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 Doctors in the House…and Senate
When the 111th Congress is sworn in on January 3, at least 14 doctors will be included: 12 in the House of Representatives and 2 in the Senate. | |
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 Clamping a Lid on Scans
Faced with soaring costs for imaging scans like MRIs, health insurance companies are turning to radiology benefits managers, or RBMs, to try to get a handle on these expenses. | |
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 AARP Suspends Health Plan Sales
After drawing fire from a number of critics about some of its health insurance plans, AARP has announced that it would voluntarily suspend sales of several of its health coverage products. | |
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 ER Waits—How Long Is Too Long?
Sitting in an ER waiting for medical attention is no picnic, but how long will a patient wait before getting angry? According to one study, the tipping point is 3 ½ hours. | |
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 Court KOs Medicare Cost Cutting
In trying to save some cash, Medicare officials went beyond their legal authority, according to a recent decision by a Federal District Court judge in Washington, D.C. | |
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 What Happens Now?
For those who are aware of stock market history, the election of Barack Obama is cause for some optimism about the direction of stock prices. Despite the fact that the incoming President will face serious fiscal problems, including an ongoing credit crisis, a stumbling economy, and a burgeoning debt load, market history is on his side, say some Wall Street optimists. | |
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 Passports in a Hurry
You’re all set for your overseas vacation when you dig out your passport only to find that it has expired. Panic time! | |
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 Doctors’ Outgo Beating Income
The fact that expenses for group practices are growing faster than revenues is hardly news any more; it's a trend that's been going on for more than 10 years. | |
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 Health Workers Shun Flu Shots
As the flu season gets underway, the CDC has launched its annual public relations effort urging those at risk to get a flu shot. | |
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 Bypass the Airline Baggage Fees
Checking your luggage when you fly is a hassle, especially when you have to deal with long baggage inspection lines. Now it's getting expensive, too. | |
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 New Codes Could Cost Big Bucks
When the Department of Health and Human Services published a rule that would require doctors and other health providers to adopt an updated diagnosis coding set—ICD-10—by 2011, a coalition of physician groups, insurance companies, and clinical laboratories joined forces to ask that the implementation date be pushed back. | |
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 How’s Your Bank Doing?
Recently the financial headlines are full of big-name banks that have tripped over the credit crisis. Will your bank be next? | |
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 Underinsured Bay Staters Face Tougher Tax Penalties
When Massachusetts first passed its landmark universal health insurance law, it included a provision that imposed a state income tax penalty on those who chose not to have health insurance. In 2008, uninsured Bay Staters paid up to $912 in penalties. | |
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 Few Safe Havens
If misery loves company, there's plenty of it to go around in the investment arena. With the recent slippage in the price of gold, virtually every major investment sector, except for money markets and government bonds, is now in the red for the year. | |
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