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As healthcare reform turns one, the under-insured still wait for change
Friday, April 1, 2011
The most significant portions of health care reform legislation don't go into effect for another few years. Meanwhile, some go without insurance at all. Others explore creative options while faced with rising insurance rates.
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The public perception of health care reform
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Kaiser Family Foundation president Drew Altman speaks about the state of public sentiment regarding the health care law, one year after it was passed.
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What's 'essential' in health care
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
The Institute of Medicine is meeting this week to determine what constitutes 'essential' medical care -- which under the health care reform, will be guaranteed to all Americans.
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The Medi-Medi problem
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
As in Medicare and Medicaid. Conflicts in the two government health care programs can drive up costs for states. But change could be on the way.
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Obama says states must implement health care law
Monday, February 28, 2011
But Obama told governors today they can design alternative health care programs as long as they meet the law's goals.
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Health care providers prepare for the reform debates
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
The debate over health care reform is back this week as Republicans in the House of Representatives plan a vote to repeal the new health care law. Jeremy Hobson speaks to Alan Miller, CEO of Universal Health Services.
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Obama's health care law faces a Republican House
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
The new Republican-controlled House of Representatives will vote next week on a repeal of the health care reform law. Scott Tong explains.
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Price of health insurance not going down, yet
Friday, November 12, 2010
It's estimated that premiums on company-paid health insurance plans will rise by roughly 9 percent this year. So what happened to the health care reform bill that was supposed to make health insurance more affordable? Stacey Vanek Smith reports.
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Businesses react to health care reform
Monday, October 4, 2010
A report says manufacturer 3M will stop offering a group health insurance plan to young retirees while McDonald's has talked about dropping worker coverage. Stacey Vanek-Smith reports on how businesses are reacting to health care changes.
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Health insurance a tough sell for young people
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Insurance companies are looking forward to healthy young people back on their books, now that the age children can stay on their parents' health insurance jumped from 19 to 26. But first, they'll have to convince young people that it's worth it.
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Should the colonoscopy be the 'gold standard'?
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
The new health care reform law requires that certain preventive screenings be paid by insurance companies, including the colonoscopy. But a partial colonoscopy, or sigmoidoscopy, proves to be just as effective as a colonscopy.
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"I understand your frustration..."
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Health plan customer service is getting a makeover. Insurance companies are hiring empathy trainers for their call agents and brushing up on their phone manners. It's an attempt to keep customers loyal as health care reform starts to give individuals more options to quit their insurance company and shop for a new one. Gregory Warner reports.
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As healthcare reform turns one, the under-insured still wait for change
Friday, April 1, 2011
The most significant portions of health care reform legislation don't go into effect for another few years. Meanwhile, some go without insurance at all. Others explore creative options while faced with rising insurance rates.
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The public perception of health care reform
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Kaiser Family Foundation president Drew Altman speaks about the state of public sentiment regarding the health care law, one year after it was passed.
2010 was a roller-coaster year for health care reform; stories of hot congressional debates and angry protests swept the media in the months leading up to President Obama's historic signing of the approved health care bill. With the reform becoming law comes a host of questions: How can we better understand our new health care plan? How will we be affected by changes to our health insurance? What are the most important things to know about the health care law? Marketplace continues to follow the story.
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