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Ask Wendell: How to find health insurance

By Wendell Potter

How to find affordable health insurance when options are limited

Excerpts from this story referencing "Health":

"… www.Healthcare.gov. That’s the new Web site created by the Department of Health and Human Services following the enactment of the reform law.This site has …"

ANALYSIS: Don't turn your back on Ryan's Medicare plan

By Wendell Potter

Rep. Ryan's plan is shelved for the moment, but health insurers are sure to bring it back

Excerpts from this story referencing "Health":

"… h a few tweaks to make it seem more consumer-friendly.An outfit called the Healthcare Leadership Council (HLC) issued a press release with the headline: “ …"

"… care Leadership Council (HLC) issued a press release with the headline: “Health Industry Leaders Recommend Over $410 Billion in Healthcare Savings to Cong …"

"… th the headline: “Health Industry Leaders Recommend Over $410 Billion in Healthcare Savings to Congressional ‘Super Committee.’ ”At the core the HLC …"

Health information technology: Incentives may not always serve intended purpose

By Josh Israel and Kimberly Leonard

Some payments may be going to doctors who have been using electronic health records for years

Excerpts from this story referencing "Health":

"… can Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The incentive provision is known as the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act. The …"

"… on is known as the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act. The idea behind it is that creation of a computerized Health …"

"… tors who received money) and hospital chains on the list chose to respond. Health providers were asked for the brand of the technology they installed, when …"

"… h scientist and lecturer at George Washington University’s Department of Health Policy, said he thought it was too early to draw conclusions about the fin …"

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Government pushes to create a new health internet

By Fred Schulte

Officials hope millions will put their medical records online

Excerpts from this story referencing "Health":

"… tly retooling an obscure government data-sharing service into a robust new Health Internet. The concept has drawn intense interest from technology firm …"

"… r, and Todd Park, who holds a similar position with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, previewed the plan late last month to an enthusiastic …"

"… tion technology professionals in Boston. The administration hopes the Health Internet could be in operation by early next year and that its technologic …"

"… et itself, the existing Health data-sharing service -- called the National Health Information Network -- was created for government use, in this case to all …"

Health information technology: Keep it simple

By Kimberly Leonard

Reports say systems must be understandable to avoid dangerous medical errors

Excerpts from this story referencing "Health":

"… echnical Evaluation, Testing and Validation of the Usability of Electronic Health Records,” is available for informal public comment until Nov. 10, 2011. …"

"… ion of the patient record because the system is daunting to practitioners. Health care providers might also be confused about how to access the information …"

"… attributable to the perplexing nature of the technology, the report says. Health care providers have been deterred from going digital, other researchers ha …"

ANALYSIS: The health care industry's stranglehold on Congress

By Wendell Potter

Special interest stranglehold on Congress stifles meaningful health care reform

Excerpts from this story referencing "Health":

"… prove them but fails to make equivalent cuts of its own, the Department of Health and Human Services would have to enforce the IPAB recommendations.Well, to …"

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FACT CHECK: Final four GOP candidates face off in South Carolina

By FactCheck.Org

Republican candidates face off on health care, abortion, history and jobs

Excerpts from this story referencing "Health":

"… rich claimed that “none” of the ideas on the website of his Center for Health Transformation resemble Obama’s program. Actually, we found a call there …"

"… sing former House Speaker Newt Gingrich.Romney vs. Santorum: Massachusetts Health CareFormer Sen. Rick Santorum and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney bo …"

"… nce since the law was passed, 47 percent, or 193,393, have joined MassHealth, the state’s Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program. The res …"

"… r 193,393, have joined MassHealth, the state’s Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program. The rest are on private insurance, with 77,330 buying t …"

ANALYSIS: The battle for Vermont's health

By Wendell Potter

Reformers and health insurers square off in Vermont

Excerpts from this story referencing "Health":

"… ’s big guns are in place and pointed directly at the citizens of Vermont.Health insurers were not able to stop the state’s drive last year toward a sing …"

"… ium dollars in 2007 to help finance the operation of a front group, called Health Care America, for the sole purpose of trashing a movie — Michael Moore …"

"… cceeds, California lawmakers might actually get the votes they need.  Health insurers make enormous amounts of money off of us, something they cannot d …"

FACT CHECK: Democrats' repeat ‘end Medicare’ cry is wrong, again

By FactCheck.Org

House Majority PAC returns to false talking point that House Republicans voted to end Medicare

Excerpts from this story referencing "Health":

"… inflation,” John Rother, president and CEO of the National Coalition on Health Care, told us. “That’s Health care and it’s all the more reason that …"

"… FactCheck.org. 20 Feb 2012.Rother, John, president, National Coalition on Health Care. Phone interview with FactCheck.org. 24 Feb 2012.Haberkorn, Jennifer. …"

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By Ellen Weiss

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