Posts Tagged ‘Health Reform’

GOP: Health Reform Negatively Impacts Life

27th October 2009 by admin No Comments

Republicans are asking voters a basic question about Democratic proposals to overhaul the nation’s health care system: “Will this improve your life?”

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A Health-Insurance Difference Without a Distinction

29th September 2009 by admin 1 Comment

My hat is off to Max Baucus. He’s produced a credible plan to make health care both a right and a responsibility of all Americans while beginning to rein in health spending in a way that is politically acceptable to a majority of Americans. In many ways it is the most robust proposal so far [...]

Answers to Your Health Reform Questions

30th July 2009 by admin 1 Comment

As Congress struggles to move forward with an overhaul of health care, people are focusing on what it might mean to them. Many are concerned and confused, judging by the flood of reader questions I got after last week’s Healthy Consumer column on the possible consumer impact. For an overview of the bills in Congress, [...]

Caterpillar Touts Colon Cancer Screening Program

20th June 2009 by admin 1 Comment

To improve the quality of colon cancer screening for employees of Caterpillar Inc, Dr. Mike Taylor decided to make doctors compete for its business.
The Peoria, Illinois-based, company, which is the world’s biggest maker of construction and mining equipment, spends $650 million each year on healthcare in the United States.
Two years ago, the company met with [...]

Kennedy’s Health-Care Measure To Require Employers to Chip In

30th May 2009 by admin No Comments

Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) is circulating the outlines of sweeping health-care legislation that would require every American to have insurance and would mandate that employers contribute to workers’ coverage.
The plan in the summary document, provided by two Democrats who do not work for Kennedy, closely resembles extensive changes enacted in the senator’s home [...]