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Minnesota insurers say inaccurate data could delay health coverage	7.12.2013	Twincities.com: Local
Minnesota health insurers say they still aren't getting complete information about enrollees in MNsure, the state's health insurance exchange, and the delays could prevent people from having coverage on Jan. 1.
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First MNsure insurance invoices mailed; some have 'potential issues'	4.12.2013	Twincities.com: News
With less than a month before new health insurance policies are supposed to kick in, it's time for consumers buying coverage through Minnesota's new exchange to start paying for their policies.
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As Polio Spreads In Syria, Politics Thwarts Vaccination Efforts	3.12.2013	NPR News
The polio outbreak in Syria has spread to four cities, and new cases are suspected each day. But international aid agencies responsible for combating the outbreak can work only with the Syrian government. This limitation has hobbled vaccination efforts in rebel-held regions, where the virus was first detected.
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MNsure sends 7,500 tax credit notices	3.12.2013	Twincities.com: News
About 7,500 users of MNsure, the state's new health insurance exchange, are being mailed notices about their eligibility for federal tax credits that might discount premiums, a state official said Monday.
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U-turn could result in plain packaging on cigarettes by 2015	28.11.2013	The Guardian -- Front Page
Ministers set to be given power to introduce policy after lobbying by medical organisations, health experts and campaigners Cigarettes could be sold only in plain packets after a government U-turn on a major public health policy that previously appeared to have been dropped. In a surprise move the coalition is set to give ministers the power to introduce the policy, although actual implementation will be subject to an evidence review. The latest volte face came after a cross party group of peers tabled amendments to the children and families bill that would have introduced standardised packaging. The group, led by Lord Faulkner, were confident of winning the vote in the Lords since they had prestigious medical support in the Lords for the measure. The evidence review, which will be led by Sir Cyril Chantler, a distinguished doctor, academic and NHS administrator, will report by the end of March. Subject to its findings, plain packaging could be in force before the 2015 general ...
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MNsure glitches prompt state to double check more than 30,000 applications	27.11.2013	Twincities.com: News
Some consumers seeking coverage through MNsure, the state's new health insurance exchange, might have received incorrect information about whether they qualify for federal tax credits or coverage from a public health insurance program, officials said Tuesday.
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There’s A Huge Demand For Obamacare Coverage In Rural Kentucky	26.11.2013	Think Progres
Amid the health reform law's rocky rollout, here's a snapshot of what happens when it's actually working like it's supposed to. The post There’s A Huge Demand For Obamacare Coverage In Rural Kentucky appeared first on ThinkProgress.
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No, the Failure of Obamacare Would Not Lead to Single-Payer	26.11.2013	American Prospect
More than a few conservatives are of the opinion that should the Affordable Care Act fail to achieve its goals, it would make the adoption of single-payer health insurance in the United States more likely. The reasonable ones who believe this argue that their side hasn't done enough to come up with ideas to address the very real problems in the health-care system, so if the ACA doesn't work, they don't have much to offer in response. If the question is, "Well now what?" and their response is, "How about making it impossible for you to sue your doctor if he cuts off the wrong leg? And can I interest you in a health savings account?", the American public may well turn to the big-government solution instead. I've spoken to conservatives who think that scenario is a real possibility. Carnival barkers like Rush Limbaugh, on the other hand, are telling the rank and file that the rocky rollout of the ACA was all part of the secret plan: things would go wrong, and then the socialist in the White House ...
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A guide to surviving Obamacare debates at Thanksgiving	25.11.2013	Ezra Klein
A guide to surviving Obamacare debates at Thanksgiving
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America, want freedom of choice? Try public healthcare like Canada \| Adrienne Silnicki	25.11.2013	Guardian: Comment is Free
Our system ensures the right to care without considering ability to pay or profit margins. No one gets betweens us and our doctors Canadians are following the implementation of the Affordable Care Act with the hope that it will lead to better healthcare for all Americans. But that hope is tempered by feelings of disappointment and confusion that America still has not progressed to a single-payer universal healthcare system. For Canadians, the value of public healthcare is self-evident. We spend roughly 60% of what the United States does on healthcare (pdf) , and manage to cover everyone (10.6% of GDP in Canada vs. 17% in the US). In a public system, spending less does not mean worse healthcare outcomes. Measured by life expectancy, infant mortality, cancer survival rates and many other measures, Canadians enjoy the same or better levels of care than Americans. Public healthcare costs less, delivers more and is there for everyone, regardless of their ability to pay. How is it possible ...
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Minnesotans lacking health insurance seek less care, study says	21.11.2013	Twincities.com: News
Minnesotans who lack health insurance were less likely in 2011 to receive clinic and in-patient hospital care than those with private or public health insurance, according to a state health department report released Thursday.
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How can progressives influence presidents	17.11.2013	Daily Kos
Is an Elizabeth Warren presidential run the best way to influence Hillary Clinton? That said, I do think the piece raises interesting questions about how progressives can gain and wield influence in the Democratic Party and over Democratic presidents. When does that process start? How does it work? What tactics will be successful? Let's start with a basic point—nominating and electing a progressive president is the ideal. But it doesn't happen often. If Elizabeth Warren runs and can win the Democratic nomination and the general election, then the strategy is pretty straightforward—elect Elizabeth Warren as president of the United States. That's why I would never denigrate anyone who is advocating for a Warren for President movement. I don't think she would run, or win the nomination or win the presidency, but that's just like, my opinion, man. I note that Dave Weigel makes a good point that imbuing your favored presidential candidate with progressive bona fides is not a winning movement ...
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Obama to allow sale of canceled health insurance plans	14.11.2013	Minnesota Public Radio: Politics
President Barack Obama says he hears Americans who are upset about losing their health insurance "loud and clear" and is offering a fix.
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If This Lunch Isn’t Free, I’m Writing My Congressman	14.11.2013	Red State
If This Lunch Isn’t Free, I’m Writing My Congressman
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First wave on MNsure flocks to public plans	8.11.2013	Star Tribune: Latest
Analysts say sign-ups will balance with private plans closer to deadlines.
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MNsure enrollments at 1,800; may take 10 days to complete first enrollments	7.11.2013	Twincities.com: News
More people are selecting health insurance policies through the state's health exchange, but those consumers still aren't fully enrolled in coverage.
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In Shocking Development, Health Insurance Companies Still Suck	5.11.2013	American Prospect
The Affordable Care Act was designed to solve the big problem of health security—namely that nobody in America had it—and find a way to get coverage for the 50 million Americans who were uninsured. It also attempted to address lots of other problems, and this week it's a good time to remind ourselves that many of its provisions came about because, to put it bluntly, health-insurance companies are despicable scum who will literally kill people (more on this below) if it makes them more money. I bring this up because now, people in the news media are learning about a scam insurance companies are trying to pull on some of their customers, and are not only not portraying it as such, but are simply taking the insurance companies' word and blaming the whole thing on the Obama administration. I realize that part about "despicable scum" is a little intemperate, and without question there are employees of the insurers who are good people. But as a whole, outside of the tobacco companies or gun ...
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There Is Gambling Going On Here	4.11.2013	Esquire
There Is Gambling Going On Here
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Why So Shocked? You Were NEVER Meant To Keep Your Health Insurance Under #ObamaCare	4.11.2013	Red State
Why So Shocked? You Were NEVER Meant To Keep Your Health Insurance Under #ObamaCare
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Bill Moyers: Obamacare the Right Wing's Alamo	3.11.2013	NewsTrust Yahoo Pipes Feed
Click here to view this media After Republicans spent their time during last week's hearings demanding apologies for the problems with the rollout of the Affordable Care Act, Bill Moyers asked if it would be "fair to expect just a morsel of apology from the right as well?" I wouldn't be holding my breath for one any time soon: Bill Moyers Essay: Obamacare: The Right Wing’s Alamo . BILL MOYERS: During the Republican hearings on the meltdown of ObamaCare’s website, Representative David McKinley of West Virginia knew what he wanted. REP. DAVID McKINLEY: I haven’t heard one of you apologize to the American public. […] Are apologies not in order? […] I’ve just, I’ve not heard the word, I’m sorry. […] Apologize. […] I don’t understand why there’s not an apology. […] But, I apologize. I haven’t heard that from any one of the four of you. BILL MOYERS: He got it. MARILYN TAVENNER: I want to apologize to you that the website has not worked as well as it should. KATHLEEN SEBELIUS: You ...
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