PolicyKina excerpt from “To Market, to Market: Federal Funding for Health Exchange Implementation“: “The Health Insurance Marketplace (a.k.a. Health Insurance Exchange) will be open for enrollment beginning October 1, 2013, and people in the United States will be able to… Read More ›
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Medical Student Loan Profits and a Lifetime of Debt
PolicyKina Excerpt: “Mortgaging Your Life: The Hidden Costs of Medical School Loans.” Image Credit: Dreamstime.com/Eti Swinford “I recently tweeted about a blog post, ‘The High Cost of Profiting from Student Loans,’ that discusses the tens of billions of dollars in profits that the… Read More ›
Ladies’ Choice: Affordable Care Act Benefits for Women (Infographic)
Celebrate the Affordable Care Act during Women’s Health Week! May 12-18, 2013 Infographic: Courtesy of the Department of Health and Human Services/Office of Women’s Health
The Buck Stops Here: Fighting Medicare/Medicaid Fraud and Abuse
$4.2 Billion in Fraudulent Activities in 2012 According to a recent joint press statement from the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), $4.2 billion was recovered from fraudulent health care activities in FY2012. (1)… Read More ›
…And They Said 67 Could Be the New 65 – “Not So,” Says the White House
A recent article in The Hill HealthWatch Blog discusses the Obama administration’s refusal to support raising the Medicare eligibility age to 67. Well, this is a relief, but I mean really, what are the expectations here? What is the end… Read More ›
A Healthy Second Term – The Obama Way
Video: Courtesy of the White House January 20, 2013, was the official beginning of President Barack Obama’s second term. However, one would never know it after witnessing all of the pomp and circumstance of yesterday’s 57th inauguration activities or the… Read More ›
President Obama Tackles Gun Violence in America
Image: Courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Amanda Mills A father walks his children to school. Will they be safe there? The Tragic Impact of Gun Violence The tragic impact of gun violence in America has been… Read More ›
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