MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'healthcare coverage'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:38:15 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3592210&cid=t_135671_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fwill-large-employers-dump-healthcare-coverage%2F2010.05.24 Fortune magazine has made some news recently about the impact of healthcare reform on large employers: Internal documents recently reviewed by Fortune, originally requested by Congress, show what the bill’s critics predicted, and what its champions dreaded: many large companies are examining a course that was heretofore unthinkable, dumping the healthcare coverage they provide to their workers in exchange for paying penalty fees to the government. The only trouble? There’s no way these employers are seriously thinking about doing this. I can understand why the employers would do the math. According to healthcare reform law, penalties for failing to provide health coverage are a small fraction of the cost of that coverage. But as with most everything else in healthcare, there’s muc... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3592210 Mon, 24 May 2010 12:00:30 +0100 3592210 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2510324&cid=t_135671_87_f&fid=35052&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWomensBioethicsBlog%2F%7E3%2Fx7HC0AHQTk8%2Fremarks-of-president-barack-obama-to.html (Some key excerpts: the entire speech can be seen here.) Today, we are spending over $2 trillion a year on health care – almost 50 percent more per person than the next most costly nation. And yet, for all this spending, more of our citizens are uninsured; the quality of our care is often lower; and we aren’t any healthier. In fact, citizens in some countries that spend less than we do are actually living longer than we do.Make no mistake: the cost of our health care is a threat to our economy. It is an escalating burden on our families and businesses. It is a ticking time-bomb for the federal budget. And it is unsustainable for the United States of America.......But let there be no doubt – the cost of inaction is greater. If we fail to act, premiums will climb higher, benefits will ... Women's Bioethics Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2510324 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:08:46 +0100 2510324 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2477563&cid=t_135671_87_f&fid=35052&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWomensBioethicsBlog%2F%7E3%2Fx7HC0AHQTk8%2Fremarks-of-president-barack-obama-to.html Chicago, IllinoisJune 15, 2009From the moment I took office as President, the central challenge we have confronted as a nation has been the need to lift ourselves out of the worst recession since World War II. In recent months, we have taken a series of extraordinary steps, not just to repair the immediate damage to our economy, but to build a new foundation for lasting and sustained growth. We are creating new jobs. We are unfreezing our credit markets. And we are stemming the loss of homes and the decline of home values.But even as we have made progress, we know that the road to prosperity remains long and difficult. We also know that one essential step on our journey is to control the spiraling cost of health care in America.Today, we are spending over $2 trillion a year on health care ... Women's Bioethics Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2477563 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 02:12:38 +0100 2477563 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1455479&cid=t_135671_118_f&fid=36984&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FHealthManagementRx%2F%7E3%2F288517615%2Fbread-for-city-exec-director-on.html Proponents of universal, federally-funded healthcare should read this article by the Executive Director of DC-based nonprofit Bread for the City.It's the most concise, constructive summary of related challenges I've read yet.Great coverage, WPost, as usual. (Source: Health Management Rx) Health Management Rx blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1455479 Mon, 12 May 2008 13:19:00 +0100 1455479 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1204685&cid=t_135671_87_f&fid=35052&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FWomensBioethicsBlog%2F%7E3%2F226617382%2Fpolicy-briefing-requiring-individual.html The health care problem is not only an ethical issue (many people, myself included, believe that Americans should not go without needed health care because they're poor) but also, increasingly, a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] (Source: Women's Bioethics Blog) Women's Bioethics Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1204685 Tue, 05 Feb 2008 02:59:26 +0100 1204685 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1113414&cid=t_135671_87_f&fid=35052&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomensbioethics.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F12%2Fin-case-of-nataline-sarkisyan.html (Source: Women's Bioethics Blog) Women's Bioethics Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1113414 Sat, 22 Dec 2007 15:42:00 +0100 1113414 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=765735&cid=t_135671_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F07%2F30%2Fnavigating-the-maze-of-cancer-treatment-new-york-times-feature%2F Filed under: Colon and Rectal Cancer, All CancersThe New York Times profiled cancer this past weekend in a feature entitled, Cancer Patients, Lost in a Maze of Uneven Care.Their main article follows Karen Pasqualetto, 35, as she perseveres through a complex maze of physicians and treatments in search of the best care for her stage IV colon cancer, which was diagnosed shortly after the birth of her first child.The article addresses the uneven quality of cancer care in the U.S. and the difficulty that patients encounter as they attempt to navigate the system in the search for the best care. Healthcare disparities are also addressed, including gaps in access to top cancer care and early detection screenings.One of the most disturbing parts of the article is a rundown of different cancers and ... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=765735 Mon, 30 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 765735