Give an organ, get a free funeral
A British medical group claims that offering a free funeral to those who will donate a liver, kidney or other body part upon their death will boost donation rates.
Healthcare reform helping more young adults gain coverage
Young adults have traditionally been the most uninsured age group in the nation. However, a new provision in the healthcare reform law has recently helped more in this age group become insured.
Lower cost healthcare through shopping around?
Some employers and insurers are setting a maximum price their insurance will pay for certain procedures: employees must find a doctor or facility that meets the price or pay the difference.
What happened at the Medical Assistance Advisory Committee Mtng yesterday?
We’ve got all the happenings from the MAAC Consumer Subcommittee Meeting yesterday — including deets on dental, pharmacy, Keystone Mercy and more.
HBG presser to support equal coverage for oral chemotherapies
Our friends at the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society have organized a press conference with local cancer advocates to ask legislators to support legislation to require health insurances planes to cover orally administered chemoretherapy treatment. The event is next Wed.
Fed Govt’ doles out grants to states for insurance oversight
As an integral part of Obama’s healthcare reform, 29 states are receiving grants to improve health insurance oversight, reports the McClatchy-Tribune Information Services.
Chronically ill could suffer from Medicaid cuts
Proposed cuts in federal matching dollars to PA’s Medicaid services could make it much harder for chronically ill patients to find doctors, and services if they do find a doctor.
It could soon literally pay to be on Medicaid
PA may be about to try a new strategy for Medicaid recipients: paying them (sometimes up to $200) to visit higher quality and lower cost doctors and hospitals.
PA wants oversight over small biz insurance rates
Pennsylvania officials are drafting legislation that would give the state oversight on insurance rate increases for small businesses — a segment that has been hit hard by increases in recent years.