Increasing Support For Massachusetts Landmark Health Reform
Posted on June 27th, 2011
A new poll by the Harvard School of Public Health and The Boston Globe finds 63% of Massachusetts residents support the health care reform legislation enacted in 2006, 21% oppose it while 6% are not sure and 9% have not heard or read about the law. The percentage of residents supporting the law has increased since a 2009 poll (53%).[1] Support for the law varied by party affiliation, with 77% of Democrats, 60% of Independents, and 40% of Republicans saying they support the legislation. The poll was conducted May 24-26, 2011.
Despite a difficult financial environment in the state, the poll found that 74% want the law to continue, with 51% favoring continuing it with some changes and 23% continuing it as is. Full Post…
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AskBlue Healthcare Reform
Posted on January 13th, 2011
The new healthcare reform law passed in 2010 has many individuals and employers scratching their head. Not only is it in depth, and not always straightforward, but there are different aspects to the law that make it even more complicated. With this being the case, the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) developed a useful tool called AskBlue Healthcare Reform which is an interactive tool developed to help consumers better understand the new law and learn how it will impact their individual heath insurance policies.
AskBlue Healthcare Reform is accessed through the same name website and offers a simple explanation of healthcare reform and the different aspects throughout the law.
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Election May Affect Health Care Reform
Posted on November 5th, 2010
The article found on Commonhealth.wbur.org by Carey Goldberg titled “Election’s Effects On Health Care Reform: New Harvard Public Health Forum Webcast” directs readers to a video of the Forum At Harvard School of Public Health. This webcast was a discussion on the election results which was held Friday, November 5th.
This important discussion points out how powerful these election results may be since Democrats and Republicans have very different opinions on the direction health care reform should take. With Republicans having a very successful election, health care reform may take a major turn affecting health insurance for millions. It’s a
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Can Healthcare Reform “Repeal and Replace” Promises Be Trusted?
Posted on September 25th, 2010
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The Republican party is staunchly against the Obama administration’s healthcare reform law. So much so, that its politicians promise that if they regain the majority in Congress, one of their first tasks will be to repeal “Obamacare”. Then,
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Health “Reform” Will Haunt Dems
Posted on September 20th, 2010
President Obama promised that his health reform would “fix” our rising medical costs and a growing legion of uninsured Americans priced out of coverage.
Fix it in which direction?
Data out last week shows that the price of insurance is rising even faster than before, the number of uninsured Americans is spiraling upward, and the choices people have of doctors and health plans are being sharply constrained as a result.
Welcome to ObamaCare, Year One. This is the change we should start believing in.
The Obama team blames the recession or the “greedy” insurance industry for these ills.
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Will States Be Able To Implement Health Insurance Plan Reform?
Posted on August 13th, 2010
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Although healthcare reform will result in more federal involvement in regulations, the majority of the responsibility for regulating health coverage will still rest with the states.
However, it seems that many state insurance commissioners don’t have the power to do some of the things the Obama administration wants them to. A
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Health Insurance Scammers Prey on Healthcare Reform Confusion
Posted on August 11th, 2010
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Over the past several months, the American public has been wrestling with the advent of healthcare reform and what it will mean for them. For many, it will require them to purchase a health insurance plan.
Unfortunately, scammers in 24 states are taking advantage of this uncertainty. They are advertising medical discount plans as full-fledged health insurance, which they are not.
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