Charter Oak offers affordable access
The Connecticut Department of Social Services launched Charter Oak Health Plan in June, a subsidized, public-private plan with no income limits and guaranteed issue. It's a suitable fit for the working...
View ArticleUninsured crowding ERs lacks evidence
Lack of access to care has nothing to do with insurance status. A study the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation finds that there is no evidence that, despite perceptions, uninsured adults are primarily...
View ArticleEconomic crisis ripples down to healthcare sector
As goes the national economy, so goes healthcare. Unemployment will cause a rise in uninsured and Medicaid enrollment with higher spending ahead.read more
View ArticleEmployers can't afford benefit plans; technology can be key
More than one-third of small employers don't offer benefit plans because it is too expensive, according to Mercer. Technology can be the key to making healthcare affordable for all by reducing the cost...
View ArticleMedicaid spending to outpace rate of growth in economy
A CMS report predicts that Medicaid benefits spending will increase 7.3% from 2007 to 2008, reaching $339 billion and grow at an annual average rate of 7.9% over the next 10 years, reaching $674...
View ArticleUninsured rates dip slightly
Health plan executives are encouraged by the decline, noting that public and private stakeholders have had a hand in devising ways to improve the widespread problem of Americans lacking coverageread more
View ArticleRevamping charity care strategies helps manage impact of uninsured population
In the past two years, not-for-profit hospitals have faced increasing scrutiny from a variety of sources. Lawsuits alleging unfair billing practices for the uninsured, congressional hearings regarding...
View ArticleCoed care: U.S. colleges and universities try to convince the "invincible"...
Oh, to be in that generation that feels immortal--the generation of college students. Unfortunately, that feeling of immunity often can lead students to some poor decisions when considering healthcare...
View ArticleWell-designed implementation key for San Francisco access plan
NATIONAL REPORTS—The San Francisco health access plan raises challenges for MCOs, say industry experts.read more
View ArticleMore on San Francisco's access plan (Newswire, August 2006)
Since the new San Francisco Health Access plan, approved in July, only covers preventive and catastrophic care, everyone who will receive coverage still needs to learn how to become an astute buyer,...
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