News For Your Health - June 16th, 2009
Your health and wellbeing are important to us at William J. King & Associates. We have collected several articles that pertain to the health insurance industry which we thought you might find interesting.
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President Won't Rule Out Health Benefits Tax
By Associated Press | Monday, June 8, 2009
WASHINGTON - President Obama has not ruled out paying for health care reform by taxing health benefits, something for which he attacked Republican John McCain. Instead, Obama and his aides are straddling the fence.
"That was not in the president's plan. It was not in our budget," the administration's budget director, Peter Orszag, said recently after the possibility of taxing benefits was raised by Democrats in Congress.
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Obama Open to a Mandate on Health Insurance
By ROBERT PEAR | Published: June 3, 2009
WASHINGTON - President Obama said Wednesday that he was receptive to Congressional proposals that would
require Americans to have health insurance and oblige employers to share in the cost. But he said there should be exemptions for people who cannot afford insurance and for small businesses in general. To read more please click here.
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Are You Healthy Enough To Fly?
Special from Bottom Line's Daily Health News | June 4, 2009
In-flight medical emergencies are now more common than ever, with nearly two billion people flying each year, including many older people with chronic illnesses such as heart and lung disease. More sophisticated aircraft make extended flights of 18 hours or longer more available, which can intensify conditions that could cause problems while also increasing the amount of time people are out of reach of medical care. Since one out of every seven in-flight medical emergencies requires diversion, it's important to realize that flying when it might not be safe for you not only endangers your health -- but also can affect everyone else on your flight. Click here to continue reading this article.
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Children's Health Advocates Speak Out Against State Cuts
By John Marelius, Union Tirubune |
June 5, 2009
Proposed state budget cuts are so big, the numbers can become numbing and lose context.
This may put things into perspective:
"More children than can fit into Qualcomm Stadium are about to lose their health coverage," said Gloria Cooper of Antioch Church of God and Christ outside the North Park Pediatric Clinic, which is part of the Family Health Centers of San Diego. That's in San Diego County alone.
A group of local doctors, religious leaders, children's health advocates and parents yesterday held a news conference objecting to the proposed elimination of the state Healthy Families program and deep cuts in Medi-Cal.
They said that if Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposed cuts are approved by the Legislature, health services would be eliminated for 76,103 children in San Diego County.
Statewide, about 1 million children would lose coverage statewide, according to estimates. Click here to read the full story.
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