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Su salud - Cómo sacarle provecho a su HMO
Una guía ilustrada de dieciséis páginas que describe en qué consiste la cobertura de HMO, la relación médico-paciente, cómo defender sus derechos y cómo manejar los problemas de calidad en el cuidado de la salud.… -
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It’s Your Health - How to get the most out of your HMO
A 16-page, illustrated booklet that describes doctor-patient relationships, knowing what is usually covered in HMO plans, standing up for your rights, and how to handle quality-of-care issues. Includes a 17-point coverage checklist. -
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New breed of specialist steps in for family doctor
By the time Djigui Keita left the hospital for home, his follow-up appointment had been scheduled. Emergency health insurance was arranged until he could apply for public assistance. He knew about changes in his medication… -
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Health care adversaries find need to collaborate
After squaring off as political foes for more than a year, the Obama administration and the health insurance industry have suddenly discovered that they need each other. Both have huge stakes in the success of… -
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Health insurance options for unemployed beyond COBRA
When you’re out of work, you experience a lot of dark days, but for thousands of unemployed people, June 1 was particularly bleak. The economic stimulus bill signed into law in February 2009 subsidized 65%… -
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Health insurers inaccurately process 20% of medical claims
One in five medical claims is processed inaccurately by commercial health insurers, often leaving physicians shortchanged, the American Medical Association reported Monday in its third annual assessment of insurers. This report card focused solely on… -
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Obama gives health insurers a warning
President Obama, whose vilification of insurers helped push a landmark health care overhaul through Congress, plans to sternly warn industry executives at a White House meeting on Tuesday against imposing hefty rate increases in anticipation… -
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Healthcare overhaul to keep more young adults on policies
One of the first provisions of the federal healthcare overhaul — allowing young adults to stay on their parents’ health insurance until they turn 26 — is expected to make a big dent in the… -
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Healthcare site highlights options
Maybe you are a 21-year-old woman who has just graduated from college in Ohio and haven’t found a job yet. Or you are a 49-year-old unemployed man with high blood pressure who lives in West… -
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New rules to appeal denials of health insurance claims
Patients will find it easier to appeal the denials of health insurance claims under rules being issued Thursday by the Obama administration, which is trying to boost political support for the new health-care law by… -
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Health insurers kept surplus while hiking premiums
Non-profit Blue Cross and Blue Shield health plans stockpiled billions of dollars during the past decade, yet continued to hit consumers with double-digit premium increases, Consumers Union found in an analysis of 10 of the… -
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Websites help patients compare prices for health care
As Alan Grunberg neared 50, he knew he was going to need a colonoscopy, so the Chicago-based Realtor began shopping around to try and find the best place to get the procedure done. “I couldn’t… -
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Health insurance rates: California plans crack down, but how hard?
As millions of Californians continue to cope with surging costs for health insurance, state lawmakers, consumer advocates and lobbyists in Sacramento are haggling over how tough to get with companies seeking large rate increases. August… -
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Travel surgeries: One way to cut health care costs
Tina Follett and her husband Patrick are in Panama on a two-week all-expenses paid trip. But Tina isn’t on vacation. She’s there to get surgery. The Folletts are among a growing number of Americans whose… -
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Groups shed light on health care law
True or false: The new health care law will cut Medicare benefits for seniors. It will slash Medicare payments to doctors. It will ration health care. In three polls conducted last month, large percentages of… -
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Insurance regulators face tough balancing act
A few months into a new job as a contract engineer, Jim Arey was stunned by an $8,000 bill he received for two doctor-administered infusions of an expensive drug he needs regularly. That’s when the… -
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Be skeptical of health-care credit cards
These days, you may leave your dentist’s office with more than a toothbrush and dental floss in your bag. Thousands of dentists are offering patients health-care credit cards to cover the work that needs to… -
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California’s safety-net health insurance premiums rise
As state leaders blast giant health insurers for raising rates, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s administration has quietly allowed hefty increases for thousands of sick or jobless Californians who must rely on expensive safety-net coverage—if they want… -
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Healthcare reforms don’t go far enough
Ruta Vaisnys just got the word from Blue Shield of California: Her monthly health insurance premium will rise by more than 28% to $243 beginning next month. The Silver Lake resident is among the… -
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Health insurers to stop offering child-only policies
Some of the country’s most prominent health insurance companies have decided to stop offering new child-only plans, rather than comply with rules in the new health-care law that will require such plans to start accepting… -
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Big changes to your health insurance
September 23 marks the six-month anniversary of health reform. It’s also the date when several key insurance changes come into effect. Here’s what you need to know about how your insurance is affected. Coverage expansion… -
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Waivers address talk of dropping health coverage
As Obama administration officials put into place the first major wave of changes under the health care legislation, they have tried to defuse stiffening resistance — from companies like McDonald’s and some insurers — by… -
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Insurance giant accused of misrepresenting cancellation practices
Los Angeles city prosecutors Wednesday accused the parent company of insurance giant Anthem Blue Cross of California of falsely stating that it had changed its procedures for canceling the policies of patients after they become… -
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Health care law fact check
The debate that preceded passage of the health-care overhaul has returned as a heated issue in the midterm elections. Politicians and advocacy groups seeking repeal of the law are making dramatic claims about its cost… -
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Medicare Advantage provision causes few ripples
One of the most significant savings envisioned in the new health- care law - limiting payments to the private health plans that cover 11 million older Americans under Medicare - is, so far, bringing little…
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