It seems that the Socialism-fearing business community is more bullish on health care reform than you might think. Take The Wall Street Journal, for example. The paper trashes the Affordable Care Act every chance it gets, especially on its opinion pages. But tucked away on the “back pages” of its website–in its blog for financial [...] [...more]
When it comes to health care reform, seniors are in the dark. A new national poll reveals that many adults over age 65 are misinformed or confused about the impact of the new law on their Medicare benefits, physicians and the federal budget deficit. Harris Interactive conducted the poll of more than 600 adults for [...] [...more]
If you’re retired from a company that provides health insurance benefits, get ready for change over the next few years. Many employers have shed retiree coverage altogether or cut back benefits in recent years due to skyrocketing health care costs. Just 29 percent of large companies provided coverage in 2009, down from 66 percent in [...] [...more]
Con artists are swindling unsuspecting consumers into buying bogus health insurance products promoted as being related to the new health care law, according to The New York Times. Insurance regulators in Illinois, Kansas and Alabama report telemarketing scams offering fake products such as Obamacare insurance or “government health care reform insurance.” Many of the scams [...] [...more]
Readers had plenty to say about last week’s column, which described the many benefits contained in the new health reform law for Medicare beneficiaries and people over age 50. I received several notes from people who opposed health care reform, but are beginning to change their minds. Then, of course, several people called me a [...] [...more]
