JANUARY 29, 2010 This Week in Health Care Reform Following the election of Republican Scott Brown to the Massachusetts State Senate last week and the resulting loss of Senate Democrats’ supermajority, lawmakers continue to pave the way for health care reform – with limited progress. In addition, polls indicate that the public would rather lawmakers [...]
One could rarely find and buy individual health plans that also cover dental care. There is useful information that people should know especially if they consider buying the policies separately. It is estimated that about 45 million Americans currently do not own any dental insurance policy. Most non-elderly citizens who own individual health plans [...]
Health care spending projections for the next decade, published in the journal Health Affairs last week, appeared to have a little something for everyone. Prepared by Medicare’s Office of the Actuary, the report notes that health care spending will increase 0.2 percent faster than previously projected due to the health reform law’s many changes to [...]