Patiently Crunching Obamacare's Numbers
We are in the midst of a political battle over the Obamacare numbers right now, so it seemed like a good time to examine what they all mean, in an attempt to interject some clarity into a very...
View ArticleUPMC lawyers protest Royal Mile complaint
UPMC lawyers on Monday protested the filing of a third amended complaint against the hospital network and health insurer Highmark Inc. by a real estate development company and others, saying the...
View ArticleNew Play and Patient Safety Discussions Focus On Medical Error
New play, "Lady from Limerick," dealing with tragic medical error, debuts in New York, with discussions among patient safety experts, and those affected by medical errors.Just days after the end of...
View ArticleNumber of uninsured in U.S. at new low
WASHINGTON -- The share of Americans without health insurance has dropped to the lowest level since before President Barack Obama took office, according to a national survey that provides evidence the...
View ArticleSchwartz tones down role in Pa. CHIP law
For two decades, it has helped define Allyson Schwartz's political identity: She has billed herself as the "mother" of the state Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), which provides health...
View ArticleBrainSell Now Offering HIPPA and ePCI Compliant Hosting; Completed E-Verify...
Boston-based technology expert BrainSell is now able to offer HIPPA and ePCI compliant hosting to go along with their eVerify certification. Topsfield, MA (PRWEB) April 08, 2014 BrainSell Technologies...
View ArticleObamacare Bars Discrimination Based On Gender Identity But Not Sexual...
WASHINGTON -- The Affordable Care Act is the first federal law to provide protection against sex discrimination in health care. LGBT advocates have been hoping that the Obama administration would...
View ArticleFired, Harassed LGBT Workers Wonder Why Obama Won't 'Stick His Neck Out' On ENDA
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama made a big splash on Tuesday with two executive orders relating to equal pay for women. But for all his talk about using the power of his pen to get things done in...
View ArticleThe Growing, Neglected Challenges of LGBT Latino Elders
Latino elders who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) face additional challenges as they age, compounded by barriers rooted in their racial and ethnic identities, as well as LGBT stigma...
View ArticleNine Million Got New Health Insurance, Study Finds
More than 9 million Americans have gotten health insurance for the first time thanks to Obamacare, according to a new report from the Rand Corporation.Most of the people who got new insurance didn’t...
View ArticleWave Of Newly Insured Patients Strains Oregon Health Plan
Cheryl Stumph and her family haven't had health insurance for years. Now that they do, they plan to take make up for lost time. Pent-up demand for care is overwhelming an Oregon health plan. Reported...
View ArticleU.S. has not determined legal authority to delay Obamacare mandate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. administration has not determined whether it has legal authority to delay Obamacare's individual mandate, which requires most Americans to enroll in health insurance or...
View ArticleDayton defends MNsure launch
Gov. Mark Dayton on Tuesday defended the decision to launch the MNsure health insurance exchange on Oct. 1, and accused Republicans of "making a mockery of oversight" in pushing for last-minute...
View ArticleInvisible Hand To Mouth
I'm hearing a lot of complaints about wages, which surprises me because I thought we had all agreed that everything is fine with everything and we were all going to stop protesting, get a dog and...
View ArticleHUFFPOLLSTER: Voters More Bothered By Politicians' Abuse Of Power Than Affairs
Unfaithfulness bothers voters more than graft. Those who oppose Obamacare because it's "not liberal enough" are not as liberal as you may have assumed. And if you're not already tired of political ads,...
View ArticleObamacare Critics Reaped Millions From Law's Subsidies
WASHINGTON (AP) — Several big corporations have reaped millions of dollars from "Obamacare" even as they support GOP candidates who vow to repeal the law. This condemn-while-benefiting strategy angers...
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Treasury Sued for Records About Obamacare Employer Mandate Delay
President Obama seems to be under the mistaken impression that he’s a one-man Congress who can simply ignore the law to comport with his political interests. JW filed a lawsuit on behalf of Kawa...
View ArticleMissed health-insurance signup deadline? Here's what to do
It's "follow the rules" time for folks who missed the deadline to sign up for a private health plan through Washington's Healthplanfinder but who still want insurance. If you couldn't finish -- or even...
View ArticleChicago Pension-Cutting Plan Would Harm City Retirees, Neighborhoods
The recent clamor over the city of Chicago's supposed "pension crisis" has drowned out many salient facts. Proponents of the drastic cuts sought by the city have threatened a range of doomsday...
View ArticleLatest ObamaCare surprise: most won't be able to buy health insurance until...
There is yet another ObamaCare surprise waiting for consumers: from now until the next open enrollment at the end of this year, most people will simply not be able to buy any health insurance at all,...
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