This week, as congressional leaders debate legislation designed to reform the nation’s healthcare system, eHealth, Inc’s. Chairman and CEO Gary Lauer discussed the organization’s commitment to helping enroll the 47 million Americans who are uninsured. Additionally, eHealth released its policy recommendations, which are based on its proven success in connecting nearly two million Americans to [...]

Iteris, Inc a leader in the traffic management market that focuses on the application and development of advanced technologies, today announced that the Company will showcase its latest Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) services and products in booth 1007 at the Fifteenth Annual World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), on November 16-20, 2008 at the [...]

A survey by the Urban Institute found that 1.9 million seniors found themselves having to choose between buying food and buying medicine. The survey was conducted in 1993—a time when the economy was booming! Due to the current economic woes, it is more difficult than ever for seniors to make it on their own.
“More and [...]

Key Senate Democrats said on Thursday the cost of their plan to overhaul the U.S. healthcare system has dropped to $611 billion over a decade, a figure they hope will help draw wider bipartisan support in Congress.
Democratic Senators Edward Kennedy and Christopher Dodd, who are leading the Senate Health, Education Labor and Pension Committee’s efforts [...]

Although President Obama has called for affordable, accessible, high-quality health care for all Americans, “There’s no guarantee the legislation will bridge the long term care gap,” says Denise Gott. “Only about 9 million Americans, a fraction of our 300 million plus, have long term care insurance. And among those at greatest risk, 45 and older, [...]

On March 10, the Amputee Coalition of America will have more than 150 amputees from across the country in Washington, D.C., urging Congress members to support fair insurance coverage for artificial arms and legs.
“Insurance companies are unrealistically limiting reimbursement of prosthetic arms and legs or summarily electing not to cover them at all,” said Kendra [...]

A proposed national insurance regulatory office would give the federal government a window into the insurance business and allow it to identify and respond to emerging issues more readily than state insurance departments.
Moreover, a national insurance regulatory office would give Congress the leverage is presently lacks to force action to address new problems.
Promontory Financial Group, [...]

On Friday, February 13, 2009, Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) and Jim Langevin (D-RI), along with Senators Byron Dorgan (D-ND) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME) introduced the Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (H.R. 1085; S442). The legislation, introduced in both houses in 2008, will set a $10 million minimum lifetime cap on health insurance, with future increases [...]

Market research conducted on behalf of ConnextionsHealth has demonstrated that health insurance plans can significantly improve revenue generation by establishing initiatives that specifically address member disenrollment. A host of economic factors are currently driving unprecedented membership losses at most health insurance plans.
Results of a proprietary study conducted by a leading management consulting firm show that [...]

UnitedHealth Group released the following statement on the signing by President Obama of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) legislation:
“UnitedHealth Group applauds President Barack Obama and the U.S. Congress for the enactment of legislation to reauthorize and expand the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). With the signing of this bill, more than 4 [...]