Navigation Links
Baucus Co-Op Plan Would Gut State Laws; Consumer Watchdog Report Calls for 'Prior Approval' Rate Regulation in Health Reform, Not Deregulation of State Consumer Protection Laws
Date:9/8/2009

"public option" in a national health reform plan. Enzi likened the co-ops to his 2006 proposal for "association health plans," embodied in his bill S. 1955, which would have exempted health policies from oversight by state laws and courts. The measure failed in the U.S. Senate.

The major problems of the Enzi approach to health insurance co-ops include:

** Loss of state benefit mandates would allow exclusion of preventive treatments and exams, prevent early diagnosis of disease and evade Patient Bill of Rights laws passed in nearly every state. Denying access to such basic preventive care makes treatment more costly to the policyholder and ultimately to taxpayers, who pick up the bill when individuals cannot pay outrageous out-of-pocket costs.

** State laws providing consumers the right to appeal a coverage denial to an independent panel of physicians, a right to a second opinion, and assistance from state regulators when coverage is denied would all be lost under the Enzi approach.

** Individual patients who currently have the ability to hold insurers financially accountable for injuries caused by the denial or delay of necessary care would lose those rights if they joined the Enzi co-op.

Legal Accountability: The Missing Link

The Consumer Watchdog report also discusses the need to increase the legal accountability of health insurance companies, a concept supported by Congressional Democrats in 2001 and championed by Senator Edward Kennedy. A 2001 bill authored by Kennedy passed the Senate but died in the House.

Currently, for patients who receive health coverage through a private employer, HMOs and health insurers face no financial consequences for mishandling claims. Under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), lawsuits are removed to federal court where victims can only recover the cost of the proce
'/>"/>

SOURCE Consumer Watchdog
Copyright©2009 PR Newswire.
All rights reserved

0

GOOD

Page: 1 2 3 4

Related medicine news :

1. Senators Baucus and Grassley Statement Regarding Physician Hospitals Despicable
2. National Medical Association Applauds President Obamas and Senator Baucuss Efforts to Work With PhRMA to Bring Down Health Care Costs and Advance Meaningful Reforms
3. Senators Baucus and Tester Vote to Protect Americas Kids From Tobacco
4. Coalition Commends Senators Baucus, Grassley for Including Prevention, Wellness of Chronic Disease in Recent Paper on Coverage Policy Options
5. Rarely Used Closed Doors Slammed Again in U.S. Senate Health Care Reform; Sen. Max Baucus Must Publicly Answer 10 Questions About Mandatory Purchase of Health Insurance
6. Sen. Max Baucus: Answer 10 Questions About Mandatory Purchase of Health Insurance Including Why the Public Was Excluded From Todays Committee Meeting
7. President Obama, Sens. Kennedy & Baucus: Dont Buy Insurer Compromise for Bush-era Plan to Gut State Consumer Protection Laws
8. National Long Term Care Leaders Praise Overall Baucus Health Reform Effort, Express Specific Concerns Moving Forward
9. Statement From Larry Minnix, President & CEO, American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging on the Release of Sen. Baucuss Health Care Reform Proposal
10. US Oncology Applauds Senator Baucuss Healthcare Reform Call to Action for 2009, Supports Collaborative Measures to Enhance Cancer Patients Access to Care While Improving Quality and Access
11. Poll Shows Baucus Individual Mandate To Buy Health Insurance Unpopular
Post Your Comments:
*Name:
*Comment:
*Email:
(Date:12/17/2009)... on prevention, experts say , , THURSDAY, Dec. 17 ... getting better at treating heart attacks and other ... basic rules for preventing them, according to new ... the list: too little exercise, too much weight. ... last year reported no activity vigorous enough to ...
(Date:12/17/2009)... outbreak is a good time to get vaccinated, federal ... -- As the current wave of H1N1 swine flu ... that everyone get vaccinated in case another outbreak strikes ... H1N1 flu vaccine have eased, it,s an ideal time ... Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said during a morning press conference. ...
(Date:12/17/2009)... Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research ... India Healthcare IT Investment Opportunities, Analysis ... http://www.reportlinker.com/p0169911/India-Healthcare-IT-Investment-Opportunities-Analysis-and-Forecasts-to-2015.html ,, India Healthcare IT Investment ... Summary ,, This report is ... data relating to India healthcare IT market. ...
(Date:12/17/2009)... 17 Today, CDC,s Morbidity and Mortality ... the number of state-level epidemiologists has decreased steadily ... 10% since 2006. There was also a substantial ... period, including epidemiology capacity for bioterrorism and emergency ... such as occupational health, substance abuse, and oral ...
(Date:12/17/2009)... Dec. 17 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- China,s leading high-tech,healthcare group, ... Stock Code: 801) is pleased to announce today ... period under review, the Group,s two,associate companies made ... and NASDAQ;,its key businesses have been strengthened, with ... management operations. , Mr. ...
Breaking Medicine News(10 mins):Health News:Obesity, Inactivity Keeping Heart Health Stats Down 2Health News:Obesity, Inactivity Keeping Heart Health Stats Down 3Health News:Swine Flu Wanes, But Future Uncertain 2Health News:Reportlinker Adds India Healthcare IT Investment Opportunities, Analysis and Forecasts to 2015 2Health News:Reportlinker Adds India Healthcare IT Investment Opportunities, Analysis and Forecasts to 2015 3Health News:Reportlinker Adds India Healthcare IT Investment Opportunities, Analysis and Forecasts to 2015 4Health News:Reportlinker Adds India Healthcare IT Investment Opportunities, Analysis and Forecasts to 2015 5Health News:Reportlinker Adds India Healthcare IT Investment Opportunities, Analysis and Forecasts to 2015 6Health News:Reportlinker Adds India Healthcare IT Investment Opportunities, Analysis and Forecasts to 2015 7Health News:Reportlinker Adds India Healthcare IT Investment Opportunities, Analysis and Forecasts to 2015 8Health News:CSTE National Assessment Finds Critical Public Health Disease Surveillance Capacity Lacking 2Health News:Golden Meditech Announces Interim Results of FY2009/10 2Health News:Golden Meditech Announces Interim Results of FY2009/10 3
... New research shows that men who are angry or hostile ... likely to suffer from an irregular // heart rhythm called ... of the heart quiver instead of beating effectively. This can ... for a stroke. Researchers say this is the first study ...
... many inappropriate medications for older people. Using data from ... patterns in physicians’ offices and outpatient clinics in 1995 ... all the visits involved prescribing at least one drug ... visits involved the prescribing of a drug considered by ...
... According to a recent study researchers say the estrogen pills ... lead to an increased risk of stroke.// ,Researchers ... increase or decrease the risk of heart disease as combination ... appear to affect a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer. ...
... Older American population constitute 13 percent of the population ... Researchers say depression is a major risk factor ... intervention programs may help reduce suicidal thoughts in depressed ... the University of Pittsburgh studied nearly 600 elderly patients ...
... suggests drinking extra fluids may do more harm than ... examined results from previous studies to determine if recommending ... Previous data has shown during a respiratory infection, such ... amounts of a specific hormone that conserves water. Thus, ...
... increased risk of developing asthma, report researchers // ,however hormone ... risk. ,The incidence of both asthma and COPD are ... percent of Americans have asthma, and deaths due to COPD ... prevalence of asthma tends to change over time, with boys ...
Other Medicine News:
(Date:12/17/2009)... The Dr. Paul Janssen Award for ... nominations. The $100,000 Award recognizes individuals whose efforts ... of human health. Nomination forms are available ... until February 15, 2010. The Award winner is ... world,s top scientists, which features three new members ...
(Date:12/17/2009)... Fix the Bill ,, WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 ... for a Competitive Pharmaceutical Market (CCPM) will launch ... in select states charging that, during this holiday ... of all to brand pharmaceutical companies" by putting ... urge the President to tell Congress to fix ...
(Date:12/17/2009)... AMSTERDAM, December 17 ,Agendia, a world leader ... Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared its MammaPrint ... the only FDA-cleared,breast cancer recurrence test available to ... FDA has issued four clearances for MammaPrint, covering,all ... "This FDA clearance, along with our ...
Breaking Medicine Technology:Nominations Open for the 2010 Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research 2Nominations Open for the 2010 Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research 3Nominations Open for the 2010 Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research 4Coalition for a Competitive Pharmaceutical Market Runs Ads Stating Congress Is Giving 'Greatest Holiday Gift of All to Brand Pharmaceutical Companies' 2Coalition for a Competitive Pharmaceutical Market Runs Ads Stating Congress Is Giving 'Greatest Holiday Gift of All to Brand Pharmaceutical Companies' 3FDA Broadens Clearance for Agendia's MammaPrint(R) 2Quest Diagnostics HemoCue Subsidiary to Add U S Hospital Laboratory Connectivity to Its HemoCue 201 DM Point of Care Systems 49601 1Quest Diagnostics HemoCue Subsidiary to Add U S Hospital Laboratory Connectivity to Its HemoCue 201 DM Point of Care Systems 49601 2Quest Diagnostics HemoCue Subsidiary to Add U S Hospital Laboratory Connectivity to Its HemoCue 201 DM Point of Care Systems 49601 3A Pets Bite Can Pass on MRSA 49599 1A Pets Bite Can Pass on MRSA 49599 2Tianyin Pharmaceutical Co Inc Set to Join Russell Microcap 28R 29 Index 49595 1Tianyin Pharmaceutical Co Inc Set to Join Russell Microcap 28R 29 Index 49595 2Tianyin Pharmaceutical Co Inc Set to Join Russell Microcap 28R 29 Index 49595 3
... with 4, 8, or 12 channel pipettors. Angled ... all of the solution. Corners have pouring lips ... virgin polystyrene containing no regrinds. Sterile in individual ... W x 152 mm L x 35 mm ...
Volume: 10 ml; Volume Graduation: 1/10 ml...
Volume: 1 ml; Volume Graduation: 1/100 ml...
... fills 25ml pipette in under ... setting. Rechargeable during use. 3 ... with variable speed including gravity ... pipette holder. Low battery light. ...
Medicine Products: