Archive for April, 2009

Despite the fact that military service means working long hours with unpredictable schedules, frequent relocations, and separations from loved ones due to deployment, a new study published in the Journal of Family Issues (a SAGE journal) finds that marriages of military members are not more vulnerable than civilian marriages... […]

A study of 7,424 privately insured colon cancer patients found that managed care presence in the market and hospital competition increased the likelihood laparoscopic surgery to treat colon cancer lowered costs, a national team of researchers led by a professor at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services reported in the jo […]

The American College of Physicians (ACP) has applauded Rep. Allyson Schwartz (D-Pa.) and Rep. Joe Heck (R-Nev.) for their bipartisan introduction of the Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012. The bill is designed to eliminate the flawed Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula and the turmoil brought by its resulting scheduled cuts... […]

In 2009, children with public insurance were three times more likely and children with no insurance were eleven time more likely not to have a primary care physician, compared with children with private insurance. Without a primary care physician, the Emergency Department (ED) often becomes the primary point of contact for treatments and diagnoses... […]

Noting the "unprecedented opportunity" provided under the Affordable Care Act, the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, and other recently enacted federal laws, the Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System has unveiled a community-based plan to enhance health and reduce spending by imp […]

You're enjoying a quiet weekend at home when suddenly you double over in pain. You need emergency appendectomy surgery... […]

Just over one quarter (26%) of all Americans of working age in 2011 experienced a gap in health insurance cover, says a new report published by the Commonwealth Fund. The authors explained that in many cases, when people change their jobs or become unemployed, many of them lose health coverage... […]

The demand for caregivers is growing rapidly as California's population ages, but the majority of state's Medi-Cal caregivers earn poverty or near-poverty wages and have poor access to health care and food, a new study from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research has found... […]

Lung cancer is the most lethal cancer in the United States. According to the National Cancer Institute, lung cancer causes more than 150,000 deaths annually and has a survival rate of 16 percent. More Americans die of lung cancer each year than of cervical, breast, colon and prostate cancers combined... […]

A new analysis provides a closer look at how much cancer patients value hope - with important implications for how insurers value treatment, particularly in end-of-life care... […]

According to a national survey sponsored by eHealthInsurance, this year’s college graduates are not likely to earn anywhere near as much as they think they need in order to be financially secure, and their expectations for getting employer-sponsored health insurance are unrealistic. […]

PPACA is supposed to spur the creation of a new system of state-supervised health insurance exchanges, or Web-based insurance supermarkets... Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, Eagan, Minn., has picked eHealth Inc., Mountain View, Calif. (Nasdaq:EHTH), a company that operates the multi-carrier eHealthInsurance.com exchange system, to set up an exchange […]

"Technology developed by eHealth Inc. is powering a new private health insurance exchange for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, officials at the online health insurance company announced Monday." […]

"eHealth Inc., a national online insurance resource for individuals, families and small businesses, will now power Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota private health insurance exchange. This online exchange selection and enrollment tool will... […]

A new national survey sponsored by eHealthInsurance finds college students and recent graduates juggling financial priorities in an election year filled with uncertainty about health reform, growing concern about student debt and continued challenges in the job market. […]

eHealth, Inc. announced today that its eHealth Technology platform is powering a new private health insurance exchange for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota. […]

eHealthInsurance publishes tips to health 2012 college grads find the best health insurance options. […]

Today eHealthInsurance released ten tips designed to help consumers find the right vision insurance plan for their needs and get the most from their coverage. […]

Today eHealthInsurance announced its sponsorship of TheSelfEmployed.com, a new website providing business advice for professionals starting their own companies or freelancing or contracting for the first time. […]

Most small businesses are not making changes or long-term plans based on health care reform legislation, according to a recent survey of small business owners released today by eHealth, Inc. […]

According to a national survey sponsored by eHealthInsurance, this year’s college graduates are not likely to earn anywhere near as much as they think they need in order to be financially secure, and their expectations for getting employer-sponsored health insurance are unrealistic. […]

PPACA is supposed to spur the creation of a new system of state-supervised health insurance exchanges, or Web-based insurance supermarkets... Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, Eagan, Minn., has picked eHealth Inc., Mountain View, Calif. (Nasdaq:EHTH), a company that operates the multi-carrier eHealthInsurance.com exchange system, to set up an exchange […]

"Technology developed by eHealth Inc. is powering a new private health insurance exchange for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, officials at the online health insurance company announced Monday." […]

"eHealth Inc., a national online insurance resource for individuals, families and small businesses, will now power Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota private health insurance exchange. This online exchange selection and enrollment tool will... […]

A new national survey sponsored by eHealthInsurance finds college students and recent graduates juggling financial priorities in an election year filled with uncertainty about health reform, growing concern about student debt and continued challenges in the job market. […]

eHealth, Inc. announced today that its eHealth Technology platform is powering a new private health insurance exchange for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota. […]

eHealthInsurance publishes tips to health 2012 college grads find the best health insurance options. […]

Today eHealthInsurance released ten tips designed to help consumers find the right vision insurance plan for their needs and get the most from their coverage. […]

Today eHealthInsurance announced its sponsorship of TheSelfEmployed.com, a new website providing business advice for professionals starting their own companies or freelancing or contracting for the first time. […]

Most small businesses are not making changes or long-term plans based on health care reform legislation, according to a recent survey of small business owners released today by eHealth, Inc. […]