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Debunking Medicare Myths Kaiser Health News What's needed most today in American health care is innovative change which drives up productivity and value. With the right incentives, that's what the private sector can deliver, even as it's been clear for some time that the federal government cannot do likewise (James Capretta, 9/2)... […]

Chicago Tribune: "Target Corp., renewing its push into retail medicine, will open eight new clinics in the Chicago area and Palm Beach, Fla., giving a boost to a form of health care delivery that has seen slower growth amid the economic downturn. The Minneapolis-based retail giant launched its first health clinic four years ago but has not been as aggre […]

A new Commonwealth Fund report estimates that "about 16.6 million workers are employed by small businesses that are eligible for health insurance tax credits" under the new health law but only 3.4 million of them are at companies that will take advantage of the credits, The Washington Post reports, adding that those businesses already offer their e […]

MarketWatch: More warnings about credit cards - including those to pay for health care services - are coming from New York's elected officials. Sen. Charles Schumer sent a letter to the Federal Reserve noting a 256 percent leap in solicitations to consumers for professional and business credit cards... […]

The growth rate of health spending is at its slowest in a half-century, "a sign that people are forgoing medical care during the recession," according to an "analysis of government data" by USA Today. "Spending on doctors, hospitals, drugs and other medical care climbed at a 2... […]

News outlets are reporting that some states and businesses who oppose parts or all of the health reform law are applying for the financial relief it provides... […]

San Francisco Chronicle: "A report released Wednesday found foreclosures have not only economic consequences, but create health problems for the people and families involved -- and those effects can ripple throughout a community... […]

Workers on average are paying nearly $4,000 this year toward the cost of family health coverage an increase of 14 percent, or $482, above what they paid last year, according to the benchmark 2010 Employer Health Benefits Survey released by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET)... […]

Concerned about rising medical expenses, middle-class Americans are bumping up their monthly retirement savings to cover future health care costs. The First Command Financial Behaviors Index® reveals that average monthly savings solely for health care costs during retirement climbed to $245 in July, up 42 percent from $173 a year ago... […]

16.6 million small business employees work in firms that will be eligible for tax credits under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), according to a new Commonwealth Fund report. The credits, designed to offset health insurance premium costs and help small businesses afford and maintain health insurance, are available in taxable years beginning in 2010. Researchers […]

Today eHealthInsurance (NASDAQ: EHTH), the leading online source of health insurance for individuals and families, announced a new COBRA Alternatives Hotline to help current and former COBRA subsidy recipients better understand their health insurance options and successfully transition to individual and family coverage or other options. […]

eHealthInsurance, the leading online source of health insurance for individuals and families, today released a series of frequently asked questions (FAQs) to help new and returning college students and their parents better understand their health insurance options after the passage of health reform legislation […]

eHealth Inc. today announced a partnership with Next Generation Insurance Group, LLC to provide the GradGuard™ Student Health Plan, a new student health insurance option for college students and their families. […]

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA--(Marketwire - 07/13/10) - eHealth, Inc. (NASDAQ:EHTH - News), the nation's leading online source of health insurance for individuals, families and small businesses, announced today that the company plans to release second quarter... […]

Today eHealthInsurance (NASDAQ: EHTH), the leading online source of health insurance for individuals and families, identified a number of medical conditions that do not necessarily result in a decline for individual health insurance applicants. It also highlighted several factors influencing medical underwriting decisions and provided five tips to help consu […]

Today eHealthInsurance released a series of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) to address consumer confusion surrounding the expiration and possible extension of the federal COBRA subsidy. The company also released a printable chart describing COBRA subsidy timelines and how different consumers are affected by the subsidy. […]

Today eHealthInsurance released a series of tips designed to help consumers better understand their choices in the privately-purchased health insurance market after the expiration of the federal COBRA subsidy […]

Today eHealthInsurance, the leading online source of health insurance for individuals and families, released an additional video addressing the expiration of the COBRA subsidy. The short video addresses more of the consumer concerns raised during eHealthInsurance’s ‘Coping without COBRA’ webinar, which took place May 25, 2010. […]

The comparison shows that families purchasing their own non-group health insurance pay an average of $388 per month1, only one dollar more than the average subsidized COBRA premium of $387 per month2. With the average monthly non-subsidized COBRA premium at $1,107 per month2, Americans who qualify for individual or family health insurance may be able to save […]

eHealthInsurance today announced that its Customer Care Center has begun providing consumers with live support from licensed health insurance agents and representatives via telephone and online chat 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. […]