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Late News: AHA, lawmakers to consider raising Medicare eligibility age

cmonfils | October 12, 2011

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By Modern Healthcare   Posted: October 3, 2011 – 12:01 am ET

Raising the Medicare eligibility age to 67 will be among a host of topics American Hospital Association members will discuss with lawmakers this week during the group’s advocacy meeting in Washington. “This is an idea that has been put forward by House Democrats, an idea put forth by the president,” said Tom Nickels, AHA’s senior vice president of federal relations. “So this is not an idea that doesn’t have a wide spectrum of individuals who are willing to consider it—not endorse it, but consider it.” (more…)

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States Rejected Federal Funds to Administer a High-Risk Insurance Pool

Adam V. Russo | June 28, 2010

Twenty states so far have rejected federal funds to administer a high-risk insurance pool, as designed by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The high-risk pool would extend coverage to state residents unable to purchase insurance because of preexisting medical conditions. In these states, the federal government will be responsible for creating and running a high-risk pool on behalf of the state, as mandated by the Affordable Care Act. The 20 states are: Alabama, Arizona, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming. Two states, Oregon and Utah, have not indicated whether they will be running their own high-risk pool or if they will let the HHS run it for them. The remaining 28 states have decided they will run their own temporary high-risk pool. For more information, visit http://www.hhs.gov/ociio/initiative/hi_risk_pool_facts.html. (more…)

Category: Alabama, Arizona, Delaware, Florida, Health Care Legislation, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, Wyoming | No Comments »
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Why You Should Consider Subrogation. . .

Adam V. Russo | April 4, 2007

The Delaware State Supreme Court recently upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit, filed against the tobacco industry, by the foreign governments of Panama and Sao Paulo, Brazil. The nations argued that they had lost money in the treatment of citizens suffering from tobacco use complications. Ordinarily, governments, employers, and other organizations subrogate – meaning they step into the shoes of the person actually suffering as a result of the tobacco use – and pursue the responsible party in the victim’s name. In this case, the plaintiffs instead chose to (unwisely) sue tobacco companies directly. Subrogation works because the person who bought, used, and suffered due to the tobacco use has the claim. The plaintiffs in this case, however, tried to file a claim directly against parties they had never had direct dealings with, and failed. (more…)

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