News tagged with insurance policies

Saving forests? Take a leaf from insurance industry's book

A group of environmental scientists say a problem-ridden economic model designed to slow deforestation can be improved by applying key concepts from the insurance industry.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 18, 2012 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Incomplete coverage vs. unexpected costs: Economists point out dilemma in Affordable Care Act

A paper by economists at the Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs and the Cornell University College of Human Ecology points to the difficult policy trade-offs that the U.S. faces as it implements ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Sep 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Obama administration eases pain of Medicare cuts

(AP) -- Millions of seniors in popular private insurance plans offered through Medicare will be getting a reprieve from some of the most controversial cuts in President Barack Obama's health care law.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 20, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

3 million Californians use health plans with high out-of-pocket costs

Three million Californians are enrolled in high-deductible health plans, insurance policies that offer consumers a lower monthly premium in return for higher out-of-pocket spending for health care services, according to a ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 28, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Hours worked by physicians have decreased steadily in last decade

After remaining stable for 2 decades, the average hours worked per week by physicians decreased by about 7 percent between 1996 and 2008, according to a study in the February 24 issue of JAMA.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Feb 23, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Costs of expanding health care coverage partly offset by future Medicare savings

Expanding health coverage might not cost as much as policymakers assume.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Americans remain divided on government involvement in health insurance: survey

Researchers from Indiana University's Center for Health Policy and Professionalism Research (CHPPR) have found that support for government-sponsored health insurance for individuals under age 65 remains virtually the same ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 10, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 4

Insurers shun those taking certain meds and secretly keep blacklist

Trying to buy health insurance on your own and have gallstones? You'll automatically be denied coverage. Rheumatoid arthritis? Automatic denial. Severe acne? Probably denied. Do you take Metformin, a popular drug for diabetes? ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 30, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (7) | comments 1

Prioritizing health-care reform components

Faced with a barrage of pressing issues, the Obama administration has placed health-care reform high on its agenda. The timing bodes well for change, according to Aaron E. Carroll, M.D., director of the Indiana University ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Curbing health bills brings different cost: High-deductible insurance cuts premiums, but some fear it leads consumers to

Two years ago, Holly Calvillo signed up for a new type of health insurance that was just starting to get popular. It had a nice low premium but a high deductible. Calvillo and her husband were young and healthy. She figured ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 30, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 4