new-health

Health care official stays cool amid GOP grilling

February 11th, 2011

House Republicans peppered Donald Berwick, a former Harvard professor, with barbed questions yesterday over his previous statements on patient care and his leading position in rolling out President Obama’s new health care law…….click here to continue reading

Consumer Risks Feared as Health Law Spurs Mergers

November 20th, 2010

Consumer advocates fear that the new health care law could worsen some of the problems it was meant to solve — by reducing competition, driving up costs and creating incentives to stint on care…….click here to continue reading

Health reform’s side effect: Scams

October 25th, 2010

Fraud experts say health insurance scams are on the rise as criminals quickly exploit consumers’ confusion about how the new health care law changes their insurance coverage…….click here to continue reading

Employers looking at health insurance options

October 24th, 2010

WASHINGTON — The new health care law wasn’t supposed to undercut employer plans that have provided most people in the U.S. with coverage for generations…….click here to continue reading

Health care premiums to rise, but ‘Obamacare’ is only one small reason

October 20th, 2010

Health insurance premiums in Ohio are about to go up. While some people blame the new health reform law, experts say the real reasons are more complex…….click here to continue reading