Managed care needs a better watchdog | StarTribune.com

Managed care needs a better watchdog | StarTribune.com:

Thank you Kip for writing this and thank you Trib for printing it.  We also need to remember how the HMOs have been making a fortune off of how they treat the docs and, more so, off of how they shift cost to the patient and restrict access to care.

UnitedHealth says Medicare can save big without big cuts | StarTribune.com

UnitedHealth says Medicare can save big without big cuts | StarTribune.com:
I posted this for a few reasons:  The pic of Hemsley mainly, the two positions United Health seems to be taking and what I see as the think tank's ideas actually just being ways to make sure the company increases business while the patient gets screwed.

5 Health Care Reform Changes Coming In 2013 | Bankrate.com

5 Health Care Reform Changes Coming In 2013 | Bankrate.com:

Another list of five ways changes will be made by the ACA.

Despite New Health Law, Some See Sharp Rise in Premiums - NYTimes.com

Despite New Health Law, Some See Sharp Rise in Premiums - NYTimes.com:
This is affecting individuals and small business and is way too variable among states.

Employers Must Offer Family Health Care, Affordable or Not, Administration Says - NYTimes.com

Employers Must Offer Family Health Care, Affordable or Not, Administration Says - NYTimes.com:
Some new info. and some questions:

"The new rules, to be published in the Federal Register, create a strong incentive for employers to put money into insurance for their employees rather than dependents. It is unclear whether the spouse and children of an employee will be able to obtain federal subsidies to help them buy coverage — separate from the employee — through insurance exchanges being established in every state. The administration explicitly reserved judgment on that question, which could affect millions of people in families with low and moderate incomes."

PS

Some great insight from  Kip Sullivan: http://bit.ly/ZREekL