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By JAY HANCOCK, KHN Staff Writer— The attraction of the 2010 health care law for insurance companies is obvious: Millions of new customers and billions in new spending. Those dollars will flow through state exchanges, online marketplaces where customers can shop for insurance. “This is the largest expansion since the Medicare program in 1965,” said […]
Continue reading …Good news on the U.S. jobs market led to a rally for the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The U.S. unemployment rate in September fell from 8.1% to 7.8%, the lowest since January 2009. More Americans found part-time work, helping to account for the decline, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Labor announced Friday, 5 October […]
Continue reading …By PHIL GALEWITZ, KHN Staff Writer— California and Washington state will require coverage of acupuncture. Arkansas wants prevention counseling for women at high risk of breast cancer but not coverage of expensive infertility treatment. Oregon opted against covering bariatric surgery for obesity but insurers will have to cover cochlear implants for hearing. These are some […]
Continue reading …At least US $42 billion worth of research and development and product engineering work will be outsourced to India by 2020, and will grow at 14% annually, according to a new study from Zinnov Management Consulting. “The Indian captive landscape has grown to 874 centers as compared to 836 in fiscal 2011,” Pari Natarajan, Zinnov’s […]
Continue reading …By PAULINE BARTOLONE, CAPITAL PUBLIC RADIO– As states work to comply with the federal health care law, many are designing their insurance exchanges, where people will be able to shop for coverage. But just the word “exchange” sounds to many like off-putting government-speak, and some states are eager to come up with a more appealing […]
Continue reading …Under the Affordable Care Act, health insurers and group health plans will provide the 180 million Americans who have private insurance with clear, consistent and comparable information about their health care plan benefits and coverage. Specifically, the regulations will ensure consumers have access to two forms that will help them understand and evaluate their health […]
Continue reading …By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News– The fall health insurance open enrollment season is when many people consider changes to their health coverage. This year, premiums will rise, although perhaps not as much as last year, and dependent coverage may be noticeably more expensive than in the past. Comparing plans may be easier, though, thanks […]
Continue reading …By JULIE APPLEBY and MARILYN WERBER SERAFINI, KHN Staff Writers– Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan says his proposal to overhaul Medicare would use market competition to tame costs in the government health program relied on by almost 50 million people. As models, he often cites the health program for federal employees – including members of Congress — and […]
Continue reading …The U.S. subsidiary of business process outsourcing firm Hinduja Global Solutions (HGS) is buying the health care back office business of Deloitte Consulting Extended Business Services. HGS expects to expand its outsourcing services to U.S. hospitals. The business that HGS is buying consists of accounts receivable processing services and insurance eligibility verification services. Hinduja Global […]
Continue reading …By R.W. Greene — The United States is in the midst an elderly population explosion that is creating a brewing elder care crisis. Two years ago, those aged 60 and older, made up slightly more than 18% of the population. That was only a couple of percentage points higher than 30 years earlier. But by […]
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