Administration Issues Mental Health Parity Rule
2/3/2010 ...
Under a proposed rule released by the Obama administration, patients in a group insurance plan who are being treated for mental illness or substance abuse may no longer be charged more
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Drug Companies to Offer Discounts for Seniors in 'Doughnut Hole'
6/22/2009 ...
June 22 -- The nation's drug companies have agreed to halve the cost of medicines for seniors caught in the so-called "doughnut hole" of Medicare prescription coverage, the White House announced today.
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CMS Touts Incentives That Could Raise Medicare Payments
WASHINGTON -- The final version of the 2009 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule holds out the promise of more than the 1.1% increase
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Kennedy Works to Draft Obama-Based Healthcare Overhaul Bill
11/6/2008 ...
WASHINGTON -- Key Congressional figures led by Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) are wasting no time drafting a major healthcare bill
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Returning Soldiers Get Free Counseling
Returning Soldiers Get Free Counseling
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Mental Health Coverage to be Mandatory
Mental Health Coverage to be Mandatory
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Glossary of Health Care Coverage Terms
Glossary of Health Care Coverage Terms
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Is Cash-Only Medicine the Next Big Thing?
As increasing numbers of physicians work longer and harder to maintain income levels in the face of declining third-party reimbursements, some have opted out.
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Many Chronic Patients Can't Afford Care
One patient in four with a chronic condition has postponed healthcare or filling a prescription in the past year because he can't afford it, researchers here said.
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