The U.S. government’s bailout of AIG in 2008 may end up being a profitable move, according to the Government Accountability Office.... Read more»
A proposed Treasury Department rule says workers and their families cannot qualify for those subsidies unless their employer’s plan is unaffordable because it exceeds 9.5 percent of their household income.... Read more»1
Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini caused quite a stir when he said at a Las Vegas conference a few days ago that the insurance industry as we know it is, for all practical purposes, a dinosaur on the verge of extinction.... Read more»1
HB 2713 would allow Arizonans to subtract long-term care insurance premiums and money deposited into long-term care savings accounts from taxable income on their state returns.... Read more»1
The Department of Health and Human Services stiffens spine and requires health insurance companies to clearly explain their policies.... Read more»1
Sometimes important regulatory and tort reforms come in small packages.... Read more»
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney’s naïve suggestion that anyone but him and his rich friends could actually fire a health insurer on a whim and hire another one that might provide better service isn’t realistic. ... Read more»
Without autopsies, diagnostic errors go undiscovered, opportunities are lost to learn about the effectiveness of medical treatments and the progression of diseases and inaccurate information winds up on death certificates, undermining the reliability of crucial health statistics.... Read more»1
A loophole in the federal health care overhaul could allow employers to game the system by getting their sicker employees to opt into buying coverage on the health insurance exchanges, according to two University of Minnesota law professors.... Read more»1
In Arizona, 13 percent of vehicle fatalities involve motorcycle riders, but those riders only account for 2 percent of registered vehicles. ... Read more»
If more Americans paid attention to the fate of neighbors and loved ones who have fallen victim to the cruel dysfunction of our health care system, they would see through the onslaught of lies and propaganda perpetrated by special interests profiting from the status quo.... Read more»1
Arizona Attorney General warns people against possible frauds involving wildfires.... Read more»
A reporter gets an unusual offer from Heart Check America, a chain of scanning clinics that bypasses doctors and is drawing increased consumer complaints and heightened scrutiny from regulators.... Read more»
Columnist Wendell Potter says consumer advocates may be getting rolled. Lobbyists hold sway over regulations Congress is considering with proposed insurance rules as those in need of health care wait.... Read more»
Companies are rapidly moving their policyholders into high-deductible plans and spending far less on medical care — and far more on overhead—than they have in the past.... Read more»
Tom’s ready to take a quack at replacing Gilbert Gottfried.... Read more»
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