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ROB VARNON http://www.connpost.com The digital doctor will see you anytime you want. And that’s one reason Devon Herrick, an analyst with the Dallas-based National Center for Policy Analysis, says more doctors need to embrace technology and go online to give patients more access to health care. The study, released Thursday, found not only are some […]

http://www.workforce.com With nearly 50 million people uninsured and 25 million more underinsured, the need for universal health coverage has reached a tipping point that even the return of the infamous “Harry and Louiseâ€? commercials of the 1990s won’t be able to derail, said U.S. Rep. John Conyers, D-Michigan. At a town hall meeting on health […]

By Candice Ferrette http://lohud.com HARRISON – Patients aren’t getting the care they deserve, doctors are leaving New York and everyone is paying more for less insurance coverage. But state lawmakers have an opportunity to help reform the ailing system by reducing malpractice rates for doctors and by putting more regulations on managed-care companies, representatives from […]

BY MEGHANA KESHAVAN and PATRICIA ANSTETT http://www.freep.com General Motors retirees facing the loss of their top-flight health coverage should shop around aggressively to save money on Medicare coverage, say Ford retirees who went through the same thing last year. It’s actually possible to save money, despite losing a generous, company-backed health plan and having to […]

By Jonathan Tamari and Stacey Burling http://www.philly.com TRENTON – Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield, New Jersey’s largest health insurer, filed yesterday to become a publicly held for-profit company, a move that could bring the state a $1 billion windfall for health care but that comes with concerns about how the change could impact consumers. The […]

By Kendra Marr http://www.washingtonpost.com Imagine a virtual health clinic: Your lung doctor and heart specialist can pull up your online medical profile and chat, via instant messenger, about your medications. You schedule checkups online, create a wellness journal or even rate your general practitioner. WellNet Healthcare, a Bethesda health management company, is launching the beta […]

http://www.insurancejournal.com Louisiana Medical Mutual Insurance Company (LAMMICO), which provides medical liability insurance for health care practitioners in Louisiana, announced it has funded scholarships for four students at medical schools in that state. This is the eighth year LAMMICO has awarded merit scholarships to help defray tuition and other expenses associated with students enrolling at Tulane […]

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