Proposals were made in the White House today to make an additional $59 billion in changes to the tax code in order to pay for the cost of health insurance reform in this country. These changes are designed to contribute to Obama’s “health reform reserve fund” which will pay for the costly, but much needed, [...]

Is it right to tax the rich to care for the poor? Some Democrats are saying it may be the only way to fund the very high priced reform proposal to overhaul the health care system in this country. The tax would be aimed at people with the highest priced health insurance plans from their [...]

The long standing practice of charging women more than men for the same health insurance coverage is finally coming to an end. On Tuesday, Karen M. Ignagni, president of America’s Health Insurance Plans, testified before the Senate Finance Committee that the disparity in premiums between men and women would eliminated. The bill to make this [...]

A recent poll conducted in Des Moines, Iowa shows that the majority of citizens in the state support the idea of a universal health insurance system.The Des Moine Register conducted a poll at the end of March which found that 56% of citizens were in favor of a universal type plan, 37% oppose it, and [...]

It used to be fairly standard that college aged children headed off to the University in the fall after their highschool graduation were still securely covered by their paren’t health insurance plan. In some cases this remains the same, as kids can remain on most parent’s plans until the age of 23 or even 25 [...]

Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius was officially confirmed yesterday as the head of Health and Human Services, with her mission to overhaul the U.S. health care system. The appointment means that the last of Obama’s cabinet positions is now filled. The department, with Sebuilius in the captain seat, will focus on issues facing the elderly and poor, [...]

For the first time in roughly fifty years, IMS is predicting that drug sales will drop this year. The drug data firm is forcasting a 1-2%drop in sales as a result of the recession and a shift in financial burden from insurance companies to individuals in the form of higher deductibles and copayments. Also, there [...]

A recent phone poll conducted by Healthcare for America Now found that the overwhelming majority of Americans are ready to embrace a major change and take health insurance tips in the structure of our nation’s health insurance industry. Almost 75% of the 800 citizens polled randomly via telephone supported the idea of a choice between public [...]

How can an exam which took about 20 minutes total and resulted in a clean bill of health equal over a $2,000 bill? Such is the nature of health care in our country where treatment is itemized and results in confusing, and costly, bills. For those lucky enough to have health insurance, this cost is [...]

An investigation made by the Associated Press recently uncovered the millions of pounds of pharmacueticals which were released into the public drinking supply by United States drug makers and other large manufacturers. The most frightening aspect being that these dumps were made legally via and agreeement with the Federal government that amounts to “don’t ask, [...]