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Glass Half-Empty, Glass Half-Full, part 3--Older Americans at Risk

Few observers have commented on how older Americans will fare under the amended Senate health reform legislation, but as things stand, many could be priced out of the health care market. The Senate bill lets insurers in the Exchange charge... Read More...

Published Sun, Dec 20 2009 12:55 PM by Health Beat
Health Care Reform: The 10 Most Destructive Lies , and the 10 Most Constructive Insights, Suggestions, and Questions of 2009

By Naomi Freundlich and Maggie Mahar This year the rhetoric around health care reform reached historic levels. Barely a week went by without pundits dissecting some new fact, policy detail or wording change implicit in the various reform plans emerging...

Published Thu, Dec 24 2009 10:29 AM by Health Beat
“Always Do Right. Gratify Some People, and Astonish the Rest.”

Below, an excerpt from an article in the most recent (December 23 ) New England Journal of Medicine titled “Medicine’s Ethical Responsibility for Health Care Reform — The Top Five List, by Howard Brody, M.D., Ph.D. ” http://healthcarereform.nejm.org/...

Published Sun, Dec 27 2009 8:28 PM by Health Beat
Fact-Check: The Cadillac Controversy

“Cadillac Health Care Plans.” Even the phrase suggests gilt-edged insurance for Greedy Geezers at Goldman Sachs . No wonder the Senate wants to slap a tax on insurers and self-insured employers who offer over-the-top policies beginning in 2013. After...

Published Thu, Dec 31 2009 10:21 AM by Health Beat

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Glass Half-Empty, Glass Half-Full, part 3--Older Americans at Risk

Health Care Reform: The 10 Most Destructive Lies , and the 10 Most Constructive Insights, Suggestions, and Questions of 2009

“Always Do Right. Gratify Some People, and Astonish the Rest.”

Fact-Check: The Cadillac Controversy