Latest PCIP News
Here you will find many up to date and important news articles relating to Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan and Health Care news from around the United States.
HIGHLIGHTS:
One of the only plans to cover preexisting conditions without a waiting period.
PCIP enrollees reach over 40,000.
PCIP applications lead to 30,000 enrollments.
Enrollment in PCIP Program on the low side of expectations-much through lack of awareness and 6 month rule.
PCIP Insurance lowers rates as much as 40% in some states.
PCIP program available to public administered by state or Dept. of Health and Human Services.
Preexisting condition insurance plan offered through government funds of 5 billion dollars.
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New Study Finds Military Marriages Are Not More Vulnerable To Divorce
Despite the fact that military service means working long hours with unpredictable schedules, frequent relocations, and separations from loved ones due to deployment, a new...
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Colon Cancer And Economic Theory In Health Care
A study of 7,424 privately insured colon cancer patients found that managed care presence in the market and hospital competition increased the likelihood laparoscopic surgery...
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Introduction Of Bipartisan Bill To Eliminate Medicare SGR Formula Applauded By ACP
The American College of Physicians (ACP) has applauded Rep. Allyson Schwartz (D-Pa.) and Rep. Joe Heck (R-Nev.) for their bipartisan introduction of the Medicare Physician...
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The Insurance Status Of Children In The Emergency Department May Lead To Disparities In Treatment
In 2009, children with public insurance were three times more likely and children with no insurance were eleven time more likely not to have a...
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Supporting Community Progress Towards A High Performance Health System, Thanks To Affordable Care Act And Other Laws
Noting the "unprecedented opportunity" provided under the Affordable Care Act, the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, and other recently enacted...
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Medical Bills: Sticker Shock And Confused Consumers
You're enjoying a quiet weekend at home when suddenly you double over in pain. You need emergency appendectomy surgery...
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26% Of Working Age Adults In USA Lack Health Insurance
Just over one quarter (26%) of all Americans of working age in 2011 experienced a gap in health insurance cover, says a new report...
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The Majority Of California's Medi-Cal Caregivers Live In Or Near Poverty
The demand for caregivers is growing rapidly as California's population ages, but the majority of state's Medi-Cal caregivers earn poverty or near-poverty wages and have...
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Lung Cancer Screening As An Insurance Benefit Would Save Lives At A Relatively Low Cost
Lung cancer is the most lethal cancer in the United States. According to the National Cancer Institute, lung cancer causes more than 150,000 deaths annually...
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Risky Treatments With Larger Rewards Preferable To 'Safe Bets' For Cancer Patients
A new analysis provides a closer look at how much cancer patients value hope - with important implications for how insurers value treatment, particularly in...
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Under-Use Of Safer Kidney Cancer Surgery For Poorer, Sicker Medicare, Medicaid Patients
An increasingly common and safer type of surgery for kidney cancer is not as likely to be used for older, sicker and poorer patients who...
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Link Between Hospital Readmission Rates And Availability Of Care, Socioeconomics
Differences in regional hospital readmission rates for heart failure are more closely tied to the availability of care and socioeconomics than to hospital performance or...
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Introduction Of Bipartisan Bill To Eliminate Medicare SGR Formula Applauded By ACP
The American College of Physicians (ACP) has applauded Rep. Allyson Schwartz (D-Pa.) and Rep. Joe Heck (R-Nev.) for their bipartisan introduction of the Medicare Physician...
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Recommendations By AMA Committee On Doctor Fees Set By Medicare Are Followed 9 Times Out Of 10
To calculate physicians' fees under Medicare - which in turn influence some state and private payers' decisions on how they will pay doctors -- the...
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Poorer Neighborhoods More Likely To Have Scarce Primary Health Services
According to a study published in the latest issue of Health Services Research, blacks and lower income Hispanics are more likely to live in neighborhoods...
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Wheelchair Breakdowns Becoming More Common, Reports AJPM&R
Wheelchair users with spinal cord injury (SCI) report very high rates of wheelchair breakdowns - and the problem is getting worse, suggests a study in...
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Hospital Infection Prevention Efforts Driven By Medicare Penalty
The 2008 decision by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to cease additional reimbursement to hospitals for certain healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) has led...
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Low Cost, Lifesaving Services Missing From Most Older Patients' Health Care: National Poll
Large majorities of older Americans experience significant and troubling gaps in their primary care, according to a new national survey, "How Does It Feel? The...
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5 Key Practices That Lead To Successful Hospital-To-Home Transitions
Community health plans are improving how patients transition from hospital to home by breaking down silos of care, coordinating among providers, and directly engaging with...
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'Reforming Medicare In The Age Of Deficit Reduction' - Internal Medicine Physician Specialists Release Policy Paper
American College of Physicians says stakeholders across health care spectrum must work together to protect Medicare for future generations. A dozen recommendations to ensure that...
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OSHA Regulations Can Be Good For Workers' Health, Save Lives
Research published in Science sheds light on a hot-button political issue: the role and effectiveness of government regulation...
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Hunger Among Seniors In The USA Rose 78% In Ten Years
8.3 million (14.85%) seniors in the United States face the threat of hunger, say researchers at the University of Illinois. From 2001 to 2010, the...
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Reducing Booze Consumption Better For Public Health And Economy, Australia
According to a new study in the American Journal of Public Health, Australia could yield economic and health benefits by reducing its overall national yearly...
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General Practice - Uk India Partnership Initiative
An article featured in BMJ reports on a 'white paper', which investigates as to how India and the UK can collaborate more closely in an...
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Education And Income Affect Health Levels Considerably
An annual report on American's health reveals that individuals with lower income levels and lower education are more likely to develop chronic diseases than people...
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Fatal Falls Increase For Older Adults
The recent dramatic increase in the fall death rate in older Americans is likely the effect of improved reporting quality, according to a new report...
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Racial Disparities Revealed In Prostate Cancer Surgery
Black prostate cancer patients may not be getting the same quality of care as white patients, according to a first-of-its-kind study by researchers at Henry...
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Teaching Hospitals With Fellowship Programs Have Less Radical Prostatectomy Complications
Patients who undergo radical surgery for prostate cancer may expect better results, on average, if they're treated in accredited teaching hospitals with residency programs, and...
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Comparison Of On-Premises and Off-Premises Alcohol Outlets and Links To Crime
Prior research has shown that neighborhoods with higher densities of alcohol outlets are more likely to have higher rates of violent crimes. This study examined...
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Rising Infertility And Cancer Rates Possibly Linked To Pharmaceuticals And Household Chemicals
According to the European Environment Agency (EEA), household products, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and food all contain endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) which may be causing significant increases...
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