http://www.bling.org health care headlines Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:02:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 http://www.bling.org/2012-01-29/bishop-david-ricken-of-the-catholic-diocese-of-green-bay-asks-catholics-to-oppose-federal-health-insurance-ruling.html http://www.bling.org/2012-01-29/bishop-david-ricken-of-the-catholic-diocese-of-green-bay-asks-catholics-to-oppose-federal-health-insurance-ruling.html#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 12:01:34 +0000 Matthew http://www.bling.org/2012-01-29/bishop-david-ricken-of-the-catholic-diocese-of-green-bay-asks-catholics-to-oppose-federal-health-insurance-ruling.html ...2013, to comply with the new law. The ruling is consistent with laws in most states that already require contraceptive coverage in health plans, the department announced. "This decision was made after very careful consideration, including the important concerns...

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]]> http://www.bling.org/2012-01-29/bishop-asks-catholics-to-oppose-health-insurance-ruling.html/feed 0 http://www.bling.org/2012-01-27/california-legislature-urging-health-insurance-companies-to-cover-chemotherapy%c2%80%c2%93especially-with-breast-cancer-treatments.html http://www.bling.org/2012-01-27/california-legislature-urging-health-insurance-companies-to-cover-chemotherapy%c2%80%c2%93especially-with-breast-cancer-treatments.html#comments Sat, 28 Jan 2012 03:01:15 +0000 Matthew http://www.bling.org/2012-01-27/california-legislature-urging-health-insurance-companies-to-cover-chemotherapy%c2%80%c2%93especially-with-breast-cancer-treatments.html ...just wants insurance companies to catch up with science. Opponents still put up a fight. Without knowing how much the federal health care reform will effect medical costs, critics say they would rather wait. Microsoft HealthVault and Mayo Clinic as you may...

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]]> http://www.bling.org/2012-01-27/california-legislature-urging-health-insurance-companies-to-cover-chemotherapy%c2%80%c2%93especially-with-breast-cancer-treatments.html/feed 0 http://www.bling.org/2012-01-25/armstrong-promises-city-workers-better-health-insurance.html http://www.bling.org/2012-01-25/armstrong-promises-city-workers-better-health-insurance.html#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 03:01:12 +0000 Matthew http://www.bling.org/2012-01-25/armstrong-promises-city-workers-better-health-insurance.html ...Vantage Health Partners and Blue Cross and Blue Shield have been chosen. Currently, the citys health insurance provider is United Healthcare. Its obviously clear to myself and others that two of my opponents are working together in making unfounded personal...

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]]> http://www.bling.org/2012-01-25/armstrong-promises-city-workers-better-health-insurance.html/feed 0 http://www.bling.org/2012-01-24/affordable-health-insurance-options-for-the-over-fifty%c2%80%c2%99s.html http://www.bling.org/2012-01-24/affordable-health-insurance-options-for-the-over-fifty%c2%80%c2%99s.html#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 03:01:09 +0000 Matthew http://www.bling.org/2012-01-24/affordable-health-insurance-options-for-the-over-fifty%c2%80%c2%99s.html ...Health Insurance Options for the over Fifty’s When the need for health insurance is the greatest an alarming proportion of consumers over 50 are cancelling their health insurance for affordability reasons. This at a time where there are concerns for the future...

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]]> http://www.bling.org/2012-01-24/affordable-health-insurance-options-for-the-over-fifty%c2%80%c2%99s.html/feed 0 http://www.bling.org/2012-01-24/govt-proposals-on-private-health-insurance-don%c2%80%c2%99t-go-far-enough.html http://www.bling.org/2012-01-24/govt-proposals-on-private-health-insurance-don%c2%80%c2%99t-go-far-enough.html#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 03:01:07 +0000 Matthew http://www.bling.org/2012-01-24/govt-proposals-on-private-health-insurance-don%c2%80%c2%99t-go-far-enough.html ...proposals to apply a means test to private health insurance subsidies have re-ignited the debate about the role of private insurance. The proposals have the benefit of removing a glaring inequity in our present arrangements, which direct subsidies disproportionately...

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]]> http://www.bling.org/2012-01-24/govt-proposals-on-private-health-insurance-don%c2%80%c2%99t-go-far-enough.html/feed 0 http://www.bling.org/2012-01-24/even-with-insurance-unemployed-have-worse-health-outcomes.html http://www.bling.org/2012-01-24/even-with-insurance-unemployed-have-worse-health-outcomes.html#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:01:23 +0000 Matthew http://www.bling.org/2012-01-24/even-with-insurance-unemployed-have-worse-health-outcomes.html ...Jan. 24 (HealthDay News) -- People without jobs who have health insurance are less likely to get medical care or prescription drugs than people with jobs who have such coverage, U.S. health officials reported Tuesday. During the depths of the recent recession,...

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]]> http://www.bling.org/2012-01-24/even-with-insurance-unemployed-have-worse-health-outcomes.html/feed 0 http://www.bling.org/2012-01-23/health-insurance-costs-could-be-offset-by-wellness.html http://www.bling.org/2012-01-23/health-insurance-costs-could-be-offset-by-wellness.html#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 03:01:15 +0000 Matthew http://www.bling.org/2012-01-23/health-insurance-costs-could-be-offset-by-wellness.html How happy are you on a scale of 1 to 10? How many days did you exercise last week? How many vegetables did you eat yesterday? How financially secure do you feel? This isn't a questionnaire people are filling out in the doctor's office waiting room. It's

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]]> http://www.bling.org/2012-01-23/health-insurance-costs-could-be-offset-by-wellness.html/feed 0 http://www.bling.org/2012-01-22/10-sex-tips-for-better-looking-health-insurance.html http://www.bling.org/2012-01-22/10-sex-tips-for-better-looking-health-insurance.html#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 03:01:21 +0000 Matthew http://www.bling.org/2012-01-22/10-sex-tips-for-better-looking-health-insurance.html ...in mid-January 2012 found “very little difference in account balances by level of exercise.” As for being a better “shopper” for health care services, “next to no relationship was found between either account balance or rollover amounts and various cost-conscious...

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]]> http://www.bling.org/2012-01-22/10-sex-tips-for-better-looking-health-insurance.html/feed 0 http://www.bling.org/2012-01-22/ny-making-progress-on-meeting-new-health-care-law.html http://www.bling.org/2012-01-22/ny-making-progress-on-meeting-new-health-care-law.html#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 03:01:16 +0000 Matthew http://www.bling.org/2012-01-22/ny-making-progress-on-meeting-new-health-care-law.html ...oversight of their health care. According to the nonpartisan Urban Institute, nearly 2.8 million New York state residents lack health insurance coverage. States are supposed to be partners in carrying out President Barack Obama's health overhaul, the biggest...

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