October 2008

Overdoing Technology

by Louise October 31, 2008

[...]We keep striving for newer and better, and “we often use the technology on a broad swathe of patients when only a few, who fit a very specific profile, actually benefit from it.” Technology has a price. We love to blame health insurance companies for rising costs, but we should also look at our own demand for the latest and greatest in medical technology.

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Who Americans Blame For Rising Health Care Costs

by Louise October 30, 2008

[...] I think this survey is interesting in that it shows the perceptions people hold with regards to the health care industry. But I think it’s also indicative of the lack of transparency in health care pricing, and a lack of exposure to the actual costs of health care that occurs when most medical bills are funneled through the health insurance system.

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Guest Blogger – Concerns About Health Insurance

by Guest October 29, 2008

Today’s Guest Blogger is J.A., an RN, who submitted via our “Be A Guest Blogger” page:
I am paying COBRA, health and dental at $640. per month. I am a nurse, recently diagnosed with cystic fibrosis (CF) at age 50, this year. Cobra is 18 months with 11 month extension. I was informed I have to exhaust COBRA timeline before being eligible for Cover Colorado [...]

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Expanding Universal Health Coverage In America

by Louise October 28, 2008

[...] There’s a huge group of people with other serious illnesses who are having to struggle with not only their health condition but also with the status of their health insurance coverage. An expansion of Medicare to cover anyone with a chronic illness makes sense, and would eliminate some of the economic burden currently endured by those individuals.

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Why Our Health Care Costs Are Running Wild

by Louise October 27, 2008

[...] For those without health insurance, the cost is putting health care further outside the realm of possibility. As our country enters a recession and the government starts shelling out hundreds of billions of dollars to shore up our tattered financial industry, we must trim the fat in our health care industry. Maggie’s article has a lot of good ideas to get us started.

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Leaving a Four Year Old Kid With No Options

by Louise October 24, 2008

[...] I realize that anecdotes are not statistical data. And the story of one family’s struggles with health insurance, regardless of how compelling that story may be, is indeed an anecdote. But I challenge anyone who believes that our health care and health insurance systems are not broken, to come up with a workable solution for the Wilkes family.

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Debate Ideas For Health Insurance Reform

by Louise October 23, 2008

[...]the “whole premise of insurance” is a little different when it comes to health insurance. We can’t put price tags on lives the way we can on cars. And we can’t easily ascertain fault when it comes to medical history the way we can with driving history [...]

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Cavalcade of Risk

by Louise October 22, 2008

The Cavalcade of Risk is up at Regulating Health Insurance.  John Cogan has done a great job of weeding through the random submissions he received (astrology tips and make-up advice? Seriously?) and including those that actually relate to the intended spirit of the Cavalcade, as defined by founder Hank Stern (of InsureBlog fame).  From health [...]

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Know the Numbers Behind Health Insurance Reform

by Louise October 21, 2008

[...] At the Colorado Health Insurance Insider, I’ve written about how employer-sponsored health insurance might not be the best set up. But while I see flaws in the group health insurance system, I’ve don’t believe a switch to individual health insurance would be prudent without making major changes to how individual health insurance is set up.

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