by Associated Press Published: February 22,2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Making a last-ditch effort to save his health care overhaul, President Barack Obama on Monday put forward a nearly $1 trillion, 10-year compromise that would allow the government to deny or roll back egregious insurance premium increases that infuriate consumers. Posted Monday morning on the White House Web site, the plan would provide [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: January 20,2010
Tags: Colorado Consumer Health Initiative, health care reform, Massachusetts, Scott Brown
Health care reform isn’t dead with the election of Scott Brown and the loss of a Democratic seat in Congress. In fact, local analysts say that Brown’s election won’t derail reform at all. “There are at least two scenarios,” said De De dePercin, executive director of the Colorado Consumer Health Initiative. “I think rumors of reform’s demise [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: November 12,2009
Tags: health care reform
Despite passage by House of Representatives, details still unresolved in federal legislation Editor’s Note: This is the fourth in a five part series examining the ramifications of health care reform conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers. The last of the series will run Nov. 27. Health care reform has come to focus on the insurance industry — and no matter [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: October 30,2009
Tags: health care reform
Premiums for healthy, young adults could rise as much as 140 percent if health care reform legislation is approved by Congress. A study by Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, which was released last week, considers the following three scenarios: a young healthy 25-year-old man with individual insurance, an unhealthy, 60-year old couple, and a family with [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: October 16,2009
Tags: health care reform
Most health care reform efforts center on creating a single “medical home” as a means to provide efficient, high-quality care. Analysts at PricewaterhouseCoopers say that the ideas about how to pay for health care involves using primary care doctors as the gateway to the system — proven by many studies as the way to provide the [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: October 13,2009
Tags: health care reform, malpractice, tort
As Congress debates health care reform, legal groups are debating the effect medical malpractice suits have on insurance and overall health care spending. At least one group places the blame for skyrocketing medical costs on plaintiff attorneys, while other lobbying groups say litigation does not affect costs. The Manhattan Institute, a free market think tank, says that [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: October 7,2009
Tags: health care reform
WASHINGTON (AP) - The fever has broken. The patient is out of intensive care. But if you’re President Barack Obama, you can’t stop pacing the waiting room. Health care overhaul is still in guarded condition. The latest Associated Press-GfK poll has found that opposition to Obama’s health care remake dropped dramatically in just a matter of [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: September 29,2009
Tags: health care reform, health insurance, National Small Business Association
More than 92 percent of small businesses are planning to increase their insurance premiums during the upcoming year - some as much as 20 percent. “The cost of health insurance has dire implications on small business job creation,” said Todd McCracken, president and CEO of the National Small Business Association, which annually conducts a small business [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: September 17,2009
Tags: Colorado, health care reform, Max Baucus, Michael Bennet
The new Senate health care reform bill, released yesterday by Sen. Max Baucus, contains key provisions from proven success in Colorado. U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet said he included provisions in the bill that will improve patient care and lower cost using a “proven care transitions model” developed in Colorado. “Colorado has incredible examples of how our nation [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: September 9,2009
Tags: Democratic National Convention, health care reform, Organizing for America, watch parties
Those interested in watching President Barack Obama’s address to Congress tonight about health care reform - and want to debate the issues with other Springs residents - can attend one of two watch parties. Organizing for America, a part of the Democratic National Convention, is organizing watch parties across the nation. The president’s address is intended to [...] [...]
