September 2008

A Health Care Bubble

by Louise September 29, 2008

[...] We’re continually grasping for the latest and greatest technology in health care (with prices increasing all the while) which essentially keeps putting basic health care out of reach for more people. We over-test, over-medicate, and over-treat patients who have health insurance, while those without health insurance struggle to get even the most basic of care.

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Health Care Reform Overshadowed By Economic Crisis

by Louise September 26, 2008

The Senate Finance Committee met this week to discuss ideas for lowering the number of Americans without health insurance.  Democratic Senator Ken Salazar from Colorado mentioned that regardless of what ideas congress comes up with to reform our broken health care system, the “ominous cloud” of the government bail out for the financial industry “may [...]

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Lower Rate Increases Often Come With Fewer Benefits

by Louise September 25, 2008

[...] Once HB1355 takes effect in Colorado in January, we’re likely to see even more small businesses switching to lower-cost, high deductible health insurance plans. HSAs will eventually lead to more transparency in health care and more savvy consumers. But it will be a bumpy road for families adjusting to the change

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A Bail Out For The Health Care Industry

by Louise September 24, 2008

[...] A little government intervention could go a long way towards getting health insurance and access to health care for all Americans. It does appear that the government is willing to bail out a major free market system if things get bad enough. I just wonder how bad things will have to get in the health care industry before it’s considered bad enough.

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Dangerous Bill To Be Aimed at the Individual Market

by Louise September 22, 2008

[...] if you currently have pre-existing health conditions and would like to double or triple your health insurance premiums, contact your legislators and tell them to remove underwriting from individual/family health insurance in Colorado so healthy people no longer have a reason to purchase coverage for the possibility of future health problems.

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Individual Health Insurance Reform

by Louise September 20, 2008

[...] while group health insurance is great for employees who have access to it, the increasing premiums are causing headaches for the employers. And for those with no access to group health insurance, pre-existing conditions can be a major hurdle in the quest for individual health insurance in Colorado and 44 other states that use medical underwriting.

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Health Care Reform Proposal From Business Roundtable

by Louise September 19, 2008

Business Roundtable, a group consisting of CEOs from some of America’s leading companies, has put together a health care reform proposal. This group represents companies that collectively provide health insurance for 35 million Americans through their employer-sponsored group health insurance policies in Colorado and across the US.

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Obama And McCain On Mandatory Health Insurance

by Louise September 17, 2008

[...] No president is going to be able to reform health care on a whim – there are 100 senators and 435 representatives who have some input too. But Obama’s reform proposal is at least aiming towards health insurance for all children in America (in Colorado, 175,000 children are uninsured). It’s a small, but significant, step on the road to health insurance for everyone.

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Drugs In Our Water

by Louise September 15, 2008

[...] The problem of drugs in our water supply in Colorado and throughout the US is scary and formidable. Drug companies should be required to implement safe systems for re-distribution of unused medications. Health insurance carriers should put pressure on pharmaceutical companies in this regard, since drugs that are getting flushed down the toilet aren’t free.

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