So here is the stand-alone bill for the public insurance option that created so much controversy during the reform process. As we look closer
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Cigna’s CareToday clinics
Cigna Medical Group Announces Grand Opening of CMG CareToday Clinic in South Chandler, Ariz.Cigna Medical GroupJuly 19, 2010Cigna Medical Group has announced the opening of
Cigna's CareToday clinics
Cigna Medical Group Announces Grand Opening of CMG CareToday Clinic in South Chandler, Ariz.Cigna Medical GroupJuly 19, 2010Cigna Medical Group has announced the opening of
Cigna's CareToday clinics
Cigna is no longer simply one of the largest, for-profit, private insurance corporations in the nation, it is now a component of the
Cigna’s CareToday clinics
Cigna is no longer simply one of the largest, for-profit, private insurance corporations in the nation, it is now a component of the
Will Medicare rates rescue Medicaid?
Medicaid Provision Could Turn Into 'Another SGR,' Some Advocates FearBy Amy Lotven, Inside Health ReformAmerica's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP)June 23, 2010Under the reform law, starting
Will Medicare rates rescue Medicaid?
Medicaid, being a welfare program with piddling political support, has been chronically underfunded. Yet, in the reform legislation, expansion of Medicaid eligibility is
Respond to the NYT on insurers further limiting choice of health care
Insurers Push Plans That Limit Choice of DoctorBy Reed AbelsonThe New York TimesJuly 17, 2010As the Obama administration begins to enact the new national health
Respond to the NYT on insurers further limiting choice of health care
The managed care revolution brought us restricted networks of physicians, hospitals and other health care services. These restrictions, which limited patients' choices of
Public sector workers now seeing deterioration in their health plans
Public sector workers paying more of their health care costsBy Bobby Caina CalvanThe Sacramento BeeJuly 15, 2010Workers in private industry have felt the sting of
Public sector workers now seeing deterioration in their health plans
Private employers have continued to shift more of the costs of health care to their individual employees. This has had deleterious financial and health impacts
Policy issues for the health insurance exchanges
Health Insurance Exchanges and the Affordable Care Act: Key Policy IssuesBy Timothy Stoltzfus Jost, J.D.The Commonwealth FundJuly 15, 2010"Health Insurance Exchanges and the Affordable Care