12 NJ hospitals paying more than 500 doctors to save money in a Medicare experimentMOUNT LAUREL, N.J. — A dozen New Jersey hospitals are paying doctors as an incentive to save the hospitals money. Heath insurer stocks dip lower than market after Congress asks for financial informationINDIANAPOLIS — Managed care stocks dipped slightly lower than the overall market Wednesday, after insurers received more bad publicity with letters from Congress asking for executive compensation details and other financial information. House Democrats request detailed records from industry opposed to health legislationWASHINGTON — A spokesman for the health insurance industry accused Democrats of mounting a “fishing expedition” on Wednesday, as individual insurers decided whether to honor a request for financial records sought in a House committee’s investigation. Obama’s latest move satisfies neither side on health care; liberals want ‘government option’WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s weekend concession on a health care “government option” drew complaints from liberals and scarce interest from Republicans and other critics on Monday, a fresh sign of the daunting challenge in finding middle ground in an increasingly partisan political struggle. Obama criticized ’scare tactics’ of health care reform critics; targets insurance companiesGRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — President Barack Obama on Saturday criticized what he termed as the “scare tactics” of opponents to health care reform. He told a town hall meeting “what is truly scary is if we do nothing” to solve the nation’s health care problems. Obama targets insurance companies in health care town hall meeting in ColoradoGRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — President Barack Obama on Saturday criticized what he termed as the “scare tactics” of opponents to health care reform. He told a town hall meeting “what is truly scary is if we do nothing” to solve the nation’s health care problems. Obama targets insurance companies in health care town hall meeting.GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — President Barack Obama on Saturday criticized what he termed as the “scare tactics” of opponents to health care reform. He told a town hall meeting “what is truly scary is if we do nothing” to solve the nation’s health care problems. Facing questions on cost, Obama defends push for health care overhaulBELGRADE, Mont. — At a town hall style meeting, a Montana man bluntly challenged President Barack Obama’s contention that he can overhaul health care without raising Americans’ taxes to pay for it. Obama takes health care argument to Colorado town lauded for universal access to health careDENVER — For three decades, doctors in a small Colorado town have agreed to share the expense of treating the poor, lowering costs for everyone and recently gaining praise from Democrats as a model of what health care overhaul should look like. In pitch for health care overhaul, Obama says insurance companies holding Americans hostageBELGRADE, Mont. — President Barack Obama says Americans are being held hostage by health insurance companies that deny coverage based on pre-existing conditions or cancel coverage when people get sick. Ireland suffers sharpest fall in prices since 1933; prices fall 5.9 percent over past yearLONDON — Ireland saw a 5.9 percent drop in prices over the past year, the sharpest fall since 1933, the government’s Central Statistics Office reported Thursday. Chief insurance industry lobbyist sees health care drive ‘won or lost’ in AugustWASHINGTON —August will be a make-or-break month for the drive to revamp health care, as members of Congress use the recess to either sell the need for an overhaul to voters or continue criticism of the insurance industry, the chief of the insurers’ main lobbying arm said Monday. THE INFLUENCE GAME: Chamber of Commerce emerges as leading foe of Obama health, banking plansWASHINGTON —If President Barack Obama wants to take the measure of his opposition, he only has to glance across Lafayette Park from the White House. There, behind 10 massive Corinthian columns, is the headquarters of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce — a leading critic of the administration’s health care and banking overhaul plans. Reid calls protests ‘destructive’ as negotiators hunker down to seek bipartisan dealWASHINGTON — The Senate’s most powerful Democrat on Thursday scolded health care protesters dogging his party’s lawmakers at local meetings, arguing that some critics on the political right have run out of ideas — and ditched their civic manners. Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada accused the protesters of trying to “sabotage” the democratic process. THE INFLUENCE GAME: Health insurance lobby uses money, allies to fight government coverageWASHINGTON — Cast as a profit-hoarding villain by Democratic foes, the insurance industry still has a fighting chance to fend off the part of health care overhaul it most despises — creation of a government-run plan to compete with private insurers. Analysis: Some Obama health care math doesn’t compute; he may be headed for same trap as BushWASHINGTON — Some of President Barack Obama’s health care numbers don’t seem to add up. And that’s complicating his efforts to pass his top domestic priority. House panel poised to act on health care as Dems seek to limit increases in cost of insuranceWASHINGTON — Democrats sought to limit increases in the cost of insurance sold under a sweeping health care bill Friday as they labored to clear the final committee obstacle to a September showdown on President Barack Obama’s top domestic priority. Work on health overhaul bill resumes in House after deal breaks logjamWASHINGTON — Action on a sweeping health care overhaul bill has resumed in the House after a week-and-a-half delay caused by objections from fiscally conservative Democrats. House GOP plans would offer tax credits to help buy private coverageWASHINGTON — House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a $700 billion health care plan that would offer tax credits to help people buy insurance, yet unlike Democratic proposals, wouldn’t require either individuals or employers to get coverage. Lawmakers report health care progress; Obama pitches retooled message in NC, VA visitsRALEIGH, N.C. — Congress reported progress on legislation to overhaul the nation’s health care Wednesday as President Barack Obama introduced a retooled message asserting his plan would protect Americans and limit insurers’ power. Obama pitches retooled health care message in NC, VA visits; senators report progressRALEIGH, N.C. — Senators reported progress on legislation to overhaul the nation’s health care Wednesday as President Barack Obama introduced a retooled message asserting his plan would protect Americans and limit insurers’ power. Bipartisan negotiators say they can deliver coverage for 95 percent of AmericansWASHINGTON — Senators trying to reach a bipartisan compromise on health care overhaul are reporting progress paring the costs of the plan as they push for a deal this week. Government inspector says drug industry holds undue influence over US medical educationWASHINGTON — A government watchdog will tell Congress Wednesday that the pharmaceutical and medical device industries’ billion-dollar spending spree for medical education is threatening the judgment of physicians across the country. Health insurer WellPoint reports 2nd quarter profit drop, shares fall on enrollment lossINDIANAPOLIS — Shares of WellPoint Inc. tumbled Wednesday after the health insurer reported a second-quarter profit drop and enrollment that slid further than analysts expected. Proposed tax on ‘gold-plated’ health coverage may hit plans for older, sicker peopleWASHINGTON — They call them Cadillac health plans. But a clunker may be hiding behind the sticker price. Mass., strapped for cash, grapples with whether to deny subsidized health care for immigrantsBOSTON — Massachusetts is wrestling with the first major cut to its landmark health care law after lawmakers eliminated subsidized insurance to thousands of legal immigrants — and now are weighing whether to partially restore it. AP sources: Senate group seeks health care savings without employer mandateWASHINGTON — After weeks of secretive talks, a bipartisan group in the Senate edged closer Monday to a health care compromise that omits two key Democratic priorities but incorporates provisions to slow the explosive rise in medical costs, officials said. AP Sources: Bipartisan health care bill not likely to include employer optionWASHINGTON — Officials say that a bipartisan group in the Senate is edging closer to a health care compromise that omits a government insurance option that President Barack Obama favors. Nor is it expected to require businesses to offer coverage to their employees. Budget office: Gov’t plan sought by Democrats can coexist with private health coverageWASHINGTON — A new government health insurance plan sought by President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats could coexist with private insurers without driving them out of business, an analysis by nonpartisan budget experts suggests. In Hawaii, requiring business to provide health insurance doesn’t equal universal coverageHONOLULU — Hawaii’s decades-old law aimed at increasing health coverage by requiring companies to provide insurance to their workers has brought something less than universal health care to the 50th state. |
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