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Kids in Medicaid, CHIP have trouble accessing specialty care
Children covered by Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program experience a myriad of problems accessing care and obtaining services, a new report by the Government Accountability Office
Premiums for Medicare Advantage could be jacked up 25 percent next year
It appears that Medicare Advantage premiums will jump an average of 25 percent next year, largely because insurers are canceling many plans that don't require premium payments, officials with CMS
Study: Lack of insurance plays role in mortality
Here's a study result that should add more fuel to the health reform fire on Capitol Hill: Americans who don't have health insurance are 40 percent more likely to die than those who have private
Study: Majority of U.S. doctors support public option
If support for a government-run "public option" health plan is waning, don't blame America's doctors. A new survey by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation concludes that 63 percent of U.S. physicians
Current reform plan would cut public hospital fees to below private plan levels
According to a new analysis by The Lewin Group, under a health reform draft currently under consideration by Congress, the number of uninsured Americans would fall dramatically, by about 32. 6
Including public option plans could save U.S. $265 billion, report says
This stat isn't going to make private health plans like the public option any better. A new report from The Commonwealth Fund is projecting that including a mix of both private and public insurance
Minnesota requires electronic claims submission
A new Minnesota law has taken effect requiring healthcare providers to submit claims electronically to group healthcare purchasers such as private health plans and state healthcare programs. The law
Schumer: Public health plans should follow commercial rules
Despite the rising tide of support for public health plans, heaven knows there are forces allied to push back. In a bid to appease some of those forces, notably the members of the health industry
Trend: More hospital patients classified as 'observation'
As Medicare and private health plans get even tougher on which patients can be admitted to hospitals, a growing number of them are being classified as "observation" patients. Typical patients for
Trend: Number of doctors using e-prescribing grows
Getting doctors to use e-prescribing technology isn't happening quickly, even with government offering incentives and vendors offering free equipment and software. Still, it looks like something is
