Recent News & Comments About universal health insurance
Blue Shield of California CEO to retire
Bruce Bodaken, chairman and CEO since 2000, was an early supporter of universal health coverage. Paul Markovich, chief operating officer at the nonprofit health insurer, will take over as CEO. Blue Shield of California's longtime chairman and chief executive, Bruce Bodaken, will retire at year's end, punctuating a career marked by praise for his early support of universal health coverage and ...
IFC assisting Meghalaya government for implementation of health insurance plan
International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of World Bank is assisting Northeastern state of Meghalaya for implementation of universal health insurance plan.
Toward universal coverage – Taiwan’s experience
National health insurance I. Preface The World Health Organization (WHO) attaches great importance to the establishment of health care systems. Its 2010 World Health Report focused on universal health care, and the 2012 World
The Effect of Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance on U.S. Medical Expenses: Zane Benefits Publishes New Data
The Effect of Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance on U.S. Medical Expenses: Zane Benefits Publishes New Data Originally, employers thought providing tax-free health benefits and paying all incidental medical expenses was a great way to compensate employees, with federal, state and city governments paying about half the bill through hidden tax subsidies. [...] the pharmaceutical industry ...
How can Obamacare succeed? Romneycare offers a few clues.
BOSTON — Massachusetts passed its universal health coverage on April 12, 2006. The day after, a cross-section of health-care providers, consumer advocates and businesses huddled on the 11th floor of a Boston office building. Read full article >>
Insurance For All - Germans Can't Fathom U.S. Aversion To Obama's Health Care Reform
In Germany, people are baffled by how hostile a country as religious as the United States can be to the principle of mandatory health-care insurance. Not even conservatives question the system, which businesspeople say gives Europe's largest economy a competitive advantage.
5 must-dos for US healthcare reform success from LinkedIn health groups
There’s an interesting discussion brewing in several healthcare-focused LinkedIn groups, sparked by this question: What things must healthcare reform include to be successful? Anthony Wunsh, President and CEO of Medical Pay Solutions, asked this question to thousands of industry stakeholders in about 20 LinkedIn groups, including Healthcare Executives Network and Society of Physician ...
Dragging medicare into the 21st century
More than 50 years after the introduction of universal health care, we need a new approach to our most important social program - and a commitment to putting the interests of the patient first
Improve health, well-being of Filipinos through universal healthcare--Angara
May 12, 2012. Senator Edgardo J. Angara said more public funds and resources should be directed towards improving the health and well-being of Filipinos during his speech at the presentation of a paper on financing universal healthcare by Dr. Ramon P. Paterno for the UP President Edgardo J. Angara (UPPEJA)...
The emergency room is not health insurance
It’s an argument I’ve heard a lot covering health policy: The United States already has universal health coverage because emergency rooms are required to treat everyone who shows up in their waiting rooms. Read full article >>
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