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Mental Health Coverage Too Often Denied
The Hartford CourantDespite laws designed to protect them, clinicians and consumers are still facing an uphill battle in Connecticut when it comes to getting coverage for necessary mental health treatment and services. This month marks the fourth anniversary of the...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Mental Health, Psychiatry, Autism, Crime, Law and Justice
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More CT Residents On Public Health Plans, Driven Partly By Unemployment
The Hartford CourantThe number of people in Connecticut who had health insurance through a private insurer, such as employer-based coverage, shrank, while those in public health plans, such as Medicaid, rose, according to the latest U.S. Census Bureau data. The data,...Tags: Health and Safety at Work, United States Census Bureau, Government Health Care, Cigna Corporation, Insurance
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CONSUMER REPORTS: Getting good health insurance
WSBT TVFinding a good health insurance plan is one of the most important decisions you can make, and it’s not always easy. Insurers are now required to use a new form that describes in plain English deductibles, co-pays and other costs. Consumer...Tags: Government Health Care, Aetna Inc., Humana Incorporated, Consumers, Health Insurance
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Central issues of Election 2012
Whoever wins the presidential election in November will confront urgent problems: Should tax cuts scheduled to expire be renewed? Should federal spending be cut to reduce the deficit or would that weaken an already lackluster economy? After one of the...Tags: Litigation and Regulation, Insurance, Government, Immigration, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Obama lacks vision? Good thing
Barack Obama was more assertive and combative in the second presidential debate Tuesday, but the inspiring orator of 2008 still had trouble painting a vivid picture of what his second term will look like. He wants to strengthen manufacturing and promote...Tags: Republican Party, Elections, Mitt Romney, James Carville, Karl Rove
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Stats, Grins and 'Malarkey': Biden, Ryan Face Off in Debate
CNNDANVILLE, Ky. -- Vice President Joe Biden and Republican Paul Ryan, the man who wants his job, exchanged fire over taxes, Medicare, national security and some animated facial expressions in their only debate before Election Day. Here are five things we...Tags: Elections, Weaponry, Landforms, Political Fundraising, Mitt Romney
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UnitedHealth To Acquire Brazil's Largest Health Care Company For $4.9 Billion
The Hartford CourantUnitedHealth Group's plans to spend $4.9 billion on Brazil's biggest health care company is the insurer's priciest acquisition in years, giving it a huge stake in Latin America as U.S. companies compete for a rapidly growing middle-class market around the...Tags: Government Health Care, Cigna Corporation, Economy, Business and Finance, Insurance, Healthcare Industry
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License of doctor who worked with George Tiller revoked
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas regulators on Friday revoked the medical license of a doctor accused of performing inadequate mental health exams on young patients she then referred to the late Dr. George Tiller for late-term abortions. The State...
Tags: Abortion, Republican Party, Mental Health, Health, George Tiller
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Michigan mulls joint state-federal health exchange
NUMBER OF UNINSURED: 1.27 million Michigan residents are uninsured, about 13 percent of the population. WHERE THE STATE STANDS: The Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs has been working to set up a health insurance exchange, but has had limited...
Tags: Republican Party, Elections, Executive Branch, Economy, Business and Finance, Health
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Indiana delays action on key health care benefits
MUNSTER, Ind. (AP) — Indiana's insurance commissioner says the state won't select an Essential Health Benefits plan until after a new governor takes office. Commissioner Stephen Robertson told federal officials in a letter this week that federal...Tags: Executive Branch, Politics, Government, Mitch Daniels, Regional Authority
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A headache we should pay to cure
My dear brother and sister seniors, Someone has to say it: You and I will have to sacrifice, like everyone else, to help pull America back from financial disaster. Just like the sacrifices demanded of public employees and government beneficiaries. Just...
Tags: Government Health Care, Barack Obama, Unemployment Benefits, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Health Insurance
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Take insurance out of health equation
The op-ed by Drs. Joshua M. Sharfstein and Laura Herrera and Charles Milligan ("Caring about costs, too," Sept. 27) offers a compelling set of recommendations to improve the quality of health care while reducing costs. Unfortunately, they neglected to...Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Health Insurance
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Oct 2, 2012
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Sep 29, 2012
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