Under a new agreement, New Jersey will offer low-cost health coverage for the children of families who lack insurance but who earn too much for government help. The agreement between the state and Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey would make health insurance accessible for up to 60,000 children, Senator Joseph F. Vitale.
Acknowledging that too many people simply cannot obtain health insurance on their own, the insurance industry is proposing a series of steps the companies say would let more individuals obtain coverage. The proposals would make it harder for insurers to cancel policies or deny coverage to people with pre-existing medical conditions.
The Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation plans to announce that it is making a $1 million grant to the Indiana University School of Medicine to help fund the completion of a new medical simulation center.
Doctors often say healthcare would be better if insurers didn't interfere in medical decisions. Now some Louisville and Lexington physicians have a chance to prove it.
The union that represents patient-care technical workers at the University of California has asked the state to declare impasse and hire an independent mediator to jump-start the process. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees represents 11,000 technical employees who provide patient care support at nine university campuses.
Doctors often say healthcare would be better if insurers didn't interfere in medical decisions, and now some physicians in Kentucky have a chance to prove it. They have designed and will run a Medicare managed-care plan, called Essence, that stresses preventive care and low out-of-pocket costs for members.