medical insurance

The debate rages on about how to fix the broken health care system in America. Too many Americans have no health care coverage. Many big employers provide decent medical insurance benefits, but the costs continue to increase at an unsustainable rate. A large number of companies have to make reductions in their health insurance offerings, and many more can ill afford to have their employees covered at all.

Something needs to be done. Should we better protect doctors by capping the amount that can be rewarded in a lawsuit? Doctors perform unneeded procedures and tests driving up health care costs, passing on the increases to the medical insurance companies and then on to you and me because they don't want to misdiagnose or mistreat for fear they will be sued. There are no honest mistakes anymore it seems in such a litigious society. Many of the good and competent medical professionals are leaving the field for less contentious pastures.

Should we socialize health care as has been done in other countries? The argument against this is a poor standard of care and long waits to be seen by specialists.

Hey, maybe bloggers have some answers—they can be found speaking on the subject of medical insurance at sites like vitalonehealth and ppocoverage.

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  Health Insurance Basics — Authority: 150
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• MSNBC’s Countdown Plays Hurricane Katrina Card in Health Care Debate

  
  NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — Authority: 826
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• Is your Health Club Healthy or Insurance Companies?

  
  fresh healthy body — Authority: 142
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• Encountering Bargains on Medical Coverage

  
  A Girl And A Gun — Authority: 149
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• USA Visitor Health Insurance & Guidelines

  
  Romantic Travel — Authority: 446
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• Why Prescription Medicine Discount Plans Help Patients Save Healthcare Dollars

  
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• The Fine Art of Reading the Fine Print-V: Procedures

  
  Visitors Insurance — Authority: 122
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• So, will digital medical records “bend the cost curve” … in the right direction?

  
  The Homa Files — Authority: 139
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• Businesses At Risk From Health Reform, Or Status Quo, Depending On Source

  
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• Will The Health Bill Bend Costs?

  
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• KHN Column: Dont Overlook The Other Determinants Of Health

  
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  In a column for Kaiser Health News, Gail Wilensky writes that "after months of discussion and debate, the House has passed its version of health care reform. But as many observers, including me, have already noted, health care reform has primarily become health insurance reform over the course of the year.
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• Timeline, Vote Counting Continue To Be Central To Senate Health Overhaul

  
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  The Associated Press reports that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is considering higher payroll taxes on "upper-income earners to help finance health care legislation." Officials "said one of the options Reid has had under review would raise the payroll tax that goes to Medicare, but only on income above $250,000 a ...
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• Todays Selection Of Opinions And Editorials

  
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• An Interview With Dr. Donald Berwick: We Need To Have More Consequences In The Health Care System

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 733
  Kaiser Health News staff writer Phil Galewitz talks with Dr. Berwick about the dynamics of the health overhaul debate. He says that most of the focus has been on cutting costs and finding the money to cover the uninsured. But often lost in the legislative tussling is a third, just as important goal: Improving the ...
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• Activists Worry Immigration Arguments Will Hamper Hispanic Health Care

  
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• International Medical Insurance Systems In Various Countries

  
  http://mymeanbiz.com/theinvestorshaven — Authority: 155
  It is a well-known fact that healthcare systems vary across the world. It’s a good idea for a traveler going abroad to know how international health insurance works at the destination. This information is especially useful for short-term visitors who plan to reside at the destination for more than a month. ...
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• International Travel Health Insurance Systems Around The World

  
  Romantic Travel — Authority: 446
  It is a well-known fact that healthcare systems vary across the world. Its a good idea for a traveler going abroad to know how international health insurance works at the destination. This information is especially useful for short-term visitors who plan to reside at the destination for more than a month.
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• Congressional Democrats Seek To Maintain Health Overhaul Momentum

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 733
  The Senate could begin debate next week on a health care reform bill while House Democratic leadership is telling members to prepare to work deep into December.
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• Families USA Offers New Consumer Guide To Help Families Struggling With Medical Debt

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 733
  Even as Congress debates health reform proposals, millions of Americans-with and without health insurance-struggle to pay medical bills, and their numbers continue to grow.
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• Survey Finds Majority Of Americans Do Not Have A Plan To Pay For Long-Term Care

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 733
  Even as the average annual cost of a home health aide now tops more than $40,000 and private nursing home care is approaching an average cost of $75,000 a year(1), a new survey by the nonprofit LIFE Foundation finds nine out of 10 Americans do not have a realistic plan to pay for these expenses.
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