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Health insurers push back as debate heats up Reuters Share     The health insurance industry on Thursday struck back at provisions in Congress' healthcare proposals that it said would do little to curb the nation's spiraling costs or provide people more affordable coverage. The Obama administration separately on Thursday blasted an industry analysis that said the Senate bill would raise health insurance premiums for individuals and small groups that try to buy policies. More
Senators express hope for a health reform bill The Washington Post Share
Senators prepared to cast their first votes Wednesday on health-care reform, but even as partisan divisions hardened and contentious amendments stacked up, Democrats increasingly expressed optimism that they would succeed in passing a bill before Christmas. The initial amendments offered illustrated the legislation's vast scope and lingering vulnerabilities. More Senators pitch to women and elderly on health bill The New York Times Share
In a day of desultory debate on sweeping health care legislation, senators appealed to two potent political constituencies on Tuesday, with Democrats seeking additional medical benefits for women and Republicans vowing to preserve and protect Medicare for older Americans. More Some legal immigrants can't get health care yet Boston Globe Share
More than 100 legal immigrants in Massachusetts who were supposed to start receiving care yesterday under a new state health insurance plan will have to wait because the contractor hired to run the program has been unable to reach agreement with providers in Western Massachusetts. More Public flu clinics to get a boost Lexington Minuteman Share
Massachusetts state officials are planning a cooperative effort with the state’s major health plans in meeting the challenges resulting from a resurgence of the H1N1 influenza this fall. Working with the Department of Public Health, several of the Commonwealth’s health plans have agreed to a commitment for coverage to administer the H1N1 vaccination to Massachusetts residents at public clinics. More Treating a community's health needs that reform may not fix The New York Times Share
About 36 percent of its 30,000 patients at nine Erie Family Health Center Chicago locations, mostly on the West and North Sides, are uninsured. If they meet the legislation’s proposed income guidelines (less than twice the federal poverty level for a family of four, or roughly $44,000), the charge for a medical visit is $30. If patients return for care within 30 days, it is $10. If they can't pay, they are not turned away. A subsequent bill is sent, but Erie, which competes for federal money to help offset costs of caring for the uninsured, won’t contact a collection agency. More Technology shuffles schedules, cuts patients' wait times University of Rochester Medical Center Share
Some of the same artificial intelligence (AI) underlying NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is now streamlining patient care at Strong Memorial Hospital, helping radiologists and technologists juggle the hundreds of requests for CT scans, ultrasounds, and other imaging procedures that they receive daily. This AI technology – a software program called On-Cue™ – works like an air-traffic controller to shuffle procedure schedules for Strong Memorial's emergency department, inpatient units and outpatient clinics, with the twin goals of shortening wait times and helping staff use equipment more efficiently. More |
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