World Public Health

Due to the passage of the new health care laws, there has been a great deal of talk amongst the health care activist community regarding the “public option”. While this has been touted as one of the best parts of the plan, it leaves people wondering if it is truly possible.

So what exactly is the public option? This term simply means that the general public will have more of a choice when selecting health care coverage. In other words, individuals will be able to compare overall benefits, companies, networks, prices, and general ratings of satisfaction in order to choose a plan that will provide the best options for themselves or their families. The public option takes this one step farther and offers an additional option to compare: a government insurance program. This means that the industry will change to a public vs. private competition, with the hopes of lowering the cost of care.

Continue reading ‘Is A Public Option For Health Insurance Doable?’ »

Can Republican lawmakers repeal the law?

Chances are slim to nil, at least through 2012. Although Republicans have regained control of the House, they will remain in the minority in the Senate. So it’s unlikely that Congress could pass a repeal bill. But even if that were to change, as long as President Obama remains in office, it’s a safe bet that he would veto such a measure. Easy To Insure ME has the answers

What about repealing parts of the law?

Continue reading ‘Health insurance law under divided Congress’ »

With many different insurance providers and health fund organizations available, people compare health insurance. Western Australia is regarded as among the major producers of iron ore, meaning that the state’s economy depends on mining.

Miners are involved in a really risky career. They risk their lives to going into a deep hole to get iron ores because the mine could cave in anytime. They can also get harmed by the equipment they use. Since mining is definately a risky job, miners should at least take pleasure in getting good healthcare benefits.

Continue reading ‘Laws on Cheapest Health Insurance (Australia)’ »

Matt Sissel of Iowa City proudly served in Iraq as a combat medic. But he objects to being “conscripted” into an overhauled federal health care system.

The uninsured artist is riled about a provision in the new health law that would require him to purchase insurance or pay a penalty starting in 2014. Last July, he filed a lawsuit to have the landmark act declared unconstitutional. “I don’t want the federal government dictating my personal financial decisions,” says Sissel, 29. “It can’t even run its own budget.”

Continue reading ‘Lawsuits over health insurance care law’ »

A recent report from the Congressional Budget Office highlights the continual struggle of providing affordable health insurance to all Americans. Healthcare reform legislation recently passed by the Senate will cost over $800 billion while making significant regulatory and structural changes to the current health insurance system. While the goal of proponents is to extend coverage to the entire U.S. population, it appears that they will fall short in enacting universal health care.

Shockingly, only about 92% of people under 65% years of age will be insured by 2018. Many of the most drastic changes, such as a highly-regulated federal health insurance market with subsidies for low- and middle-income individuals, will not take effect for several years. Moreover, the nonpartisan office estimates that approximately 31 million currently uninsured Americans will have access to affordable health insurance due to the bill. Still, the estimates are sobering to Democrats; they are simultaneously providing ammunition to Republican politicians who claim that the costs are far too high to undertake a strategy that will not even work effectively. The White House points the finger at conservatives in Congress for blocking further expansions of coverage, while touting the Senate bill as a striking improvement from the status quo.

Continue reading ‘After Reform, Millions Will Still Lack Affordable Health Insurance’ »

It is a common misconception that only women can contract breast cancer. This fable needs to be dispelled. Women are the larger of the two sexes to get this debilitating disease, yet male breast cancer is slowly catching up. Of all the illnesses that may be diagnosed in women and men, none has more differing degrees of truth. In today’s medical world the myths need to be exposed so that these misapprehensions can be easily understood.

Continue reading ‘Cancer Myths and Cancer Insurance Companies’ »