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Commentary Frightening future if health reform fails
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Editor's note: Uwe Reinhardt is James Madison professor of political economy at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School. From 1986 to 1995 he served as a commissioner on the Physician Payment Review Committee, established in 1986 by Congress to advise it on issues related to the payment of physicians.
(CNN) -- Watching the angry outbursts at town hall meetings on health reform and the continuing public ambivalence about current efforts to reform our health system almost makes me wish that the reform effort fails.
Perhaps Americans need to be taught a basic lesson ...
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| Article from "Nirvana Health Insurance Articles" Category
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Edward Fitzpatrick The benches clear for an August Madness smackdown
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Boston Red Sox first baseman Kevin Youkilis is charging the mound.
Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino is facing heat for having extramarital sex on a table in a restaurant. (Talk about a table for two.)
The health-care debate is prompting Hitler comparisons. And now someone has painted a swastika outside the office of a congressman who engaged in a confrontational argument over health care at a community meeting.
Forget March Madness. August Madness is reaching fever pitch. And if you were wondering whether the public discourse could become any more coarse, the answer is now ...
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| Article from "Florida Health Consumer Guide" Category
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Understanding Prescription Drug Costs
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Consumer Awareness Series
The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) is designated as the chief health policy and planning entity for the state and licenses and regulates health care facilities and health maintenance organizations (HMOs) across the state. AHCA also administers the Florida Medicaid program that provides health care to Florida’s low-income and disabled citizens. AHCA’s mission is to champion accessible, affordable, quality health care for all Floridians. To help achieve this mission, AHCA publishes ...
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| Article from "Florida Health Consumer Guide" Category
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CIGNA Introduces New Individual Plans in Florida
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CIGNA HealthCare has introduced new plans for Individuals in Florida with February 1, 2009 effective dates. The plans offer many of the benefits that have traditionally only been available to larger employers such as access to a 24-hour health information line and tools to help people understand their own personal health risks and take action to prevent a serious ...
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| Article from "Nirvana Health Insurance Articles" Category
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Job loss should not mean insurance loss
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The Providence Journal
The latest unemployment numbers are awful. U.S. job losses accelerated in the last two months, pushing the nation’s unemployment rate to a 14-year high in October. As workers lose their jobs, a crucial benefit they must keep is their health insurance. Don’t go without this.
It may be tough to pay the premium while you search for a new job, but you’ll really be in a world of hurt if a major illness or accident wipes out what funds you have. “If you think losing your job is a possibility in the next year, start reviewing your employer health-care plans now,” said Sam Gibbs, a senior vice president and consumer ...
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| Article from "Newspaper Health Insurance Articles" Category
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Consumer Guide to Health and Human Services Programs
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Provided Through Florida’s State Agencies
This pamphlet introduces consumers to health and human services programs available through various Florida state agencies. It includes sources for information on health care facilities; financial and health care assistance; insurance; services for elders, persons with disabilities, children, and veterans; and other useful information.
For further information on the programs, view the website listed under each Agency or call the Agency’s phone number.
Information in this ...
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| Article from "Florida Health Consumer Guide" Category
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