Posted by: Erin Kelly on Mar 08, 2010
First, there were the highly publicized rate
hikes in California. Then, the Department of Health and Human Services
released a report detailing rate hikes in several
more states. And then there was WellPoint,
who joined the club last week by jacking up premiums in 11 states.
Posted by: Mark Fisher on Mar 04, 2010
A recent Kaiser Poll showed
that while Americans are split on their support for the health care legislation
in general, they are very supportive of individual aspects of the legislation. The
logic then follows-to generate more support among those that are wary, we need
to be clear about the all of the protections and benefits Americans will
receive with health reform.
Posted by: Kate Blocher on Mar 03, 2010
After last week's bipartisan Health Reform Summit, it seems
pretty clear that many Republicans are unwilling to help move health reform forward.
So what options do Congressional Democrats have? The most likely course of
action is to pass the bill through reconciliation. The process would begin with
the House passing the current Senate bill, which would then be signed into law
by President Obama.
Posted by: Mark Fisher on Mar 02, 2010
The news of WellPoint's Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield hiking
up premiums for its customers in California
by 39% made waves across the country, and many other of WellPoint's affiliates
will soon follow suit.
Posted by: Mark Fisher on Feb 15, 2010
After 4 years of hard work, the day finally came for me to
get my college diploma. Though I was proud of my accomplishment, I knew that
the second I received my diploma, I lost my health insurance. After
commencement, there was a long period of time when I was without coverage. Unfortunately,
this is not uncommon. My fellow classmates and other graduating students across
the country began their lives in the "real world" without insurance.
Posted by: Mark Fisher on Feb 09, 2010
It may seem obvious, but these days it's necessary to say: Health
reform will help Americans across the country.
Posted by: Tara Bostock on Feb 01, 2010
I just want to say one thing to all of you who are worried:
Health reform is NOT dead. Seven hundred health reform advocates descended on
DC last week to attend Families USA's annual conference, and everyone here is
re-energized and ready to tell Congress and tell the President that the time is
now to pass health reform.
Posted by: Colleen Haller on Jan 29, 2010
Promoting equity in health care is one of the most important
and difficult efforts for communities to undertake. Yesterday's workshop
-
Beyond Health Care: Health Equity Strategies - offered some great
strategies
for improving health equity.
Posted by: Tara Bostock on Jan 29, 2010
My grandparents are
monumentally confused about health care reform. And rightfully
so-opponents of
health reform have told them that they're going to lose their Medicare,
and
that they will have to defend their life in front of a death panel.
Posted by: Colleen Haller on Jan 29, 2010
Health Action 2010 has so many great workshops that it's
hard to figure out where to start! After an amazing plenary presentation
with
great speeches from Sec. Kathleen Sebelius, Senator Al Franken,
Representative
Donna Edwards, and a moving tribute to Senator Ted Kennedy's
contributions to
the health reform movement, I wanted to hear what different advocates
were
doing on the ground to get health reform across the finish line.
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