Oregon health insurance had a unique program in which previously uninsured residents were chosen by lottery to receive Medicaid according to the article “Poor Are Healthier With Medicaid” by Nancy Walsh on MedPageToday.com. The people enrolled experienced a 35% increase in the use of outpatient care. Enrollees also saw a 15% increase in prescription use [...]
Archive for July, 2011
Louisiana Health Insurance for the Poor
Louisiana health insurance is facing changes will health care reform approaching and many groups are trying to handle the health care delivery system for the poor throughout the state. Health insurance companies and other private companies submitted proposals to the state advising why they would be the best option to run the coordinated care networks [...]
Health Insurance Brokers Could Benefit From New Legislation
A group of state insurance regulators with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) voted earlier to endorse new legislation that would preserve health insurance broker sales commissions and benefit insurers, potentially at the expense of consumers. Some experts believe this legislation could cost consumers billions in higher health insurance costs and lost rebates offered [...]
