Posted on July 31st, 2009 by Insurance News
Did you know the waiting time to see a doctor in Massachusettes is the worst of all the states in the country? In fact, 20% of the residents in the state can’t find a doctor to care for them! This is under Romneycare which some are saying the democrats are using to morph Obamacare into in hopes of getting the stupid thing passed! Read more below, see photos, and watch a great video. Mitt Romney, Romneycare Control costs by denying or rationing care. That’s a big fear of univ
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Posted on July 31st, 2009 by Insurance News
Genworth shares fall as 2Q results miss estimates NEW YORK ? Genworth Financial Inc. shares slipped on Friday, a day after the insurer reported worse-than-expected second-quarter results as it was hit by losses in its U.S. mortgage insurance division and investment portfolio. Its shares declined 36 cents, or 5.1 percent, to $6.75 in afternoon trading. CEO Michael Fraizer [...]
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Posted on July 31st, 2009 by Insurance News
Kaiser Health News reports that an agreement by House Democrats with fiscally conservative Blue Dog Democrats has a cadre of detractors, including “state officials worried about increased Medicaid costs and liberal lawmakers upset about a proposed reduction in subsidies for low-income families to buy insurance.”
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Posted on July 31st, 2009 by Insurance News
Some good health insurance news this morning - as least for this 27 year old insurance-less New Yorker. Governor Paterson has signed into effect a law that requires insurers to keep kids on their parents insurance until the are 29 years old, as long as they don’t qualify for it through their job: “The law, which Gov. Paterson proposed in January, is intended to help shrink one of the state’s biggest coverage gaps: under-30s who think they don’t need insurance or don’t get it at entry-lev
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Posted on July 31st, 2009 by Insurance News
Former Kansas Governor and now Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius wrote an op-ed that appears in Yahoo! News. The sentiment of the article is correct. The current system is not sustainable. She then mentions a degree of consensus around “cost controls, guaranteed coverage and providing more choices.” (I’m not sure what providing more choices really means because I believe that all Americans just want excellent healthcare. One choice.) She then goes ahead and point out the p
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