Excellent advice in today’s New York Times regarding changes to your health insurance plan. This is the time of year that health insurers change the terms and increase premiums. It is estimated that premiums will increase by 8.8%. Thanks to the new healthcare law, employers must extend health insurance coverage to uninsured dependents up to age 26, eliminate [...]
Oct
16
2010
16
2010
Oct
15
2010
15
2010
Some Courts Find Obama’s New Healthcare Law May Be Unconstitutional
The New York Times reported October 14, 2010 that an onslaught of cases filed against the U.S. for Congress’ new healthcare reform law may continue on grounds that the law may violate the U.S. Constitution. For additional legal commentary by Alexandra Filutowski, visit Washington Legal Times: Is Obama’s New Healthcare Law Unconstitutional? Some Courts Think So. [...]
May
13
2010
13
2010
Pfizer Liabilities Continue to Grow
Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP today announced that a class action has been commenced in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of shareholders of Pfizer Inc. Pfizer is a pharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery, development, manufacture, and marketing of prescription medicines for humans and animals [...]
Nov
25
2009
25
2009
Health Care Beating People Into Personal Bankruptcy
The NYTimes featured a story that we all too frequently hear: healthcare bills are pushing people into financial hardship. Bankruptcy attorneys are increasingly seeing that it is unpaid medical bills that cause the personal bankruptcy.
Oct
30
2009
30
2009
Uninsured Children Have 60% Increased Chance of Dying
A recent John Hopkins study confirms that children who are uninsured are more likely to die in the hospital. This is not a matter of the child not receiving adequate care or priority treatment at the hospital, but rather an issue of adequate, routine care leading up to the hospital visit. Uninsured children do not [...]
Oct
21
2009
21
2009
Battle of Insurance Coverage: Workers’ Compensation v. Health Insurance
Another debate regarding which insurer should pay for the medical bills makes headlines. On April 12 nad 14, 2009, Pasadena hospital nurse, Amelia Mendoza, suffered traumatic brain injury when a patient repeatedly violently struck her in the head. A week following the attacks, Amelia (52 years old) collapsed with a stroke. Amelia’s private insurer, BlueCross [...]
Sep
16
2009
16
2009
The Facts On Tort Reform & Health Care Costs
While the U.S. remains divided on the efficacy of health care reform, an article in today’s Business Week outlines valuable research from Harvard and other research institutions on the true cost of health care and its unrelatedness to tort reform. Medical malpractice lawsuits and the practice of defensive medicine account for a nominal percentage [...]
Sep
8
2009
8
2009
Insured & Bankrupt – NYTimes article
According to Harvard Medical School Professor, Dr. David Himmelstein, 62% of the 1.4-1.5 million bankruptcy filings in the U.S. are due to burdensome medical bills. 3/4 of the 62% had medical insurance.
Sep
4
2009
4
2009
Qliance – a new, affordable approach to quality health care
Qliance, a Puget Sound area pay-in clinic, has revolutionized health care and is gaining national attention. It has cut out the middleman – the insurance company. At a monthly payment that is lower than most health insurance plans, patients receive 30-minute appointments and discounted MRIs. Specialty practices are not included in the practice. While [...]
Sep
3
2009
3
2009
Health Care Reform Vigils Across the Nation – “The Dream Shall Never Die”
The insured, uninsured, elderly and young gathered at vigils around the nation last night to support national health care reform in the U.S. The insurance industry has succeeded in profiting off of denial of health care coverage, rather than approval and care for those in our nation. Even those with health insurance suffer with high [...]
