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ObamaCare Facts: Obama’s Health Care Reform

Posted on December 11th, 2012 by INSUREflo  |  Comments Off

ObamaCare, Health Care Reform and The Affordable Care Act
We have all heard of ObamaCare, but what is ObamaCare?
Obama Care, Obama’s Health Care Reform, is the unofficial name for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The ObamaCare bill was signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010. The bill enacts reforms to [...]

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House passes antitrust repeal

Posted on February 25th, 2010 by INSUREflo  |  Comments Off

The measure, the Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act, was passed Wednesday afternoon in a bipartisan vote of 406-19. Perriello introduced the measure with fellow freshman Democrat Rep. Betsy Markey of Colorado.

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“Government Take-over” of Healthcare? We Already Have Corporate Take-over

Posted on February 25th, 2010 by INSUREflo  |  4 Comments »

Republican ranting over the past year at the fearful prospect of a “government take-over” of healthcare has pretty completely obscured the plain reality that—at present and for some time now—American healthcare has been seized by corporate take-over.

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Congressional Calendar February 24, 2010

Posted on February 24th, 2010 by INSUREflo  |  2 Comments »

The House will meet at 10:00a to advance a “piecemeal” bill on health care reform, which will seek to repeal the antitrust exemptions currently enjoyed by health insurance and medical malpractice insurance companies.

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Health care reform moving forward

Posted on February 3rd, 2010 by INSUREflo  |  6 Comments »

U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-9th, of Evanston delivered a strong message Sunday to people who believe the opportunity for meaningful health care reform in the nation has come and gone.

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Standardization needed in use of home blood-pressure monitoring

Posted on February 2nd, 2010 by INSUREflo  |  1 Comment »

Millions of American homes have a blood pressure monitor, and the use of home blood-pressure monitoring is easier, cheaper, and potentially more reliable than measurements taken in a medical office.

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Long-term care insurance bill’s prospects diminish

Posted on January 23rd, 2010 by INSUREflo  |  6 Comments »

Barbara Holder, 63, bought a long-term care insurance policy for herself last year after seeing how much it helped pay the bills when her mother moved into a nursing home three years ago.

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Health options limited by cost, panelist says

Posted on January 22nd, 2010 by INSUREflo  |  4 Comments »

A man with prostate cancer faced a choice: undergo an effective, standard therapy or try a newer treatment option with less chance of causing incontinence or impotence.

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Missing the Target

Posted on January 19th, 2010 by INSUREflo  |  Comments Off

President Obama was correct to conclude that boosting economic activity required a fiscal stimulus.

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Christie taps MetLife V.P. as banking commissioner

Posted on January 15th, 2010 by INSUREflo  |  Comments Off

MORRISTOWN — Chris Christie on Friday named Tom Considine, vice president and government relations counsel at insurer MetLife Inc., as commissioner of the Department of Banking and Insurance

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