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As an opening salvo from Republicans in the 2012 budget debate, the plan offered by Wisconsin’s Paul Ryan—supposedly a model of “seriousness” and “courage” next to overzealous Tea Partiers and Democrats silly enough to want to keep the government minimally functional—is remarkable mostly for its cynicism. Consider Ryan’s approach to Medicare. One of the most [...]
Florida Senators are constructing a Medicaid reform plan that would move most of the programs 3 million patients into private HMO health insurance plans. The reform plan as it is being discussed, would also dental coverage and vision coverage. The reform plan is necessary because the Medicaid budget is spiraling out of control, currently costing [...]
Q. I’ve heard that, as part of health-care reform, I’ll eventually have to pay income taxes on the contributions my employer makes to my health insurance plans. True? A. I get a lot of questions along those lines, possibly because of some alarmist e-mails making the rounds. Here’s the short answer: No, it’s not true. [...]
According to the Dean Health Plan website, Dean Clinic has officially become the first healthcare organization in the country to offer mobile access to Epic-based medical records with an unique iPhone application. It’s called the MyChart application and it’s been designed for users of Apple devices such as the iPhone, iPad, and the iPod Touch. [...]
As of January 1st, your health insurance plan could become more expensive if you live in certain regions of Pennsylvania. Blue Cross of Northeast Pennsylvania wants up to $10 million worth of premium hikes. For now, eight plans would be affected, including those targeted towards lower-income individuals–including a guaranteed issue policy for the recently unemployed. [...]