Mental health coverage key

Given health care reform's two goals -- reducing costs and reducing the number of uninsured -- one of the best approaches may appear counter-intuitive: Policymakers should insist upon broad mental health insurance coverage for all Americans. Why increase coverage when one goal is decreasing costs? Because research shows broader coverage for mental health reduces health care costs overall. Research also shows spending on mental health is a small percentage of total health care costs and doe

Healthcare 101

A colleague of mine sent me this (sort of) primer on health care written by an attorney named Chandra Westergaard. It’s called ” Introduction and History of Health Insurance in the United States”. In it she lays out the different terms, laws, etc. involved in health care and a brief history of each. She makes no partisan pitch either way that I can tell, but it’s a good refresher if you don’t know your ERISA from Blue-Cross from Medicare Part C. It’s pretty long (it’s not linked online) so I

Sheri on Health Care and the Public Option

We interviewed Sheri Lawson, author of The Spell of Religion , on God Discussion radio . One of Sheri’s passions is health care reform, particularly since her daughter suffered from cancer and the only way she was able to get treatment was from government insurance. Here is Sheri’s video. She writes: “I’ve submitted this 30 second ad to The Obama group – Organizing for America where it will be reviewed by a panel and voted on. The final video will appear in a national ad campaign. I f

101 Reasons Universal Health Care Works for Pennsylvania

HealthCareForALLPAHere’s a list of the good things a universal single payer health insurance system will do for Pennsylvania. There are more, most importantly the over one million uninsured citizens of the Commonwealth. Support our efforts to pass sane health care legislation in Harrisburg. Learn about the bills working their way through the State House right now.1. Protect Pennsylvania jobs – by capping the employer contribution to the Health Trust at 10% of payroll. Those Pennsylva

Employer Health Insurance

When people think of health insurance they think about the hospitals, doctor's office and surgery. Most people forget that health insurance can cover the condition of the mind. People do not think about mental health when they think about health insurance.

Fundamentals of Medical Insurance

September 30, 2009 | By Jennifer Thames In Finance | by William PatricksIn order to make sure that you are covered in the event of a medical emergency it is important to be aware of the different types of medical insurance. If you are uninsured, or do not have the necessary medical coverage, any major medical problem that you encounter will have a significant impact on your personal finances.In America today, the PPO (Preferred Provider Organization) is the health insurance plan of choi

House Democrats considering insurance tax

Those Democrats! There is no tax that they don’t love and now they’ve dreamed up a new one for you to pay. ~P.E.R. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~By ERICA WERNER and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR WASHINGTON (AP) – House Democrats are considering a tax on high-cost insurance plans to help pay for health care overhaul that tops President Barack Obama’s domestic agenda.House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said Friday the tax is “under consideration” as Democrats search for consensus within their ranks befor

Against This Med Reform

Obama will to try to save his med reform effort by getting more involved; he won’t leave it all to Congress anymore. Some encourage him to stand tough for a public option (i.e., a cheap widely available government run insurance plan), while others say : Obama still has a chance with his speech on Wednesday to wrest control of this monster, but he’ll have to return to his original mission of lowering costs and making insurance portable and fair (no preexisting condition disqualification). B

Sensible Healthcare Debate

I call for a sensible debate on healthcare. One that doesn’t involve government too much, if at all. Allow me the above for the moment, please. ————— I firmly believe there are problems on all sides of healthcare: providers and insurers. Therefore I’d like to see that providers, insurers, and consumers all be involved. The first step in figuring this mess out is to find out the Big One: Follow the Money. Where is the money? I asked an insurance rep and got a mouth full of nothing. I

The Significance of Student Secure International Student Insurance

The importance of taking an international student medical insurance by students who are planning to study abroad cannot be under-estimated. With the rising medical costs world over, it becomes very essential for every international student to be covered under International Student Insurance . StudentSecure SM Medical Insurance is an international student health insurance plan, which is offered by HCC Medical Insurance Services. This plan offers several features and is also available in two le

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