Health Care Action Items

Dr. Walt Larimore is a family physician, author, medical consultant to Focus on the Family. His regular blogs are informative in helping us stay aware of current issues in health care.
 

Are you ready for something different?

With all of the controversy swirling around health care reform, maybe the answer is right in our own neighborhoods.
 
The New Testament of the Bible, written 2000 years ago, has a solution.  As God moved in the hearts of His people, He brought them together.  This developed a sense of security in an insecure world resulting in:
 

  •                    Unity of purpose
  •                    A generous community
  •                    A strong belief in the love of God
  •                    A lifting of others out of poverty

 

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Latest Headlines: Health Insurance

Mental health parity act may affect your medical benefits - Los Angeles Times

Mental health parity act may affect your medical benefits
Los Angeles Times
The government's plan is the largest employer-sponsored health insurance program in the country, covering more than 8 million people and spending $29 ...

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Health-Care Legislation A 'CLASS' Act - Fort Smith Times Record

Health-Care Legislation A 'CLASS' Act
Fort Smith Times Record
Medicare is, of course, a federally operated health insurance program that provides a limited amount of nursing home care and potentially significant ...
Health care reform economics: Controlling costs keyJackson Clarion Ledger
Insurance changes benefit young adultsThe Coloradoan
Second Opinion: Without insurance, options are fewSacramento Bee
Dunn County News -St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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Federal money helping retiree health care in Gastonia - Gaston Gazette

Federal money helping retiree health care in Gastonia
Gaston Gazette
A new federal health care subsidy will soften the financial blow that the city of Gastonia incurs from insuring 193 retirees. The city is part of a select ...
Employers rush to tap early retiree health fundBusiness Insurance
Some states suing feds also claim health subsidiesLas Vegas Sun
Maryland Employers Recipients of Health Reform's New Program to Provide Health ...Insurance News Net (press release)
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle -Insurance News Net (press release)
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Employers Shifting More Health Insurance Costs to Employees - AllGov

AllGov
Employers Shifting More Health Insurance Costs to Employees
AllGov
By shifting more health insurance costs to workers, businesses are enjoying a double benefit for their balance sheet. Making employees with families pay a ...
Health insuranceWatertownDailyTimes.com
Employees to Pay More on Health Insurance CoverageAll247News (blog)
Public Employees Pay Least Toward Their Health InsuranceMichigan Capitol Confidential
eMaxHealth -The Olympian -Business Insurance
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Small Businesses Are Not Optimistic: Is Health Care Cost the Reason? - Seeking Alpha (blog)

Small Businesses Are Not Optimistic: Is Health Care Cost the Reason?
Seeking Alpha (blog)
The Kaiser report found 2010 increases in employer sponsored health care insurance premiums climbed 3% for family coverage and 5% for single coverage. ...

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Our Obligation to Educate California Consumers about Their New Health Care Rights - Huffington Post (blog)

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Our Obligation to Educate California Consumers about Their New Health Care Rights
Huffington Post (blog)
The proportion of Latinos in our nation lacking health insurance is significantly higher than any other demographic group. This fact, combined with our ...
Protecting Seniors And Other Beneficiaries From Medicare FraudKXO Radio
Medicare Now Helps Smokers QuitThe Epoch Times
Why did jobless claims stop falling?MarketWatch (blog)
TopNews United States -Albany Business Review
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Washington Week: Insurance, State Actions Top News - MedPage Today

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Washington Week: Insurance, State Actions Top News
MedPage Today
About five million children who are eligible for government health insurance programs are not enrolled in the programs, a new study published in Health ...
Push to enroll uninsured kids in health coverage under way in CaliforniaSacramento Bee
New Jersey's health insurance programs for poor children still are not ...NorthJersey.com
Many Sonoma County children still uninsuredSanta Rosa Press Democrat
The State -All247News (blog) -Salt Lake Tribune
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US companies shift bigger share of health care costs onto workers - World Socialist Web Site

New York Daily News
US companies shift bigger share of health care costs onto workers
World Socialist Web Site
In order to maintain health care insurance, workers are paying an average of 30 percent of the premium for family coverage and 19 percent of the premium for ...
Shifting the Health Cost BurdenNew York Times
Cost of health insurance goes up 3%Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Employees bearing the brunt of health insurance cost increasesSuperior Telegram
Florida Trend -Austin American-Statesman
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Health Care Reform: Philanthropy's Educational Role - Huffington Post (blog)

Smart Business Network
Health Care Reform: Philanthropy's Educational Role
Huffington Post (blog)
Although the focus -- and controversy -- has been on provisions expanding health insurance, the PPACA encompasses significant changes affecting virtually ...
On Health Care, the Devil's in the DetailsNew York Times (blog)
In post-health-reform US, insurance workers figure out how to fit inSalt Lake Tribune
A Whole Lotta Studies on Small Business and Health InsuranceWall Street Journal (blog)
Washington Post -Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog) -Baltimore Sun (blog)
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