Imported Drugs http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3080255&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2009%2F12%2F11%2Fhealth%2Fpolicy%2F11health.html%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd Debating an overhaul of the health care system, the Senate found itself tied in knots on Thursday over a bipartisan proposal to allow people to import lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada and certain other countries. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3080255 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +0100 3080255 Senators Strike Health Deal http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3080260&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB126030062798482341.html%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd Senior Senate Democrats reached tentative agreement Tuesday night to abandon the government-run insurance plan in their health-overhaul bill and to expand Medicare coverage to some people ages 55 to 64, clearing the most significant hurdle so far in getting a bill that can pass Congress. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3080260 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +0100 3080260 Obama Announcing $600M for Health http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3080259&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fwp-dyn%2Fcontent%2Farticle%2F2009%2F12%2F09%2FAR2009120900774.html%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd President Barack Obama is spending almost $600 million to build community health centers and to make medical records easier to find. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3080259 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +0100 3080259 Little-Known Federal Agency Could Shoulder Big Healthcare Responsibility http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3080258&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthehill.com%2Fhomenews%2Fadministration%2F71569-little-known-federal-agency-could-shoulder-big-healthcare-responsibility%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd A little-known federal agency with a relatively small staff and budget is a surprising new player in the debate to reform the nation’s healthcare system. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3080258 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +0100 3080258 Watered-down 'Public Plan' Emerges in Senate http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3080262&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fwp-dyn%2Fcontent%2Farticle%2F2009%2F12%2F08%2FAR2009120800279.html%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd They may still call it a "public plan," but private insurers - not the government - would offer coverage under a compromise Democrats are considering to win Senate passage of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3080262 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +0100 3080262 U.S. Senate Rejects Abortion Measure in Health Bill http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3080261&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2FidUSN0822019520091208%3Ftype%3DmarketsNews%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd The U.S. Senate rejected on Tuesday an attempt to tighten restrictions on abortion coverage in a healthcare overhaul, threatening a crucial Democrat's support for passage of the final bill. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3080261 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +0100 3080261 Drugmakers' Support for Health Overhaul Tested http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3080263&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fwp-dyn%2Fcontent%2Farticle%2F2009%2F12%2F07%2FAR2009120700317.html%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd The pharmaceutical industry may have to cough up more than the $80 billion it agreed to contribute to President Barack Obama's health overhaul effort, reflecting pressure from Democrats and their supporters for more money to cover older and low-income people. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3080263 Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +0100 3080263 Crowded Agenda Dogs Health Bill http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3057712&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB125986049378974937.html%3Fmod%3Drss_Health%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd The Senate's slow-moving health bill is colliding with other legislative priorities on the economy, raising chances that Democrats won't meet their goal of pushing a health-care overhaul through the chamber this month. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3057712 Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:39:41 +0100 3057712 Senate Backs Preventive Health Care for Woman http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3057713&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2009%2F12%2F04%2Fhealth%2Fpolicy%2F04health.html%3F_r%3D1%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd The Senate voted Thursday to require health insurance companies to provide free mammograms and other preventive services to women, and it turned back a Republican challenge to Medicare savings that constitute the single largest source of financing for the bill. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3057713 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +0100 3057713 Senate Votes to Keep Medicare Cuts in Health Bill http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3057714&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fhostednews%2Fap%2Farticle%2FALeqM5jlMpJGn28kqCcgU-aGcYE_ZHW-ywD9CC23F01%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd The Senate has voted to keep significant Medicare cuts in its health care overhaul bill despite polls showing seniors are concerned about their benefits. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3057714 Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +0100 3057714 Reform's Control of Costs Questioned http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3057715&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.politico.com%2Fnews%2Fstories%2F1109%2F30011.html%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd The White House has started to aggressively push back against a growing narrative that pending health reform legislation doesn’t do enough to control spiraling health costs. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3057715 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +0100 3057715 No Big Cost Rise in U.S. Premiums Is Seen in Study http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3057716&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2009%2F12%2F01%2Fhealth%2Fpolicy%2F01health.html%3F_r%3D1%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd The Congressional Budget Office said Monday that the Senate health bill could significantly reduce costs for many people who buy health insurance on their own, and that it would not substantially change premiums for the vast numbers of Americans who receive coverage from large employers. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3057716 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +0100 3057716 Even If Health Bill Passes Soon, Wait for Reforms Could Be Long http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3057717&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fwp-dyn%2Fcontent%2Farticle%2F2009%2F11%2F29%2FAR2009112902425.html%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd The White House has a message for Americans suffering under today's health insurance system: "Help is on the way." (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3057717 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +0100 3057717 Reid Pushes For Votes on Health-care Bill http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3013564&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fwp-dyn%2Fcontent%2Farticle%2F2009%2F11%2F19%2FAR2009111902631.html%3Fhpid%3Dtopnews%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid worked Thursday to nail down the votes needed to move to a final debate on health-care legislation, but a tepid assessment of the public insurance plan he crafted emerged as the latest potential obstacle to the passage of the far-reaching changes. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3013564 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:39:30 +0100 3013564 House OKs $210 Billion to Help Out Doctors http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3013565&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtontimes.com%2Fnews%2F2009%2Fnov%2F20%2Fhouse-oks-210-billion-to-help-out-doctors%2F%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd The Democrat-controlled House voted Thursday to add more than $200 billion to the deficit to prevent steep Medicare payment cuts to doctors, a move Republicans denounced as a political payoff. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3013565 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +0100 3013565 Senate Health Plan Seeks to Add Coverage to 31 Million http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3013566&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2009%2F11%2F19%2Fhealth%2Fpolicy%2F19health.html%3Femc%3Dtnt%26tntemail0%3Dy%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd Democratic leaders in the Senate on Wednesday unveiled their proposal for overhauling the health care system, outlining legislation that they said would cover most of the uninsured while reducing the federal budget deficit. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3013566 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +0100 3013566 Coverage Mandate Under Fire http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3013569&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB125850738536252885.html%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd Conservatives have opened a new front in the health-care debate with the assertion that under the Democrats' plan, people who refuse to buy health insurance could spend five years in prison. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3013569 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +0100 3013569 Mammography Outcry Points to Trouble for Healthcare Reform http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3013568&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Ffeatures%2Fhealth%2Fla-na-health-evidence18-2009nov18%2C0%2C3113676.story%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd A core tenet of the healthcare overhaul President Obama is pushing through Congress is that medical care can be improved – and costs contained – if the country relies more on experts to determine which procedures and treatments work best. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3013568 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +0100 3013568 White House Backs Bill Supported by Doctors' Group http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3013567&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2FcompanyNewsAndPR%2FidUSN1820368420091118%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd The White House on Wednesday urged Congress to pass a bill to boost Medicare payments to doctors, a step that could shore up support from an influential doctors' lobbying group for a broad healthcare overhaul. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3013567 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +0100 3013567 Health Bill Foes Solicit Funds for Economic Study http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3013571&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fwp-dyn%2Fcontent%2Farticle%2F2009%2F11%2F15%2FAR2009111503159.html%3Fhpid%3Dtopnews%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and an assortment of national business groups opposed to President Obama's health-care reform effort are collecting money to finance an economic study that could be used to portray the legislation as a job killer and threat to the nation's economy, according to an e-mail solicitation from a top Chamber official. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3013571 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +0100 3013571 AP Poll: Fine Print In Health Care Prompts Worries http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3013570&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fhostednews%2Fap%2Farticle%2FALeqM5jLuiHkZh_6jawpShuW9JXGMuMZ1gD9C0J3780%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd What's it going to cost me? (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3013570 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +0100 3013570 Number of Insured Varies by Bill http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2990190&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB125806953422346201.html%3Fmod%3DWSJ_hps_MIDDLEThirdNews%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd When the Senate unveils its health-care bill, all eyes will be on the price tag. But an equally significant number may be how many people get health insurance under the legislation. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2990190 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:39:34 +0100 2990190 Health savings? No one knows http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2990192&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.politico.com%2Fnews%2Fstories%2F1109%2F29421.html%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd Barack Obama ran for president on a promise of saving the typical family $2,500 a year in lower health care premiums. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2990192 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +0100 2990192 AP Sources: Reid Eyes Payroll Tax Hike On Wealthy http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2990191&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fhostednews%2Fap%2Farticle%2FALeqM5jlMpJGn28kqCcgU-aGcYE_ZHW-ywD9BTML5O0%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd Majority Leader Harry Reid is considering a plan for higher payroll taxes on the upper-income earners to help finance health care legislation he intends to introduce in the Senate in the next several days, numerous Democratic officials said Wednesday. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2990191 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +0100 2990191 Medical Association Backs Health System Reform http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2990195&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhosted.ap.org%2Fdynamic%2Fstories%2FU%2FUS_HEALTH_OVERHAUL_DOCTORS%3FSITE%3DFLTAM%26SECTION%3DHOME%26TEMPLATE%3Dnews_generic.htm%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd The American Medical Association on Monday rebuffed dissident members and voted to stick with support for ongoing health reform efforts, while reiterating wariness over proposals that threaten doctors' pocketbooks and independence. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2990195 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +0100 2990195 Catholic Church Emerges as Key Player in Legislative Battle http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2990194&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB125781425786840005.html%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd Injecting itself aggressively into the health-care debate, the Roman Catholic Church in America has emerged as a major political force with the potential to upend a key piece of President Barack Obama's agenda. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2990194 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +0100 2990194 Bill Clinton Meets with Senate Dems on Health Care http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2990193&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.yahoo.com%2Fs%2Fap%2F20091110%2Fap_on_bi_ge%2Fus_health_care_overhaul%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd Former President Bill Clinton knows just how high the political stakes are in the fight to overhaul America's health care system. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2990193 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +0100 2990193 Sweeping Health Care Plan Passes House http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2990196&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2009%2F11%2F08%2Fhealth%2Fpolicy%2F08health.html%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd Handing President Obama a hard-fought victory, the House narrowly approved a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s health care system on Saturday night, advancing legislation that Democrats said could stand as their defining social policy achievement. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2990196 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +0100 2990196 Health Bill Garners Endorsements http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2968420&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB125743221266430879.html%3Fmod%3Drss_Health%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd House Democrats' health bill got a boost Thursday with endorsements by AARP and the American Medical Association, which President Barack Obama seized on to push for support with hours ticking down before a scheduled vote Saturday evening on the House floor. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2968420 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:39:46 +0100 2968420 Details on Health Care Bills in House, Senate http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2968421&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fwp-dyn%2Fcontent%2Farticle%2F2009%2F11%2F06%2FAR2009110600749.html%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd House Democratic leaders are offering a $1.2 trillion, 10-year health overhaul bill that expands coverage to millions of Americans. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2968421 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +0100 2968421 Haggling Over Abortion Deal in Health Bill http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2968423&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2009%2F11%2F05%2Fhealth%2Fpolicy%2F05health.html%3F_r%3D1%26hp%3D%26adxnnl%3D1%26adxnnlx%3D1257418841-i1q3KTg06FpTd5gT9G0Kyw%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd House Democratic leaders struggled Wednesday to strike a deal that would restrict the use of federal money to pay for abortions under sweeping health care legislation headed for debate on the House floor this week. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2968423 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +0100 2968423 House Dems In Final Push On Health Care http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2968422&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fhostednews%2Fap%2Farticle%2FALeqM5jlMpJGn28kqCcgU-aGcYE_ZHW-ywD9BP8IK00%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd The House is steaming toward a historic vote on President Barack Obama's remake of the U.S. health care system, with Democratic leaders increasingly confident and the powerful seniors' lobby AARP about to get on board. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2968422 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +0100 2968422 Health Bill Could Slip Into Next Year http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2968425&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.politico.com%2Fnews%2Fstories%2F1109%2F29058.html%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd Democrats have blown so many deadlines for getting health reform done this year that insiders are increasingly skeptical they can finish by year’s end — and some even suggest the effort might slip to a new deadline, before the State of the Union address. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2968425 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +0100 2968425 Health Bills Too Timid On Cutting Costs, Experts Say http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2968424&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fwp-dyn%2Fcontent%2Farticle%2F2009%2F11%2F03%2FAR2009110303804.html%3Fhpid%3Dtopnews%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd Proposals make only trims where broader changes are needed, critics argue. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2968424 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +0100 2968424 Health Care Plan Hits Rich With Big Tax Increases http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2968427&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fhostednews%2Fap%2Farticle%2FALeqM5gnysT9_pxMwvpDM2YjJZCyRe4EYQD9BN9O680%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd The typical family would be spared higher taxes from the House Democratic plan to overhaul health care, and their low-income neighbors could come out ahead. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2968427 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +0100 2968427 Obama Strategy on Health Care Legislation Appears to Be Paying Off http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2968426&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2009%2F11%2F02%2Fhealth%2Fpolicy%2F02health.html%3F_r%3D1%26th%26emc%3Dth%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd After months of plodding work by five Congressional committees and weeks of back-room bargaining by Democratic leaders, President Obama’s arms-length strategy on health care appears to be paying dividends, with the House and the Senate poised to take up legislation to insure nearly all Americans. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2968426 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +0100 2968426 House Dems Unveil Health Bill, Cheered On by Obama http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2944803&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2Faponline%2F2009%2F10%2F30%2Fus%2Fpolitics%2FAP-US-Health-Care-Overhaul.html%3F_r%3D1%26scp%3D7%26sq%3Dhealth%2520reform%26st%3Dcse%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd Cheered by President Barack Obama, House Democrats rolled out landmark legislation Thursday to extend health care to tens of millions who lack coverage, impose sweeping new restrictions on the insurance industry and create a government-run option to compete with private insurers. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2944803 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:39:27 +0100 2944803 Business and Drug Groups Blast Bill; Doctors Are Uneasy http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2944804&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthehill.com%2Fhomenews%2Fhouse%2F65555-business-and-drug-groups-blast-bill-doctors-are-uneasy%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd Business groups blasted the House healthcare bill released Thursday, and a key trade association for doctors declined to endorse it. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2944804 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:00:00 +0100 2944804 Senate Health Care Bill Draws Skeptics, Opponents http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2944805&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2FcompanyNewsAndPR%2FidUSN2726147920091028%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd A health care reform bill with a government-run insurance option faced an uncertain future in the Senate on Tuesday, with many centrist Democrats uncommitted and Senator Joe Lieberman strongly opposed. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2944805 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:00:00 +0100 2944805 Public Option Push in Senate Comes With Escape Hatch http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2944806&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2009%2F10%2F27%2Fhealth%2Fpolicy%2F27health.html%3F_r%3D1%26hp%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd The Senate majority leader, Harry Reid, sided with his party’s liberals on Monday and announced that he would include a government-run insurance plan in health care legislation that he plans to take to the Senate floor within a few weeks. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2944806 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:00:00 +0100 2944806 If You Build A Coverage Mandate, Will They Come? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2944809&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fwp-dyn%2Fcontent%2Farticle%2F2009%2F10%2F25%2FAR2009102502607.html%3Fhpid%3Dtopnews%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd People are more likely to buckle their seat belt than follow the speed limit, even though the penalties for speeding are higher. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2944809 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:00:00 +0100 2944809 US Health Care System Wastes Up To $800B A Year http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2944808&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2FPBLSHG%2FidUSN2516799520091026%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd The U.S. healthcare system is just as wasteful as President Barack Obama says it is, and proposed reforms could be paid for by fixing some of the most obvious inefficiencies, preventing mistakes and fighting fraud, according to a Thomson Reuters report released on Monday. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2944808 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:00:00 +0100 2944808 Can 'Bundled' Payments Help Slash Health Costs? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2944807&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fnews%2Fhealth%2F2009-10-25-bundle-payments_N.htm%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd An hour into knee replacement surgery — with U2's I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For playing in the background — Yogesh Mittal smiles as he raises the left leg of his patient, 76-year-old Frank Morrow. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2944807 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:00:00 +0100 2944807 Offer to Let States Opt Out of Health Plan Gains Support http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2921246&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB125622329630901403.html%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, stepping deeper into the health-care debate, put his weight Thursday behind a proposal that would create a new government-run insurance plan while giving states the option not to participate. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2921246 Sat, 24 Oct 2009 12:39:07 +0100 2921246 Nancy Pelosi Lacks Votes for Most Sweeping Public Option http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2921247&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.politico.com%2Fnews%2Fstories%2F1009%2F28651.html%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd Speaker Nancy Pelosi counted votes Thursday night and determined she could not pass a "robust public option" — the most aggressive of the three forms of a public option House Democrats have been considering as part of a national overhaul of health care. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2921247 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:00:00 +0100 2921247 Key Senators May Rebuff Obama On Health Care http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2921250&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fhostednews%2Fap%2Farticle%2FALeqM5gKzj7Vhm1YD_EzqxsodU5C3xQXigD9BG07SO0%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd The Democrats' control of a hefty majority in the Senate — plus the House — would suggest that President Barack Obama is within reach of overhauling the nation's health care system this fall. But the numbers mask a more complicated reality. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2921250 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:00:00 +0100 2921250 Democrats Lose Big Test Vote on Health Legislation http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2921249&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2009%2F10%2F22%2Fhealth%2Fpolicy%2F22health.html%3F_r%3D2%26emc%3Dtnt%26tntemail0%3Dy%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd Democrats lost a big test vote on health care legislation on Wednesday as the Senate blocked action on a bill to increase Medicare payments to doctors at a cost of $247 billion over 10 years. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2921249 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:00:00 +0100 2921249 Congress Cranks Up Pressure On Insurance Industry http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2921248&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2FpoliticsNews%2FidUSTRE59L0JJ20091022%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd Democrats in the U.S. Congress moved on Wednesday to repeal the health insurance industry's exemption from antitrust laws, cranking up the pressure in a growing battle over President Barack Obama's healthcare reform plans. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2921248 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:00:00 +0100 2921248 Liberals Increase Pressure For Public Insurance Plan In Health Bill http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2921252&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fwp-dyn%2Fcontent%2Farticle%2F2009%2F10%2F20%2FAR2009102003709.html%3Fhpid%3Dtopnews%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is facing intensifying pressure from liberal lawmakers to revive a proposed government insurance plan before health-care reform legislation reaches the Senate floor, amid signs that moderate Democrats may be warming to the idea. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2921252 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:00:00 +0100 2921252 In Mass., Most Docs Support State's Health Mandate http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2921251&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2Ftemplates%2Fstory%2Fstory.php%3FstoryId%3D114008115%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd As Massachusetts enters its fourth year under a sweeping law that aims to get nearly everybody health insurance, there's new evidence on what one crucial constituency thinks about it: doctors. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2921251 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:00:00 +0100 2921251 Basic Medicare Premium to Rise 15% Next Year http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2921255&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2009%2F10%2F20%2Fhealth%2Fpolicy%2F20health.html%3F_r%3D1%26emc%3Dtnt%26tntemail0%3Dy%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd The basic Medicare premium will shoot up next year by 15 percent, to $110.50 a month, federal officials said Monday. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2921255 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:00:00 +0100 2921255 Health Insurance Worries Keep Rising http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2921254&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fhostednews%2Fap%2Farticle%2FALeqM5gSXIViw_RWvU3uweKkhKfhAVGgqgD9BEJCG80%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd The number of Americans worried about losing their current health care coverage keeps rising, even as President Barack Obama and a Democrat-led Congress strive to extend society's safety net to cover the uninsured, a new poll has found. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2921254 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:00:00 +0100 2921254 Public Option Gains Support http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2921253&cid=s_36557_4_f&fid=36557&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fwp-dyn%2Fcontent%2Farticle%2F2009%2F10%2F19%2FAR2009101902451.html%3Fhpid%3Dtopnews%3Fcid%3Dxrs_rss-nd Clear majority now backs plan; Americans still divided on overall packages. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage) RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2921253 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:00:00 +0100 2921253