It's doubly embarrassing because Governor Schwarzenegger has received $711200 in campaign contributions from Blue Cross , Kaiser and Blue Shield -- three health insurers that commonly deny coverage for autism treatments. ...  Read more...

It's doubly embarrassing because Governor Schwarzenegger has received $711200 in campaign contributions from Blue Cross , Kaiser and Blue Shield -- three health insurers that commonly deny coverage for autism treatments. ...

For those who see private health insurance as a major problem in the healthcare system, reform is a chance to get insurers in line. But insurers and their supporters say added industry regulations will simply increase healthcare costs.  Read more...

For those who see private health insurance as a major problem in the healthcare system, reform is a chance to get insurers in line. But insurers and their supporters say added industry regulations will simply increase healthcare costs.

NPR interviewed Robert Reich, professor of public policy at the University of California at Berkeley and former Secretary of Labor in the Clinton administration, on the steps President Barack Obama needs to take to successfully reform health care. Recently, Reich sent Obama a memo "outlining six things the president must to do save universal health care.  Read more...

NPR interviewed Robert Reich, professor of public policy at the University of California at Berkeley and former Secretary of Labor in the Clinton administration, on the steps President Barack Obama needs to take to successfully reform health care. Recently, Reich sent Obama a memo "outlining six things the president must to do save universal health care.

While the federal government has been involved in many high-profile fraudulent Medicare and Medicaid cases this year, some of the more striking examples of fraud are occurring within the private insurance industry, according to a new report from The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services in Washington, DC.  Read more...

While the federal government has been involved in many high-profile fraudulent Medicare and Medicaid cases this year, some of the more striking examples of fraud are occurring within the private insurance industry, according to a new report from The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services in Washington, DC.

An estimated three-quarters of people who are pushed into personal bankruptcy by medical problems actually had insurance when they got sick or were injured. As a result, as the federal government tries to cover the tens of millions of Americans without medical insurance, many health policy experts say simply giving everyone an insurance card will not be enough to fix what is wrong with the system.  Read more...

An estimated three-quarters of people who are pushed into personal bankruptcy by medical problems actually had insurance when they got sick or were injured. As a result, as the federal government tries to cover the tens of millions of Americans without medical insurance, many health policy experts say simply giving everyone an insurance card will not be enough to fix what is wrong with the system.

Surrounded by millions of uninsured residents and those struggling to keep up with rising costs, New York Sen. Charles E. Schumer is pushing a public health insurance option to compete with private insurers. Schumer, a Democrat, said New York alone contributes 2.7 million to the nation’s estimated 45.5 million pool of those without health insurance while [...] Related Senator says public health plan should operate like  Read more...

Surrounded by millions of uninsured residents and those struggling to keep up with rising costs, New York Sen. Charles E. Schumer is pushing a public health insurance option to compete with private insurers. Schumer, a Democrat, said New York alone contributes 2.7 million to the nation’s estimated 45.5 million pool of those without health insurance while [...] Related Senator says public health plan should operate like

"Only 26 percent of likely voters in Massachusetts believe health care reform has been a success and just 21 percent believe reform has made health care more affordable, according to newly released poll results," The State House News Service/Boston Herald reports.  Read more...

"Only 26 percent of likely voters in Massachusetts believe health care reform has been a success and just 21 percent believe reform has made health care more affordable, according to newly released poll results," The State House News Service/Boston Herald reports.

Their closest competitor, United Healthcare , comes in at only 12.5% market share while Partners Health Plan only has 7.1%. Tell me again why it would be bad to have a public health care plan option for North Carolinians to choose from ...  Read more...

Their closest competitor, United Healthcare , comes in at only 12.5% market share while Partners Health Plan only has 7.1%. Tell me again why it would be bad to have a public health care plan option for North Carolinians to choose from ...