December 2009
Health Plan Prices Tied to Reform Measures
- Thu, 1/7/10 - 12:01pm
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Effects of Senate, House Bills on Premiums
Debate over national healthcare reform has left Americans
concerned about how changes might impact the price of their insurance premiums,
and the inclusion of new subsidies in premium calculations has added to
confusion over the actual price to enroll in a health plan if reform proposals
are enacted. As leaders in the House and Senate work to reconcile differences
between their respective reform bills, proponents and critics of healthcare
legislation were
Updated Screening Guidelines Add to Debate
- Thu, 1/7/10 - 12:19pm
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Women Told to Have Fewer Mammograms, Pap Smears
While lawmakers on Capitol Hill were debating comprehensive healthcare reform, updated recommendations for mammograms and Pap tests provoked a more focused debate on the potential benefits and harms of regular preventive screening. In mid-November, the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) announced that its guidelines for mammography no longer recommend routine screening for women between the ages of 40 and 49 and advise women to be screened biennially, rather than annually, between the ages of 50 a
