Insurance News & Info

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 28 (HealthDay News) — Instant communication may be all the rage, but old-fashioned letter-writing may have a more beneficial lasting effect on recipients. View full post on Yahoo! Health News

The Institute of Medicine is poised to advise the U.S. drug regulator how it can refine its medical device approval process to get products to market quickly while protecting patients. View full post on Yahoo! Health News

When it comes to elective surgery in the United States, where patients live and which doctors they see play a big role how they are treated, U.S. researchers said on Thursday. View full post on Yahoo! Health News

The Associated Press: Democrats, “running scared in an election year,” are hopeful that a $250 check – to help seniors afford prescription drugs – will turn the tide of public opinion. “Democrats … are trying to overcome older people’s mistrust of the new health care law, which expands coverage for younger generations by cutting Medicare [...]

Obama Criticizes Insurers in Bid to Sway Public on Health Plan March 9 (Bloomberg) — President Barack Obama and his top health official are stepping up attacks on the nation’s insurers as they work to sway public opinion and persuade lawmakers to back U.S. health-care legislation. Read more on Bloomberg