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questions about the Affordable Care Act? - operators are standing by for calls about health reform

Steve Anderson — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 20:12:37 +0000

Not entirely sure when state health insurance exchanges will take effect? Curious about Grandma's new free preventive services? Call someone who cares.

kill health reform? not on their lives. (pt. 3) - reform law's preventive benefits, expanded coverage succeed in bringing patients back to the care they need

Arlene Karidis — Sat, 07 May 2011 16:37:11 +0000

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the third of a three-part series from health reporter Arlene Karidis. Karidis says the Affordable Care Act is already helping many of the people who need it most, but that for many more Americans the best of the reform legislation is yet to come. A central theme shouted by health reform [...]

what repeal of health reform means to you - new tool shows consumers in each state what they've gained from health reform law - before it's gone

Steve Anderson — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 17:39:58 +0000

As the old saying – and the song by Cinderella – goes, you don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone. We think health reform is like that, and – while we’re not at all certain that the upcoming House Republican effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act will be anything more than political theatre – we [...]

health reform’s individual mandate - a missed message about personal responsibility?

Steve Anderson — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 16:29:13 +0000

We appreciated this assessment of health reform’s controversial individual mandate provision by William Pewen over at the Health Affairs Blog. He makes some predictions about the future of health reform if the mandate is ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court, but we’re more interested in his take on the problem with Americans and their health insurance. [...]

are you really ready to enroll in Medicare? - interactive tool helps gauge whether consumers are ready to make medicare enrollment decisions

Steve Anderson — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 13:16:06 +0000

Most folks are confused by all of the health insurance options. But as confusing as that is it doesn't – in our opinion – hold a candle to the dizzying, mind-boggling maze that is the Medicare system.

medicare open enrollment season starts - officials, media urge seniors to closely review changing options while shopping for medicare coverage this year

Steve Anderson — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 22:51:36 +0000

During the annual Medicare open enrollment period, it's always prudent of seniors to take a look at their existing Medicare coverage and make sure they're getting exactly the coverage they need.

health reform squeezes donut hole - seniors to be happy in 2011 as their RX costs decline

Chuck Smith-Dewey — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 22:30:36 +0000

Many seniors will get a nice surprise in 2011 – the donut hole in prescription drug coverage left in place during a previous round of Medicare tinkering is starting to be filled in by this year's historic health care reform.

data shows some physicians implementing their own medicare reimbursement ‘fix’ - if data could talk, it would say, 'physician, heal thyself'

Steve Anderson — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 20:45:11 +0000

When it comes to physicians and the way they're reimbursed by Medicare, there's plenty to debate – even among physicians.

new $2,000 medicare deductible? - robbing tomorrow's seniors to pay for today's tax cuts

Chuck Smith-Dewey — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 15:15:10 +0000

Republican senate hopeful Rand Paul, speaking on FOX News Sunday, suggested that in the near future, seniors should pick up of the first $2,000 of medical expenses that are currently paid for by Medicare. It was no off-the-cuff remark – Paul’s opponent has released a video showing him advancing this idea before a number of [...]

bad medicine: phony seniors group launders drug money in mediScare campaign

Chuck Smith-Dewey — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:11:57 +0000

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launders drug money in mediScare campaign" style="float:right;" />Our headline is sensational – just like the television ad which inspires this post. But while the commercial is full of distortions and outright lies, our headline is merely pithy. The sponsor of the ad is a group called The 60 Plus Association, which describes itself as a “non-partisan seniors advocacy group” but which a [...]