Health Care Reform: Long Term Nursing Care

Does Health Reform Affect Long Term Nursing Care?

This question, about how health reform may affect long term care, is one that should be of pressing concern to people in middle age or seniors. After all, though the good news tells us we may expect to live longer, the bad news is that we [...]

Health Reform 1st Steps – Federal High Risk Pools

The Federal High Risk Health Insurance Pool May Be Coming To A State Near You!

Declined For Health Insurance

As one of the first steps towards health reform, the federal high risk health insurance pool is moving in to many states as an alternative to the current high risk health plans for [...]

Health Reform Confusion Sparks Health Insurance Scams

Beware of Health Reform Scammers

Health insurance scams are not new, and in fact, there has been a reported increase even before the new health reform bill passed. A troubled economy has created a larger population of Americans who were struggling with premiums because premiums still rose while incomes fell. That is one [...]

Health Care Reform – A Short History: FDR to Obama

Health Reform in The USA

Since the health care reform debate seems to keep dragging on, I figured it might be interesting to some of us if I outlined a short summary of the history of this issue. Some of you probably think this all just start popping up this year, or last year. [...]

Help to Afford Prescriptions and Health Care

Can You Afford Prescriptios and Other Health Care?

We have published some articles on health insurance, and even ranted a bit about health reform in the US. I do not care what your political outlook is right now, but you have to know that the US health system has some big problems that affect [...]

Filibuster Record by Republicans – Does Government Work At All?

Republicans Setting Filibuster Record In the US Senate

President Obama had an ambitious agenda when he took office. A majority of Americans voted for that agenda. However, there are rules in place that give the minority some power, and one of those is the ultimate tool of obstruction – the filibuster. Right now, Republicans [...]

Health Care Reform 2009 Proposals and Debacles

Having Trouble Keeping up with Health Reform?

If you are having a hard time keeping the health reform proposals straight, I have to tell you that you are not alone! Wow, I believe this is what we call a total SNAFU. The Obama White House, such strong advocates of health reform when running for [...]

Who Will Health Reform Help Now?

Is Health Reform Still Alove and Kicking?

I think that most of us who pulled with YES switch on Obama, or at least the Democratic party, were attracted by promises of finally getting a health reform bill passed. When Hillary Clinton said it might not be so easy, we did listen. And now she [...]

Will Health Reform Hurt Medicare?

Medicare vs Health Reform?

If there is one US institution that is sacred with US seniors, it is Medicare. Medicare is the public health insurance option for American senior citizens and disabled people. If you are not familiar with Medicare, you can get a quick primer here: Compare Medicare Health Insurance.

Is Medicare Health [...]