Insights Column 05.06.2011
A video starring your mother
Mother’s day is this Sunday and, unlike previous years, you don’t have to spend an arm and a leg to get your Mom a great gift. Our friends at Mom’s Rising have created an awesome video…
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Insights Column 05.04.2011
On cervical cancer prevention
Each year about 12,000 women in the United States are diagnosed with cervical cancer and about 4,000 American women die from the disease. While this number has decreased over the last few decades, it…
Report 05.01.2011
Implementing Health Insurance Exchanges
Advocates can help ensure that exchanges are consumer-friendly and transparent and that the plans sold in them give residents good value. These guides are for stakeholders who need to understand how to implement exchanges…
Insights Column 04.28.2011
Barbour insists there’s no one in Mississippi without health care
Last week, Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour said, “There’s nobody in Mississippi that does not have access to health care.” As a Native Mississippian, I truly cannot understand how Governor Barbour can outright lie like that. Saying…
Insights Column 04.26.2011
Good news for recent college graduates
With college graduations quickly approaching, there will be a new wave of young adults looking for jobs. Graduation also means that these same adults will have to start making payments on their student loans.…
Insights Column 04.25.2011
The California Health Benefits Exchange is Born!
This blog was originally written and posted by California Health Access. The California Health Benefits Exchange Board held its first meeting today in Sacramento. The Board, staff, and nearly 100 stakeholders in the audience were…
Insights Column 04.19.2011
A gift to you this tax day
It’s that dreaded time of year that only those of us who are guaranteed a big return are excited for: Yesterday was tax day. But please bear with us for a moment, because this…
Insights Column 04.15.2011
Skip the Appeals Process??
Just a few moments after President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law, Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli filed suit in federal court in an effort to repeal the vital consumer protections that…
Insights Column 04.13.2011
Health insurance: Even tough for CEOs to get
The truth really is stranger than fiction: Even the CEO of one of the most powerful health insurance companies would have issues finding health insurance in the individual market. In an interview with Kaiser Health…
Report 04.01.2011
A Guide for State Advocates: State Demonstrations to Integrate Medicare and Medicaid
"Dual eligibles" have both Medicare and Medicaid. They are often the sickest and most vulnerable patients. And since neither program coordinates their care, this group has problems getting care in the appropriate setting and…