| Search 1) News For: Individual Health Plans And Vermont Economists Take Critical View of Health Plans WASHINGTON -- John McCain's health plan won't lower the ranks of the uninsured. Barack Obama's fails to curb the soaring cost of health care, meaning initial gains in helping more people buy health insurance would eventually be undermined. Economists critique candidates' health plans John McCain's health plan won't lower the ranks of the uninsured. Barack Obama's fails to curb the soaring cost of health care, meaning initial gains in helping more people buy health insurance would eventually be undermined. That's the assessment of health care economists who critiqued the plans of the two presidential candidates. The critiques, published in the journal Health Affairs on ... Advocates push for pharmaceutical transparency MONTPELIER -- Two mental health advocacy organizations on Wednesday announced plans to lobby lawmakers for more transparency in the relationship between Vermont's medical field and the pharmaceutical industry. ... - By Daniel Barlow Vermont Press Bureau Maintaining health through down times; Clear Choice Health Plans is in a period of growth and adjustment Rising medical reimbursement and administrative costs have depressed profits over the past year for Clear Choice Health Plans Inc., but the company believes it has positioned itself to compete well and grow.The Bend-based health insurance company reported $54.3 million in revenues in the second quarter that ended June 30, an 18 percent increase over the same quarter in 2007. Profits, however, ... Health panel: BOSTON -- Members of the state's health insurance board said that proposed additions to mandates for minimum health coverage will likely not be implemented by the original Jan. 1, 2009 timetable. However, the Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority moved closer to requiring health plans to provide prescription-drug coverage for Health calendar KIDNEY HEALTH SCREENING, part of National Kidney Foundation of Hawai'i's Kidney Early Detection Screening, for those 18 and older especially those with diabetes, high blood pressure, heredity risk, or of Hawaiian, Asian or Pacific Islander ethnicity; 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sept. 18; Castle Medical Center, Wellness Center; free; space is limited, walk-ins welcome but on first-come, first-served basis: ... Reports criticize Obama, McCain health plans Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's health care plan would cost too much and create more regulation, while Republican John McCain's plan would leave 60 million Americans without health insurance and reduce coverage, experts said on Tuesday. Sales rules added for Medicare plans The federal government has issued new restrictions on how health insurers, brokers and agents can sell private health and prescription drug plans for people covered by the Medicare program. Health savings accounts expand as care costs rise When workers throughout the country get the chance to make changes to their health insurance coverage this fall, some may find that their employer is offering a new option: health savings accounts. Economists take critical view of candidates' health plans WASHINGTON -- Sen. John McCain's health plan won't lower the ranks of the uninsured. Sen. Barack Obama's fails to curb the soaring cost of health care, meaning initial gains in helping more people buy health insurance would eventually be undermined. |

