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…
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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…
Report 04.01.2011
The Affordable Care Act: Patients’ Bill of Rights and Other Protections
The Affordable Care Act offers several new protections known as the "Patients' Bill of Rights." We published several fact sheets explaining these protections and how they can help consumers. This brief is a compilation…
Insights Column 03.31.2011
Health Coverage Still Tough To Get For Individuals
A recent report released by Commonwealth Fund, a health care advocacy group, found that nearly three-quarters of Americans who tried to buy insurance on the individual market in the last three years faced obstacles that…
Insights Column 03.28.2011
The crab and his mother
Aesop tells us an interesting story called “The Crab and His Mother.” The fable goes: A crab said to her son, "Why do you walk so one-sided, my child? It is far more becoming…
Insights Column 03.24.2011
Battling back against rate hikes
Carrie Fitzgerald, an advocate for children and families in Iowa, was frustrated by health insurance premiums continually increasing for Iowans in the individual market. Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield dominates 80 percent of…
Insights Column 03.23.2011
Patients will no longer pay more, then get less
Dr. Valerie Arkoosh, President of the National Physician's Alliance, was sick and tired of seeing more and more of her patients paying more for insurance and getting less in return. She calls the…
Insights Column 03.23.2011
One year later: No death panels here
I don’t know about you, but it seems like yesterday that Sarah Palin was speaking into every microphone she could find lamenting that health reform would lead to President Obama personally pulling the plug…