By admin on Jun 6, 2008 | In Featured | No Comments »
When filing State Income Taxes in Massachusetts this year, residents needed to show they had healthcare coverage. It’s not too bad a system for determining the number of people with coverage and the number of people who couldn’t afford it. But when it was determined that 100,000 people who could afford it chose not to, they were fined. The AP reports:
The state’s first-in-the-nation universal health insurance law required everyone in the state to be insured by July 2007, except for those who secured a waiver proving they couldn’t afford insurance. Read the rest »
By admin on May 27, 2008 | In Featured | No Comments »
Gotta love the out-of-the-box thinking behind this article. I’m not sure about the soundness of reasoning, but I’m glad people are looking for alternatives to solving the healthcare coverage quagmire. In his moneycentral.msn article, Jim Jubak writes:
The discount retailer already has made major inroads into accessible, affordable care through lower drug prices, walk-in clinics and electronic record-keeping. Why stop there? Read the rest »
By admin on May 25, 2008 | In Featured | No Comments »
I’ve had dental coverage with Delta Dental for years now, and have always had good luck with them. The plan is accepted by almost all dentists, and they’re very good at sending timely reimbursements. Once in a while the customer service isn’t so hot, but hey, everyone has a bad day, right? I’m glad to hear they’re giving something back by offering discounted dental plans and free dental coverage for people who meet income requirements.
In the article “Delta Dental Offers Care to Uninsured”, Joyzelle Davis writes:
To combat that, Delta plans to introduce three different individual insurance plans this summer. It is finalizing details but will offer at least a preferred provider plan and a discount plan.
Delta also is setting aside $1.4 million to provide 12 months of free dental care for uninsured people who meet income requirements.
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By admin on May 23, 2008 | In Featured | No Comments »
Charlie Crist, governor of Florida, recently signed legislation that made Florida the latest state to offer low-cost health insurance to uninsured Floridians. Way to go Charlie! I wonder if he benchmarked with Mitt Romney about the Massachusetts healthcare plan. In an article from the Jacksonville Business Journal “Crist SIgns Law Providing Options for the Uninsured”,
Gov. Charlie Crist signed legislation Wednesday that gives Florida’s 3.8 million uninsured individuals access to lower-cost health insurance, as well as provide health insurance options to small businesses and expand participation in the Florida Kid Care Program.
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By admin on May 17, 2008 | In Featured | No Comments »
It sounds like this guy knows all about the ins and outs of healthcare insurance, and how to work the system on how best to get coverage. It’s about time people started talking about ways Americans can take care of their healthcare needs, since the White House and Congress are dragging their feet.
Jason Gingerich, a volunteer with the Archimedes Movement to work for a comprehensive solution to America’s health care crisis, writes:
In America’s current healthcare system, in most cases, you’re better off with the crowd. Usually, that crowd is your employer or a government pool like Medicare or Medicaid. But sometimes, due to choices you make, or circumstances you can’t control, you end up on your own, Read the rest »
By admin on May 17, 2008 | In Featured | No Comments »
Sometimes you run into a good site gathering everything you’d want to know about a topic. Here’s an impressive collection of state-specific resources to help the uninsured receive healthcare. The Cover the Uninsured organization put this list together, and writes:
Are you uninsured? You are not alone. Millions of Americans are without health insurance. Some lost their insurance when they lost their jobs. Others work hard, but their jobs don’t provide health insurance benefits. Whatever the reason, finding health insurance can be difficult. If you are looking for coverage, this guide can help point the way.
Click on your state below for a guide to finding health insurance coverage. (Adobe Reader is required.) Read the rest »
By admin on May 16, 2008 | In Featured | No Comments »
Gene Bishop, a Philadelphia physician, writes in the Philadelphia Inquirer:
Let’s play the old word association game. Think “childbirth” - joy, labor pain, motherhood. Think “insurance”- boring, deductibles, co-pays. Think “uninsured” - your neighbor who lost her job, your child who just graduated from college, the cashier at the convenience store who works when her kids are in school.
What you might not think about are the one in five women in the United States who did not have Read the rest »
By admin on May 16, 2008 | In Featured | No Comments »
Videos and information about HR-676 – National Single-Payer Bill
By admin on Apr 29, 2008 | In Featured | No Comments »
So we’re not in a recession? Just ask families across America and they’ll tell you about their financial worries. In a recent nationwide study called “What Do Women Want?”, the Meredith Corporation and NBC Universal Healthcare polled 3,000 women on issues such as family, safety, and financial security. Study findings showed that women are very concerned about financial issues ranging from credit cards to healthcare. Here’s a summary of the healthcare concerns:
- Nearly half (46%) of women are extremely concerned about rising healthcare costs — especially high among Boomer women (55%) and single mothers with children under 18 (52%) Read the rest »
By admin on Apr 27, 2008 | In Featured | No Comments »
This is a heartbreaking example of how pathetic the US healthcare system can be. We can spend billions of dollars waging an illegal and immoral war, but can’t come up with a solution to take care of our sick and injured.
Mark Windsor looks exhausted. For a week he’s been undergoing radiation treatment on a cancerous tumor in his neck. A metal rod fused to his spine keeps his head stable. His muscles there are gone, the result of multiple failed surgeries to rid him of his disease. . . The radiation Mark Windsor is receiving will only prolong his life, not save it.
“If I probably had gotten some good treatment several years ago I probably would have been cured,” Windsor said from his home in Atlanta, Georgia. Read the rest »
