The News Review:
- Federal health chief Sebelius praises Colorado insurance efforts
- Insurance ption for Loss of a Job
- Health Care: The Insurance Industry’s View
Federal health chief Sebelius praises Colorado insurance efforts
Bizjournals.com
In total the department committed $100 million over the next four years to promoting the government-run programs which Sebelius said are more critical than ever with national unemployment hitting 9. “When parents lose their jobs they lose insurance for themselves and their children” Sebelius said. Since 2007 Sebelius noted that Ritter’s efforts have helped enroll 67000 more Colorado children in Medicaid and Colorado’s children’s health program — a 27 percent increase. Ritter who participated in the conference call said the state has used a combination of paid advertisements unpaid media and outreach to health care nonprofits to get the word out on the programs. “There are too many people who are eligible but not enrolled in government plans” Ritter said.
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Insurance ption for Loss of a Job
Wall Street Journal
KNIGHT At least one major insurer is offering job-loss protection plans with its high-end individual disability insurance policies. The Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America has set its sights on professionals looking for occupation-specific income protection who might otherwise put off buying coverage because of the recession. About three in 10 U.
Health Care: The Insurance Industry’s View
New York Times
Massachusetts has demonstrated that if everyone is required to participate it is possible to overhaul the market rules and provide consumers greater peace of mind. Indeed health plans have proposed guaranteed coverage for pre-existing conditions discontinuing rating based on a person’s health status or gender and simplifying health care choices for individuals and small businesses. In a reformed health care system in which everyone participates individuals will never again have to worry that they may lose coverage on the basis of their medical history or that the cost of their coverage will soar because others may have misrepresented their health status on an application. Congress should not let the debate about whether to create a government-run plan impede reform when there is widespread consensus on so many critical issues including sweeping insurance market reforms new consumer protections bringing everyone into the system strengthening the health care safety net providing a helping hand to working families and small businesses and promoting prevention and wellness.