McDonald's is challenging a health care reform rule requiring mini-med insurers to put 80 to 85 percent of premium revenue toward medical expenses. Such limited plans typically cover 70 percent or less because administrative costs run high. McDonald's offers them to 30,000 restaurant employees.
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Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Physical Activity, Depression, Healthcare Reform
A study in Cancer analysed 1,162,596 Danish men and found those whose wives or girlfriends were diagnosed with breast cancer were 309 percent more likely to be hospitalized for a mood disorder such as major depression, suggesting male partners need emotional and social support.
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Health Insurance Reform - Update
Six months after the Affordable Care Act was signed, provisions took effect: children under 19 cannot be denied coverage for pre-existing conditions, lifetime caps end, young adults can stay on a parent's plan to 26, and preventive services must be free.
Healthcare
Some provisions in healthcare reform law take effect on Sept 23
A White House health reform official lists Affordable Care Act provisions arriving September 23: young adults stay on a parent's plan to 26, insurers drop lifetime benefit caps, rescissions end, and children with pre-existing conditions cannot be turned away.
Healthcare
Number of Uninsured Americans Soars
The Census Bureau counted 50.7 million uninsured Americans, the most since record-keeping began in 1987 and nearly one in six people. Layoffs, shrinking employer contributions and a $14,000 yearly premium for a family of four are driving the rise.
Healthcare
CDC says childhood vaccination rate high
The 2009 National Immunization Survey found hepatitis B birth-dose coverage rose to 60.8 percent and hepatitis A to 46.6 percent among children aged 19 to 35 months, while polio, MMR, hepatitis B and varicella coverage held at or near the 90 percent national objective.
Healthcare
Pregnancy Related Deaths Declining Globally
A report from WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA and the World Bank finds maternal deaths fell 34 percent, from about 546,000 in 1990 to 358,000 in 2008. The 2.3 percent annual decline falls short of the 5.5 percent needed to meet the Millennium Development Goal by 2015.
Healthcare
AAP Urges Health Care Pros to Get Flu Shots
The American Academy of Pediatrics now recommends requiring every health care worker to get an annual influenza vaccine, citing the $87 billion a year the flu costs the health system. CDC figures show only 37% of health workers took the swine flu shot last year and 35% took both shots.
Healthcare
Kathleen Sebelius Tells Insurers Not to Raise Premiums Unjustifiably
After insurers blamed 2011 premium increases on the health care law, Kathleen Sebelius wrote to the industry's trade group that the administration has zero tolerance for the claim, citing estimates that the law's provisions add only 1 to 2.3 percent to premiums.
Healthcare
Hospital Errors Continue to Kill Patients
Mercola cites New York Times reporting that mismatched medical tubing has caused hundreds of deaths and injuries, with blood-pressure cuff tubes joined to IV lines and feeding tubes connected to veins. Industry resistance and the FDA approval process have delayed safer designs.
Healthcare
Medicare now covers smoking cessation as a preventative measure
HHS announced on August 27 that Medicare will cover tobacco cessation counseling for all beneficiaries who smoke, not only those already being treated for a smoking-related illness. The expanded coverage is mandated by the Affordable Care Act.
Healthcare
Vaccine coverage expands among U.S. teens - CDC
A CDC report in MMWR found vaccination coverage among U.S. teens aged 13 to 17 rose in 2009 from 2008, with HPV vaccination climbing from 37.3 percent to 44.3 percent. An editor's note argues vitamin D may also prevent certain infections.
Healthcare
MRSA in Healthcare: Key Things You Should Know
An explainer on MRSA in healthcare settings: it spreads mainly on hands, hits patients with surgery, catheters or weakened immunity hardest, and can cause bloodstream, surgical-site or lung infections. Patients are urged to ask staff and visitors to clean their hands.
Healthcare
Barack Obama Says Healthcare Reform Works For Seniors
In an August 7 radio address, President Obama credited his healthcare law with extending Medicare's solvency by at least a dozen years, said seniors in the Part D doughnut hole are now eligible for a $250 rebate, and said savings came from waste and fraud, not benefit cuts.
Healthcare
Healthcare reform law will benefit 30 million women - report
A Commonwealth Fund report by Sara R. Collins and colleagues estimates the Affordable Care Act will benefit about 30 million U.S. women over the next decade, newly covering up to 15 million who are uninsured and improving coverage for another 14.5 million.
Healthcare
Too many men get aggressive treatment for prostate cancer - study
An Archives of Internal Medicine study of men diagnosed with prostate cancer between 2004 and 2006 found those with PSA under 4 were treated much like men with levels of 4 to 20. More than 70 percent of men below 20 ng/mL had their prostates removed or underwent radiation.
Healthcare
Why Do Doctors Prescribe Drugs that Kill the Nurses Administering Them?
Mercola highlights an MSNBC report that hospital and clinic workers who mixed and delivered chemotherapy for years before safety guidelines existed are now being diagnosed with cancers possibly linked to that exposure. A Danish study of 92,000 nurses found elevated risks for several cancers.
Healthcare
Contact lens problems send many kids to ER each year
An FDA epidemiologist reviewing a national database counted 144,799 pediatric emergency visits for medical device injuries over two years, more than 70,000 a year. Contact lenses caused 23 percent and hypodermic needles 8 percent; eyes, the pubic area and fingers were hurt most often.
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