Since August, 88,000 Pennsylvania children have lost Medicaid benefits
January 18, 2012 by Healthcare-NOW!
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By Don Sapatkin, The Philadelphia Inquirer – More children lost Medicaid coverage in Pennsylvania in December than in the previous three months combined, according to new Department of Public Welfare...
Mentally ill flood ER as states cut services
January 4, 2012 by Healthcare-NOW!
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From Reuters – On a recent shift at a Chicago emergency department, Dr. William Sullivan treated a newly homeless patient who was threatening to kill himself. “He had been homeless for about...
Uninsured use Groupon, other daily deal sites, for healthcare
January 4, 2012 by Healthcare-NOW!
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From MSNBC.com – The last time Mark Stella went to the dentist he didn’t need an insurance card. Instead, he pulled out a Groupon. Stella, a small business owner, canceled his health insurance...
Meet the new 1%: healthcare CEOs replace bankers as America’s best paid
December 15, 2011 by Healthcare-NOW!
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No bankers in top 10 of America’s best-paid executives, but those in charge of healthcare and drugs firms are in the money By Dominic Rushe for The Guardian – Pity Wall Street’s bankers....
Speakout lets locals voice views on health care
December 12, 2011 by Healthcare-NOW!
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From Gainesville.com – Dr. Lynn Chacko put her money where her philosophy is. Chacko told those gathered at a speakout on health care Saturday that she gave up a profitable job as a private physician...
The Fight to Preserve Medicare Continues
December 2, 2011 by Healthcare-NOW!
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In less than three months, the Occupy Wall Street movement has changed public discourse. Because of Occupy, countless organizations and individuals voiced their opposition to any cuts to Medicare, Medicaid,...
New study shows health insurance premium spikes in every state
November 17, 2011 by Healthcare-NOW!
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From the Washington Post – Premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance have risen faster than incomes in every state in the nation, according to a report released Thursday. The analysis of...
U.S. Ranks Last Among High-Income Nations on Preventable Deaths
November 14, 2011 by Healthcare-NOW!
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Up to 84,000 Lives Annually Could Be Saved if the U.S. Lowered Its Preventable Death Rate to That of the Top Three Performing Nations From the Commonwealth Fund – The United States placed last among...
Gallup: Uninsured adults rising
November 11, 2011 by Healthcare-NOW!
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By Tim Mak for Politico – None of the components of President Obama’s health care law that have taken effect appear to be affecting insurance coverage of adults over 26, according to a new poll...
Why the Occupy Movement is Good for Our Health
November 9, 2011 by Healthcare-NOW!
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By Julie Matthaei and Neil Wollman for Common Dreams – Recently, the Congressional Budget Office released a report on income inequality which found that the incomes of the top 1% nearly tripled...




