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News for Payers
A collection of articles that are here to keep healthcare payers informed.
| Sep 24, 2008 |
Health-Care Costs for US Employers Rise 5 Percent, Study Says - Bloomberg
Health-Care Costs for US Employers Rise 5 Percent, Study Says Bloomberg - 17 minutes ago 24 (Bloomberg) -- Employer-sponsored health insurance for a family cost an average of $12680 this year, a 5 percent increase from 2007, a survey of US ...
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| Sep 24, 2008 |
Survey: Workers facing higher health insurance premiums ... - Dallas Morning News
Survey: Workers facing higher health insurance premiums ... Dallas Morning News, TX - 1 hour ago By JASON ROBERSON / The Dallas Morning News Health insurance premiums rose modestly this year but more workers are facing higher deductibles, ... Health insurance costs rising faster than pay Indianapolis Star Health insurance costs still rising — albeit slower Palm Beach Post Health care premiums rise again; workers at smaller firms feel the ... The Miami Herald New York Times - Earthtimes (press release) all 139 news articles
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| Sep 24, 2008 |
Health insurance costs grow more gradually in 2008 - The Associated Press
Health insurance costs grow more gradually in 2008 The Associated Press - 1 hour ago WASHINGTON (AP) — Health insurance premiums rose a modest 5 percent this year for coverage that's getting skimpier, researchers say. ...
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| Sep 24, 2008 |
House passes bill to increase insurance for mental health - OhMyGov!
Washington Post House passes bill to increase insurance for mental health OhMyGov!, DC - 1 hour ago The Paul Wellstone-Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (HR 6983) would require group health insurance plans that cover mental and ... House And Senate Approve Mental Health Bill eFluxMedia Congress Backs Parity in Coverage of Illnesses New York Times Congress Passes Mental Health Bill, Improves Coverage dBTechno Washington Post - Wall Street Journal Blogs all 32 news articles
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| Sep 24, 2008 |
Iowa’s Health Care for America Now: Coalition tells health ... - IowaPolitics.com (press release)
Iowa’s Health Care for America Now: Coalition tells health ... IowaPolitics.com (press release), IA - 3 hours ago Statements from community members facing hardships in getting and keeping their health insurance coverage will be provided in video form to all members of ... Rising health care costs hitting Iowans hard Gazette Online Study: Iowa's Health Care Costs Rose Higher than Wages KIMT all 5 news articles
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| Sep 24, 2008 |
Australian Senate defeats health insurance changes - Reuters
Reuters Australian Senate defeats health insurance changes Reuters - 7 hours ago The defeat of the legislation is a victory for the private health insurance industry, which warned the changes would have led 400000 people to drop their ... Australian govt to water down health insurance plan Reuters Aetna sets external review of rescinded policies Reuters all 1,394 news articles
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| Sep 23, 2008 |
Oklahoma's Insurance Commissioner tells panel about health care ... - NewsOK.com
Think Progress Oklahoma's Insurance Commissioner tells panel about health care ... NewsOK.com, OK - 9 hours ago Much of the testimony involved highly technical descriptions of how insurance companies assess risk and how the individual market for health insurance works ... Holland raps state's health care Tulsa World McCain’s Health Care Architect: I Was Joking When I Said There Are ... Think Progress all 3 news articles
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| Sep 23, 2008 |
Health insurance extended to construction workers - Hindu
Health insurance extended to construction workers Hindu, India - 17 hours ago The scheme would be operated through the State Nodal Agency already set up under the ongoing health insurance scheme for those below the poverty line. ... Now, health cover for construction workers: Govt Financial Express Extension of Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana to building and other ... Press Information Bureau (press release) all 4 news articles
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| Sep 23, 2008 |
More lies from the Obama Camp on McCain's health insurance proposals - American Thinker
AOL News Newsbloggers More lies from the Obama Camp on McCain's health insurance proposals American Thinker, WA - 23 hours ago This time, its about health insurance and the Obama campaigns contention that McCain wants to do to health insurance "what he did for Wall Street ... Obama's Health Care Claim Debunked AOL News Newsbloggers Apples and Oranges? How the health care plans of McCain and Obama ... NephrOnline Obama Criticizes McCain on Health Insurance Regulation Kaiser network.org Journal and Courier - Political Affairs Magazine all 18 news articles
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| Sep 23, 2008 |
70000 without health insurance to miss out on Medicare levy cut - Melbourne Herald Sun
LIVENEWS.com.au 70000 without health insurance to miss out on Medicare levy cut Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia - Sep 23, 2008 ABOUT 70000 Australians without health insurance will miss out on a $1000 levy cut after a government cave-in. Under watered-down Medicare changes, ... Medicare defeat wounds PM The Age Fielding not convinced on Medicare The Australian Medicare bill concessions not backed Sydney Morning Herald The Canberra Times - The Age all 190 news articles
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| Aug 31, 2008 |
Selenium May Help Explain Racial Differences in HT
NEW ORLEANS — Reduced serum selenium is an independent predictor of hypertension, according to an analysis of data from the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys.
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| Aug 31, 2008 |
Simvastatin-Amiodarone Interaction Cited by FDA
Patients on amiodarone and simvastatin should not take more than 20 mg of the statin a day, because of an increased risk of rhabdomyolysis when the two drugs are used together, according to a Food and Drug Administration alert issued last month.
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| Aug 31, 2008 |
Where Cancer and CVD Converge
DR. LENIHAN is director of clinical research in the department of cardiology at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. DR. STEINGART is chief of the cardiology service at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York.
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| Aug 31, 2008 |
Optimal Chest Compressions Drive CPR Survival
WASHINGTON — Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is often so poorly performed by paramedics and even well-trained hospital staff, that rates of survival from cardiac arrest are being affected, emergency medicine leaders said.
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| Aug 31, 2008 |
Obesity May Inhibit Normal Nocturnal Dip in BP
NEW ORLEANS — Obesity blunts the normal pattern of nocturnal blood pressure dipping, and this might be one mechanism through which obesity contributes to adverse cardiovascular outcomes, findings from a recent study suggest.
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| Aug 31, 2008 |
Obesity Elevated Morbidity, Not Mortality After CABG
TORONTO — Obesity was linked to an increased risk for postsurgical complications in a study of more than 11,000 patients who underwent coronary bypass surgery. But in this series, obesity did not result in a significantly increased risk for postsurgical mortality, Dr. Mahboob Alam said at the 14th World Congress on Heart Disease.
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| Aug 31, 2008 |
New Payment Policy Will Push E-Rx Compliance
Federal officials are urging physicians to begin electronic prescribing as soon as possible now that Congress has authorized bonus payments for the successful use of the technology.
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| Aug 31, 2008 |
Atrial Fibrillation Has Effects On Patients' Spouses Too
SAN FRANCISCO — Atrial fibrillation affects the quality of life of patients and their spouses in equal measure, a survey of 264 patients and 94 spouses suggests. “That means don't leave the spouses sitting out in the waiting room. Encourage patients to bring their spouses in for their clinic visit, especially the first visit, when they're learning about the condition,” said Dr. Bruce A. Koplan of Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, the annual meeting of the Heart Rhythm Society.
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| Aug 31, 2008 |
Third-Degree AV Block Risk Higher in Diabetes Patients
TORONTO — Patients with diabetes have an unexpected, increased risk of developing third-degree atrioventricular block, according to a review of almost 14 million people during 1992 and 2002.
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| Aug 31, 2008 |
Hyperglycemia Associated With Cardiac Risk: The hazard ratio for each 1% increase in HbA1c levels was 1.18 for cardiovascular disease, 1.17 for stroke.
SAN FRANCISCO — Hyperglycemia and ethnicity each were independently associated with a greater risk for cardiovascular problems in a large, prospective study of 48,444 New Zealanders.
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