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Tags: cdhc, cdhp, hsa Posted yesterday. 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. ... Tags: national healthcare, blog, single payer, universal healthcare Posted yesterday. 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 ... Tags: national healthcare, blog, single payer, universal healthcare Posted yesterday.
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Tags: cdhc, transparency, reform, universal healthcare Posted yesterday. “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 Posted yesterday.
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Tags: ehr Posted yesterday. 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 Posted yesterday.
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Tags: cdhc, cdhp, hsa Posted yesterday. 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 [...] Tags: healthcare quality ratings, blog Posted yesterday. 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 ... Tags: national healthcare, blog, single payer, universal healthcare Posted yesterday. 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] Tags: blog |
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