When looking for a spouse, many people look for someone trustworthy, respectful, and kind. Others look for someone with wealth and power. And others, like one Florida rabbi, are just looking for someone with… Read more.
08.18.2011 /
Eileen Falk,
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Insights Blog
Imagine you get into a car accident in a rural area. It will take first responders and the ambulance 8 minutes longer than it does in urban areas to arrive. And then, it will… Read more.
08.17.2011 /
Erin Kelly,
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Insights Blog
You desperately want to change careers, but don’t want to risk it knowing you may lose your health insurance. You’ve thought about heading out on your own, but you know you couldn’t afford insurance… Read more.
08.11.2011 /
Kate Blocher,
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Insights Blog
Earlier this week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) decided to adopt all of the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) eight recommendations for fully covered preventive services. This step is a huge improvement for women’s… Read more.
08.04.2011 /
Eileen Falk,
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Insights Blog
This week, the Department of Health and Human Services took a recommendation from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to add screening and counseling to detect and prevent domestic and interpersonal violence to the… Read more.
08.03.2011 /
Insights Blog
Last month, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) recommended that a range of benefits essential to women’s health be included as preventive benefits and therefore offered free of charge in all new health plans. We’re… Read more.
08.02.2011 /
Erin Kelly,
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Insights Blog
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) recently released its recommendations on which services should be added to the list of preventive services new insurance plans must offer at no cost to the patient under the Affordable Care… Read more.
07.27.2011 /
Eileen Falk,
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Insights Blog
Since the passage of the health reform law, prevention has become a much talked about issue. We all know that a lot of pain, suffering, and money could be saved with good prevention strategies,… Read more.
07.20.2011 /
Insights Blog
Historically, young adults have been among the most likely to go without health insurance in the country. An astounding 13.7 million people between the ages of 19 and 29 were uninsured in 2008. Many lost coverage… Read more.
07.19.2011 /
Eileen Falk,
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Insights Blog
Last week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced awards of $95 million to 278 school-based health centers across the country. HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, along with Education Secretary Arne Duncan, made the… Read more.
07.19.2011 /
Kate Blocher,
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Insights Blog
Rick Santorum, a former U.S. Senator for Pennsylvania, wants to be the Republican nominee to run against President Obama next year. Unfortunately for him, he’s also embroiled in a health care scandal—this one involving… Read more.
07.14.2011 /
Insights Blog
Living 14 hours away from home, I find myself nostalgic for my childhood days in Mississippi, particularly in the summertime. As we approach July, I often reflect on hanging out with friends and family… Read more.
07.01.2011 /
Artair Rogers,
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Insights Blog
Today’s decision by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals is, as the Vice President might say, a big (freaking) deal. The court ruled that the individual responsibility provision of the Affordable Care Act is constitutional. It’s… Read more.
06.30.2011 /
Marc Steinberg,
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Insights Blog
The 6th Circuit Court of the United States ruled today that the individual responsibility provision of the Affordable Care Act is constitutional. In their decision, the court writes “We find that the minimum coverage provision… Read more.
06.29.2011 /
Erin Kelly,
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Insights Blog
Over the past few years, we’ve told you some truly bizarre stories about what people do in search of affordable health care. One woman got married to a man she barely knew to get… Read more.
06.22.2011 /
Erin Kelly,
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Insights Blog
This blog was written by Dr. Zaneb Beams and originally posted on Doctor's for America's blog. It’s different when you lose a patient in private practice. In the ICU, you expect to lose patients. They… Read more.
06.15.2011 /
Insights Blog
