Living In A 'Medical Home'; Children Gain Insurance, Adults Lose In 2008; Ohio Health Care Lobbyist Pays $30,000 A Year For Health Insurance

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Living In A 'Medical Home'

Kaiser Health News, with The Boston Globe, reports on state experiments to improve care for the chronically ill. A "coordinated approach, called 'medical homes,'' is being tried in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Maryland, and other states, and Congress is considering adopting it nationwide as part of the health care overhaul being debated in Washington." (Brink, 9/11).

Children Gain Insurance, Adults Lose In 2008

KHN reports on Census figures released yesterday indicating a increase in the number of uninsured Americans. "More children had health insurance last year, partially offsetting a growing number of adults who lacked coverage as the troubled economy helped push insurance out of reach for many workers" (Appleby, 9/10).

Ohio Health Care Lobbyist Pays $30,000 A Year For Health Insurance

KHN reports on a Columbus, Ohio, health care lobbyist who writes a monthly check of $2,556 for his family's health insurance. "His insurance rates soared over the past decade after his daughter, Lauren, was diagnosed with a brain tumor and his wife, Trish, developed breast cancer. After his daughter died at age 8 in 2007, his rates dropped by a few hundred dollars a month - but then shot up by 20 percent the following year, he said. ... But while Colby said he supports President Barack Obama's efforts to overhaul health care, he would like the president to do a few things differently" (Galewitz, 9/10).

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