Connecticut on Monday became the first state to expand eligibility for Medicaid coverage to low-income adults under a provision of the new health reform law (PL 111-148), the Hartford Courant reports. The state estimates that 45,000 residents will be eligible for the new coverage (Sturdevant...
Connecticut on Monday became the first state to expand eligibility for Medicaid coverage to low-income adults under a provision of the new health reform law (PL 111-148), the Hartford Courant reports. The state estimates that 45,000 residents will be eligible for the new coverage (Sturdevant...
During a speech at the National Press Club on Friday, USAID Administrator Rajiv spoke about ongoing efforts to reform the agency he oversees, noting the importance of improving development strategies targeting women, among other things, All Headline News reports (6/20). Shah "said he would...
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops President Francis George this week continued the group's criticism of nuns from the Catholic Health Association who endorsed the new health reform law (PL 111-148), CNN reports. USCCB considered the bill's abortion provisions too lenient. Colleen Scanlon...
Stateline.org: "When Congress approved the sweeping federal health care overhaul in March, Texas Governor Rick Perry was one of the loudest critics. He blasted the initiative as unconstitutional, a government takeover of health care and an unfunded federal mandate on the states. ... That...
At a reception for the National Association of Women Business Owners on Thursday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) emphasized the federal health reform law's (PL 111-148) benefits for women, saying that "[b]eing a woman is no longer a pre-existing condition," Roll Call reports. NAWBO...
Commonwealth Fund: The Impact Of Health Reform On Health Spending - This issue brief "projects the effect of national reform on total national health expenditures and the insurance premiums that American families would likely pay. We estimate that, on net, the combination of provisions in the...
Kaiser Health News: The new health reform law guarantees insurance companies must cover emergency care for their beneficiaries at hospitals in- or out-of-network at the same rate. "The law also bars health plans from requiring prior authorization for emergency services. And it mandates that...
The following summarizes selected women's health related videos. Â?Health Reform's Benefits for Women: In a new video from the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, actress Julianne Moore explains "what exactly ... health reform mean[s] for women." The law not only "extends health care...
The following summarizes selected women's health related videos. Â?Health Reform's Benefits for Women: In a new video from the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, actress Julianne Moore explains "what exactly ... health reform mean[s] for women." The law not only "extends health care...
The following summarizes selected women's health related videos. Â?Health Reform's Benefits for Women: In a new video from the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, actress Julianne Moore explains "what exactly ... health reform mean[s] for women." The law not only "extends health care...
The following summarizes selected women's health related videos. Â?Health Reform's Benefits for Women: In a new video from the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, actress Julianne Moore explains "what exactly ... health reform mean[s] for women." The law not only "extends health care...
Everybody Loves A Winner The New York Times The president got health care reform passed, and it may turn out to be his single most important foreign policy achievement. ... Have no illusions, the rest of the world was watching our health care debate very closely, waiting to see who would be the...
Everybody Loves A Winner The New York Times The president got health care reform passed, and it may turn out to be his single most important foreign policy achievement. ... Have no illusions, the rest of the world was watching our health care debate very closely, waiting to see who would be the...
As details of health reform policies shake out, questions, answers and consequences are emerging. Kaiser Health News: The new health care law could shift billions in Medicaid drug rebates from states to the federal government by changing how the rebates are treated. "Democrats...
Everybody Loves A Winner The New York Times The president got health care reform passed, and it may turn out to be his single most important foreign policy achievement. ... Have no illusions, the rest of the world was watching our health care debate very closely, waiting to see who would be the...
As details of health reform policies shake out, questions, answers and consequences are emerging. Kaiser Health News: The new health care law could shift billions in Medicaid drug rebates from states to the federal government by changing how the rebates are treated. "Democrats...
Everybody Loves A Winner The New York Times The president got health care reform passed, and it may turn out to be his single most important foreign policy achievement. ... Have no illusions, the rest of the world was watching our health care debate very closely, waiting to see who would be the...