Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, who swung through Portland last week, talked with The Oregonian about the federal effort to redesign the health insurance market and expand coverage to millions of uninsured Americans.
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Nearly 2,000 employers and unions have been approved to seek federal reimbursement for the health claims of their "early retirees," or retired workers aged 55 or older who are too young to get Medicare, Obama administration officials announced Tuesday.
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Many plans refuse to cover such care. The new health care law will change that beginning in 2014.
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Government anti-poverty programs that have grown to meet the needs of recession victims now serve a record one in six Americans and are continuing to expand.
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A growing number of the unemployed are exhausting their extended COBRA health insurance subsidies, eligibility for which expired at the end of May. There’s a slim chance that Congress could extend the 65%, 15-month subsidy again this fall, but most experts think it’s unlikely due to mounting concerns about federal spending.
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Faced with mounting debt and looming costs from the new federal health care law, many local governments are leaving the hospital business, shedding public facilities that can be the caregiver of last resort.
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Cover Missouri has published a brochure in Spanish to provide plain-language answers to frequently asked questions about health reform.
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Cover Missouri has a new brochure to provide plain-language answers to frequently asked questions about health reform.
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Health cooperatives, or co-ops, have been proposed in one of the health reform bills as an independent, consumer-driven health coverage option to compete with existing insurance companies. This fact sheet explains what co-ops are and how they operate.
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With health insurance premiums climbing much faster than wages, more Missouri businesses and their employees are struggling to afford health coverage. A new Cover Missouri publication highlights issues faced by businesses when deciding to offer health coverage.
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Recent research shows the majority of Missouri small business owners believe health care reform is necessary, and they are willing to be part of a solution that controls costs and guarantees coverage for everyone.
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