News tagged with 'Health Care'

The American Medical Association is releasing its third annual report card on insurers and finds one in five claims is not processed correctly.

President Obama went out on a limb when he promised people would be able to keep their current health plans, now comes the hard work of hammering out the details.

The final reconciliation of the House and Senate health care reform bill has been approved. It now goes to President Obama for his signature.

President Obama makes his final push for health care reform as insurers are emboldened to enact large premium hikes.

The president of WellPoint Insurance faced Indiana lawmakers to answer why some individual premiums rose up to 38 percent at a time of record profits and executive bonuses.

Billy Tauzin who represented the pharmaceutical industry lobby, PhRMA, will be stepping down soon from his $2 million a year job. Tauzin made friends with the White House on health care reform which angered some Republicans.

Washington wants to know why the five largest health insurance companies racked up record profits last year - $12.2 billion – up 56 percent over 2008 numbers.

About 40 percent of Americans polled said it would be good if health care reforms proposed by President Obama never materialize.

The insurance lobby has been very busy spending millions to craft health care reform that preserves profits for the industry.

The individual mandate may be subjected to a U.S. Supreme Court challenge some GOP oponents to health care reforms suggest.

Will health care reforms result in cheaper drugs for American consumers? A bipartisan group wants to allow prescription medications from Canada, Europe, and elsewhere that could represent billions in savings. But the FDA is pushing back.

Senators barely squeaked by a vote to begin debate on its version of health care reform, but the public option remains a huge sticking point. The debate should begin after the Thanksgiving holiday.

Will 60 Senators agree to vote together in a rare Saturday session that sets the stage for the Senate health care reform debate? The vote is set for 8 p.m. Saturday and will determine whether health care reform advances or stalls.

Patient safety was highly controversial on the House floor Saturday night when members shouted "trial lawyer" to one representative. But patient safety is generally agreed to be one key to bringing down health care costs and to save at least 98,000 deaths a year, as emphasized in this AAJ campaign.

The insurance industry is on the hot seat as health care reform clearly points to insurance industry reform. When the Senate version is introduced it will include repealing an act that since 1945 has given insurers the freedom to charge what they want for consumers' health insurance and doctors' medical malpractice insurance.