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Survey: Consumer-driven health plans growing in popularity
Bizjournals.com, NC - 40 minutes ago
They typically include a health reimbursement account or health savings account to which employers contribute. Indianapolis-based UBA surveyed 18019 health ...
New Survey Shows Consumer-Driven Health Plans Continue To Grow Biloxi Sun Herald
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Barack Obama said he would consider embracing a single-payer health-care system sometime in the future as his plan for broader health coverage evolves, the WSJ’s Amy Chozick reports from the campaign trail. ...
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you were told that the father of Canadien socialized, government run healthcare, Claude Castonguay, said that the government run system he advocated lies in ruins http://www.ibdeditorials.com/IBDArti...99282509335931 ...
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Accuracy of Ems-Recorded Patient Demographic Data
RedOrbit, TX - 40 minutes ago
Of these, electronic records that require EMS personnel to enter all the information will intuitively only eliminate illegible handwriting. ...
Contributing Factors and Issues Associated With Rural Ambulance ... RedOrbit
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Surgical Information Systems Launches Enhanced Online Client Portal
MarketWatch - 46 minutes ago
Online technical support streamlines the support process and drives increased operational transparency, while the extensive knowledge base allows SIS users ...

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“If I were designing a system from scratch, I would probably go ahead with a single-payer system,” Obama told some 1800 people at a town-hall style meeting on the economy. But he again rejected an immediate shift to a single-payer ...
Tags:   national healthcare, blog, single payer, universal healthcare
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UnitedHealthcare's PlanBien(SM) Combines Health Plan Coverage with ...
MarketWatch - 17 minutes ago
Customers also receive a bilingual provider directory, listing local multi-specialty medical groups or clinics that offer services in Spanish. ...

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Half of Scottish prescriptions sent electronically
EHI Primary Care, UK - 30 minutes ago
... having to transfer patient data manually when creating a new patient record.” Response times for requesting electronic messages averaged two seconds. ...

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Several consumer advocacy and business groups on Tuesday at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., plan to announce a multimillion-dollar national television advertising campaign that will feature "Harry and Louise" and seek to promote health care in the presidential election, the Detroit Free Press reports. The
Tags:   daily health policy report, healthcare, election 2008
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Nine firms submit health care plans to cover 4-million adults in state
Tampabay.com, FL - 36 minutes ago
... Florida Health Care Plan, JMH Health Plan, Medica Health Plans of Florida, Total Health Choice, United Health Care and Universal Healthcare. ...
Crist health plan attracts nine bidders Palm Beach Post
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Salazar: Nation’s Healthcare System Is ‘Broken’
Telluride Watch, CO - 2 hours ago
Ken Salazar appeared in Telluride to discuss what he described as the “broken” state of national healthcare before a standing room audience at Rebekah Hall ...

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A New Grad's Guide to Insurance
FOXBusiness - 2 hours ago
If the quotes you're getting seem too pricey and your health is good, consider a catastrophic plan paired with a health savings account, or HSA, ...

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This week brings more evaluations of the healthcare industry in general and primary care in particular. A new study from The Commonwealth Fund finds that most Americans are dissatisfied with the U.S. healthcare system — 82 percent think it should be fundamentally changed or completely rebuilt. A common complaint is access to healthcare — nearly [...]
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Savage says the need for single-payer health insurance for all residents is the reason he jumped into the race. “I’m quite aware of the discrepancies people have to pay for their health plans,” said Savage. He proposes a program – paid ...
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Regular reader (and frequent commenter) Scott M clued us into a very interesting document he recently received. Like myself, Bob and Bill, Scott is an independent agent with many years of experience in the health insurance field. The missive comes from Aetna, which broke down how premium dollars are actually spent.
This particular piece is about 2 years old; I went poking around the Aetna site for an updated version, to no avail. However, I doubt that the actual numbers have changed that much in the meantime.
There are some interesting factoids here:
■ Almost 80 cents of every premium dollar is paid out to providers
■ About 6% is profits (not too shabby, but certainly not outlandish)
■ Surprisingly, state and federal taxes amount to only about 4%
There's more, and it's available for download right here.
[Hat Tip: Scott M]

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