I predict that switching out of integrated health delivery systems such as Kaiser Permanente would involve much higher switching costs for employees, since most Kaiser doctors are employed directly by the insurance company. …
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Y., proposes that any new government health insurance program abide by the rules that apply to private insurance, during a roundtable sponsored by the …
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Read through the whole Luntz spiel and you’ll not find a single mention of insurance companies. For-profit health insurance companies. Companies that deny coverage, deny payments, hassle patients, doctors, hospitals, drive many into …
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Australia’s life insurance industry and community groups have come together to form Lifewise, a public awareness campaign designed to educate people about how to protect themselves from financial in the event of accident or death. …
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Basically, the public option is a low-cost health insurance option that would be run by the government, which would compete with private plans and which would give more people access to the insurance. Sounds great, right? …
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As the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) initiative nears a five year milestone, the European Commission has today announced new statistics showing that the number of cards in circulation has topped 180 million. …
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The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has launched a new Web tool to help identify more than 14000 servicemembers eligible for $2.3 million in compensation from a settlement stem…
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During yesterday’s hearing before the Senate Finance Committee, America’s Health Insurance Plans President and CEO Karen Ignagni attempted to discourage Democrats from enacting a new public health care plan by reiterating the industry’s …
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By Bryan E. Dowd | AEI Online In January, the George W. Bush administration presented a two-part proposal to reform the tax treatment of health insurance. …
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The map shows the percentage of each county’s population (under age 65, since the elderly are covered by Medicare) that has no health insurance coverage. Data were taken from a 2005 U.S. Census Bureau survey, and the map was created by …
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