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Here We Go Again - More BS From The Administration and Congress on Medicare

thepolicycenter wrote 41 minutes ago: All: Why doesn’t someone just come out and tell the truth for a change? Here is the real story … more »

Tags: Congressional Legislation, Federal Government, Medicare Advantage Plans

Prediction --- A Major Assault By The Health Insurance Industry Will Be Launched To Destroy the Medicare System Before BUSH Leaves Office1 comment

thepolicycenter wrote 5 days ago: thepolicycenter.org predicts that A Major Assault By The Health  Insurance Industry Will Be Launche … more »

Tags: Congressional Legislation, Employer Health Benefits, Federal Government, Health Ins. Markets, MA Health Care Financing Reform, Medicare Advantage Plans, National HC Reform Initiatives, Patient Care, State Reform

Remember When Physician Reimbursement was: Medicare + 10%, 20%, 25% ... What Happened??

thepolicycenter wrote 5 days ago: Just the other day I was thinking about what a wise physician told me some 20 years ago “Tom, ther … more »

Tags: Congressional Legislation, Federal Government, Health Ins. Markets, Medicare Advantage Plans, National HC Reform Initiatives, Patient Care, State Reform

Who Likes To Play Russian Roulette With Their Health??

thepolicycenter wrote 1 week ago: The jury is in - Delaying Necessary Medical Care Kills. If you want to commit suicide this is one of … more »

Tags: Congressional Legislation, Employer Health Benefits, Federal Government, Health Ins. Markets, MA Health Care Financing Reform, Medicare Advantage Plans, National HC Reform Initiatives, Patient Care, State Reform

Physicians Losing Financial Control Over Health Care -- How Very Sad??

thepolicycenter wrote 1 week ago: People interpret and process information in many different ways, for example, the article below from … more »

Tags: Congressional Legislation, Employer Health Benefits, Federal Government, Health Ins. Markets, National HC Reform Initiatives, Patient Care, State Reform

Universal Health Care Is Good For Business - Shareholders Tell Their Corporations 2 comments

thepolicycenter wrote 1 month ago: The foundation of capitalism is based on the relationship between its corporations and their shareho … more »

Tags: Congressional Legislation, Employer Health Benefits, Federal Government, Health Ins. Markets, National HC Reform Initiatives

Like Playing Russian Roulette With A Fully Loaded Gun .........1 comment

thepolicycenter wrote 1 month ago: Taking advantage of the old, feeble, sick and infirmed – what has our country become? What kind of … more »

Tags: Congressional Legislation, Employer Health Benefits, Federal Government, Health Ins. Markets, Medicare Advantage Plans, National HC Reform Initiatives

Balance Billing -- Do Not Let It Happen To You - Don't Pay Till You Talk to Your Insurer !!

thepolicycenter wrote 1 month ago: What do you do when you get a provider bill that says “ You owe us $___________ and if you do not … more »

Tags: Employer Health Benefits, Health Ins. Markets, Patient Care

Who Is To Blame For Rising Health Care Costs?4 comments

thepolicycenter wrote 2 months ago: This is not an easy question to answer because health care costs are such a complex topic but let me … more »

Tags: Congressional Legislation, Employer Health Benefits, Federal Government, Health Ins. Markets, National HC Reform Initiatives, State Reform

Where The Hell Are The State Health Insurance Regulators???1 comment

thepolicycenter wrote 2 months ago: How can State Health Insurance Regulators throw their voters to the legalese wolves of the Health In … more »

Tags: State Reform, Employer Health Benefits, Federal Government, National HC Reform Initiatives, Patient Care, Health Ins. Markets, Congressional Legislation

Here's The Disconnect in the Health Care Reform Debate6 comments

thepolicycenter wrote 2 months ago: Its very interesting that this Kaiser Study has fragmented the Health Care financing issues: - “A … more »

Tags: State Reform, Employer Health Benefits, Federal Government, National HC Reform Initiatives, Health Ins. Markets, Congressional Legislation

Overpricing the Market: A Very Dangerous and Destructive Process6 comments

thepolicycenter wrote 2 months ago: Do you know what happens when corporations overprice their products and or services? No! Well let me … more »

Tags: Employer Health Benefits, Federal Government, Health Ins. Markets

The Health Insurance Mafia - You Know You Are In Trouble !!

thepolicycenter wrote 2 months ago: When the Wall Street Journal, the bastion of capitalism and private entrepreneurship publishes an Op … more »

Tags: Employer Health Benefits, Federal Government, National HC Reform Initiatives, Health Ins. Markets

We Can Either Hang Together or We Can Hang Separately

thepolicycenter wrote 2 months ago: Ladies & Gentlemen: The Crisis in Health Care Financing has reached Epidemic proportions in the … more »

Tags: Employer Health Benefits, Federal Government, National HC Reform Initiatives, Health Ins. Markets, Congressional Legislation

Playing the Sick Against the Healthy: Disgusting

thepolicycenter wrote 2 months ago: The Health Insurance industry has recently reached a new low – financially penalizing sick people … more »

Tags: State Reform, Employer Health Benefits, Federal Government, Medicare Advantage Plans, National HC Reform Initiatives, Patient Care, Health Ins. Markets, Congressional Legislation

K.I.S.S. - Keep It Simple Stupid 1 comment

thepolicycenter wrote 2 months ago: All: I am a believer in the K.I.S.S. Concept. So here goes, I will try to Keep It Simple Stupid. If … more »

Tags: Federal Government, National HC Reform Initiatives, Patient Care, Health Ins. Markets, Congressional Legislation

The Republican Sleight of Hand -- Now You See It; Now You Don't - Medicare, Yes - Privatization, NO! 1 comment

thepolicycenter wrote 3 months ago: Ever since President Johnson signed the Medicare Act into law in 1965 the health insurance industry … more »

Tags: Federal Government, Medicare Advantage Plans, Health Ins. Markets, Congressional Legislation

U.S. Workers Receive Pay Cuts And Don’t Even Know It!1 comment

thepolicycenter wrote 3 months ago: Everyone knows that health benefits are part of an employees compensation package and if you are ret … more »

Tags: Employer Health Benefits, National HC Reform Initiatives, Health Ins. Markets, Congressional Legislation

Under Funded and Un Affordable = Un Workable and Un Manageable1 comment

thepolicycenter wrote 3 months ago: It has got to be getting embarrassing for the political leadership in MA. Their health care financi … more »

Tags: Congressional Legislation, County Delivery System in Financial Crisis, Employer Health Benefits, Federal Government, Health Ins. Markets, MA Health Care Financing Reform, National HC Reform Initiatives, State Reform


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