Today's Opinions: Medicare Advantage To Shrink; Insurers Anti-Trust Protection; Health Law Regulations; The Need For Maternity Leave

Main Category: Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP
Also Included In: Health Insurance / Medical Insurance;  Pregnancy / Obstetrics;  Litigation / Medical Malpractice
Article Date: 15 Jun 2010 - 5:00 PDT

Current ratings for:
'Today's Opinions: Medicare Advantage To Shrink; Insurers Anti-Trust Protection; Health Law Regulations; The Need For Maternity Leave'

Patient / Public:not yet rated

Healthcare Prof:not yet rated

Medicare Advantage: You Get What You Pay For Kaiser Health News
In the long run, there's no getting around the fact that Advantage plans will shrink in generosity and availability (Austin Frakt, 6/14).

Leveling The Playing Field MarketWatch
If and when this bill is passed, health and medical malpractice insurers finally will become subject to the same federal laws outlawing price-fixing, bid-rigging and market allocations that apply to everyone else (Rhonda Orin and Bridget Healy, 6/14).

You're Losing Your Plan New York Post
Late last week saw the first leaks of the administration's draft regulations for implementing the ObamaCare law - and everything is playing out just as the critics warned (Scott Gottlieb, 6/14).

10 Things Health Insurers Must Do To Regain Trust American Medical News
By following these principles, also endorsed by 68 state and specialty medical societies, health insurers can help create a more efficient, patient-centered health system - and repair the damaged trust in their industry (6/14).

Seniors Should Not Fall For 'Doughnut Hole' Relief Trap The Portland (Maine) Press Herald
As the federal government begins sending out $250 checks to seniors whose out-of-pocket spending reach the "doughnut hole" threshold and is not covered by Medicare Part D, con men posing as government officials are contacting them and trying to get them to divulge personal information (6/13).

Why Unpaid Maternity Leave Isn't Enough The Washington Post
The century-long battle for maternity leave in America is a story of missed opportunities and historical accidents, further slowed by activists' miscalculations and some well-funded opposition. In other words: It didn't have to be this way (Sharon Lerner, 6/13).

Health Care Reform And The AMA The New England Journal of Medicine
A large majority of physicians, including AMA members, supported proposals for health insurance expansion that were opposed by the AMA (Dr. Salomeh Keyhani and Dr. Alex Federman, 6/9).

This information was reprinted from kaiserhealthnews.org with kind permission from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. You can view the entire Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, search the archives and sign up for email delivery at kaiserhealthnews.org.

© Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. All rights reserved.



Article adapted by Medical News Today from original press release.
Visit our medicare / medicaid / schip section for the latest news on this subject.
There are no references listed for this article.
Please use one of the following formats to cite this article in your essay, paper or report:

MLA
Kaiser. "Today's Opinions: Medicare Advantage To Shrink; Insurers Anti-Trust Protection; Health Law Regulations; The Need For Maternity Leave." Medical News Today. MediLexicon, Intl., 15 Jun. 2010. Web.
25 May. 2012. <http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/191818.php>
APA
Kaiser. (2010, June 15). "Today's Opinions: Medicare Advantage To Shrink; Insurers Anti-Trust Protection; Health Law Regulations; The Need For Maternity Leave." Medical News Today. Retrieved from
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/191818.php.

Please note: If no author information is provided, the source is cited instead.


Add Your Opinion On This Article

'Today's Opinions: Medicare Advantage To Shrink; Insurers Anti-Trust Protection; Health Law Regulations; The Need For Maternity Leave'

Please note that we publish your name, but we do not publish your email address. It is only used to let you know when your message is published. We do not use it for any other purpose. Please see our privacy policy for more information.

If you write about specific medications or operations, please do not name health care professionals by name.

All opinions are moderated before being included (to stop spam)

Your Name:*
E-mail Address:*
Your Opinion Title:*
Opinion:*
This is to help prevent SPAM submissions. Please enter the words exactly as they appear, including capital letters and punctuation.*

* Fields marked with a * need to be filled in before you hit the submit button.

Contact Our News Editors

For any corrections of factual information, or to contact the editors please use our feedback form.

Please send any medical news or health news press releases to:

Note: Any medical information published on this website is not intended as a substitute for informed medical advice and you should not take any action before consulting with a health care professional. For more information, please read our terms and conditions.


Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP

What is Medicare / Medicaid?

Medicaid and Medicare are two governmental programs that provide medical and health-related services to specific groups of people in the United States. Although the two programs are very different, they are both managed by the Centers for Medicare and... Read more...

Most Popular Articles



Follow Our Medicare News On Twitter

Follow Us On Twitter
Get the latest news for this category delivered straight to your Twitter account. Simply visit our Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP Twitter account and select the 'follow' option.



View list of all 'What Is...' articles »