When it comes to the president’s health-care reform, both of Southern Arizona’s congressional representatives are seen as “in play,” uncommitted votes that could go either way.Which is putting both under intense pressure to get off the pointy end of the fencepost they’re perched on, one way or the other.Congressman Raúl Grijalva, who doesn’t like the fact the Senate bill doesn’t have a public option, was summoned to the White House Thursday afternoon with seven other progressives for a sit-down with the president, who has said he wants the effort sewn up by the time Congress leaves for Easter break on March 26.Grijalva left the Roosevelt Room roundup sounding like he’s close to voting for with the president, despite the lack of a public option he considers critical. After the meeting, he said a partial victory on health care would be better than losing everything, at this point.Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, meanwhile, is the target of tea party rallies and a week long “Code Red” robocall campaign by the National Republican Congressional Caucus, which is targeting voters in swing districts. The script warns listeners to call Giffords “before it is too late and tell her to vote ‘no’ on Nancy Pelosi’s dangerous health-care scheme.”On the other side, Organizing for America took out an ad in USA Today that says, “You Fight, We’ll Fight.” It pledged 8 million volunteer hours to assist congressional representatives who hold steady on supporting the plan, which Giffords has already said she doesn’t like. Arizona Director Jessica Jones said that so far, 700 volunteers are committed to help the state’s Democrats.”We will be making sure that we are backing up their legislators and letting them know their constituents are behind them,” Jones said, because too many Americans have gone without insurance for too long. “We’ve been debating this for a year now and it’s really crunch time. We need to get this bill passed.”Although majorities of the Senate and House approved separate health-care versions, they must settle on identical versions before it can become law. And with the loss of the 60th vote in the Senate with Scott Brown’s election, the plan that seems to have the most traction so far hinges on the House signing off on the bill that passed the Senate on Christmas Eve. But House Democrats have found a lot not to like in that package.In January, Giffords sent a letter to House Speaker Pelosi saying the Senate reform version would be too costly when the state’s fiscal position is already dire.That package could cost the Arizona $4 billion over the next decade, she wrote, because of its requirements to put more people on the rolls for the the state’s version of Medicaid, which provides health care to low-income residents.Her spokesman, C.J. Karamargin, said that if the bill comes to the floor of the House with the same language she objected to in January, she will not be able to support it. Asked if she can offer her support if the concerns are worked out on reconciliation, Karamargin said, “We’d have to weigh that promise if it’s made.”Although the House leadership has already included Giffords, as well as Rep. Harry Mitchell, as one of several possible “vote switchers,” Giffords was not part of the group invited to sit down with the president Thursday.Grijalva said the group vented complaints about the bill, primarily the lack of a public option. While President Obama reportedly said he pledged to continue working on those areas, he focused attention on the benefits of the package, from more money to community health centers to more regulation on insurance companies. And he drew a parallel with Social Security, that started small but grew over time to become the sweeping entitlement program it is now.”The president made a compelling case,” Grijalva said. “He presented an argument that if we don’t get this first block done, we’ll never get the rest.”He didn’t take a head count, Grijalva said. “That’s going to be the most agonizing week for me. I hate to vote for a bill that doesn’t have the public option, but I don’t want to hand the opponents of health-care reform a victory, either.”

West Virginia’s health care system could save over $1.1 billion by going digital and centralizing patient care, according to a first-of-its-kind report presented to lawmakers Monday.Those savings would be seen not just by government agencies, but by private insurers and policyholders, who could benefit directly in the form of lower premiums.The report should lend urgency to some initiatives that have already begun, like electronic medical records and prescriptions, according to the groups behind its creation.”It really is remarkable to consider the savings available from options that are, basically, low-hanging fruit,” said Perry Bryant, executive director of West Virginians for Affordable Health Care.Lawmakers with a joint interim committee that oversees health care policy responded Monday with cautious praise for the report.”I think it’s very positive, and certainly provocative,” said House Health and Human Resources Chairman Don Perdue, D-Wayne. “It’s gratifying to see that once again, West Virginia is ahead of the game.”The estimates in the report, prepared by CCRC Actuaries for the West Virginia Health Care Authority, used insurance claims data from more than 800,000 West Virginia residents, including people in public plans like Medicaid and private plans like Mountain State Blue Cross Blue Shield.Both the volume and the range of information make the report’s estimates uniquely valuable, Bryant said.”I don′t know of any other state where private insurers have voluntarily pooled their data,” he said.The three pieces of “low-hanging fruit” in the report are electronic prescribing, digital medical records and the so-called “medical home” concept of patient care, which prizes close relationships between patients and doctors to provide a broad spectrum of care.West Virginia has already made steps to adopt these strategies, but the report’s estimates are based on their statewide implementation.In the case of electronic prescriptions, the report estimates an overall savings of $164 million in 2014, including nearly $51 million in savings to private insurers and $42 million in savings to policyholders.After that, the fruit doesn′t hang quite so low. The report estimates that a statewide rollout of medical homes would cost about $45 million up front and incur ongoing costs of about $368 million.When subtracted from the estimated 2014 savings of $643 million, though, that still means an overall break of roughly $274 million, with the report estimating that savings growing to nearly $2 billion in 2019.The most difficult of the three measures to implement is a statewide system of electronic medical records. West Virginia has already installed digital record keeping systems at seven state hospitals, but getting private physicians on board is not so easy.Estimates suggest that about nine in 10 health care offices still keep everything in paper. As the new report says, up front costs for physicians run from $25,000 to $45,000 and have annual costs thereafter of between $2,000 and $9,000, steep amounts for small practices.If electronic medical records are adopted statewide in the next four years, though, the report estimates a savings of more than $317 million, including $85 million for private insurers and $84 million for policyholders.Lawmakers at Monday’s interim meeting questioned whether the federal health care legislation in Congress might complicate the West Virginia efforts cited in the report.”I’m concerned about the blending of the two,” Senate Health and Human Resources Chairman Roman Prezioso, D-Marion, told Bryant. “I’m glad to hear you say we’re ahead of the curve. I didn′t anticipate that.”Bryant urged legislators to press ahead with the state’s initiatives, particularly the medical homes, whether or if something emerges from Capitol Hill.

OneWorld Community Health Center is looking for 6,000 kids.The agency that generally provides health care to the underserved has received $706,264 from the federal government to create a program to enroll thousands of children in either of two government insurance programs for low-income children.Many metro-area children are eligible but aren’t enrolled because their families don’t know the programs exist or don’t know their kids could qualify, said Andrea Skolkin, chief executive officer of OneWorld. That means some of those children are going without health care or are getting far less than they could.OneWorld’s goal is to enroll at least 6,000 children. The agency’s outreach effort has just begun.OneWorld will place staff members in day care centers, schools, after-school programs, churches, food pantries, organizations and other places.“We want to be where people are versus making people come to us,” Skolkin said.They will contact families at those sites and determine whether they have children who qualify but aren’t enrolled in Medicaid or the state’s Children’s Health Insurance Program.The staff members will have laptops to take down information and scanners to scan in citizenship documents and proof of Nebraska residency. Children must be citizens to receive the health care benefits.The agency also will take referrals. For information, call 502-8888.OneWorld, based in the Livestock Exchange Building, 4920 S. 30th St., has hired a director and will employ five full-time staffers for the program. OneWorld also has a clinic in Plattsmouth.President Barack Obama this year allocated $40 million to agencies in 42 states and Washington, D.C., for programs to conduct enrollment efforts over the next two years.Through a competitive process, OneWorld was one of 69 entities to receive money. Iowa doesn’t have a program among the 69. An additional $40 million will be distributed in 2012.Enrollment among children in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program has gradually risen in Iowa and Nebraska. The economy has worsened and awareness of the programs has broadened, spokesmen in Iowa and Nebraska say.A child qualifies for Medicaid if his family’s annual income is at or somewhat above the federal poverty level, which is $18,310 for a family of three.Qualifying for CHIP isn’t as stringent. In Iowa, the state raised the CHIP ceiling this year to 300 percent of the federal poverty level, or $54,930 for a family of three. Nebraska raised its income ceiling for CHIP from 185 percent this year to 200 percent, or $36,620 for a family of three.The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services has estimated there may be close to 15,000 eligible children who aren’t enrolled. The Iowa Department of Public Health estimated there could be as many as 38,000 children who aren’t covered.

Dating back more than 4,000 years, Chinese green tea diet has been long revered as a tasty drink that can ward off diseases and improve one′s well-being. There are only a few herbs that can surpass its impressive history.
Since its first recorded use during the time of Emperor Shen Nung, the link between Chinese green tea diet and good health has never been severed. Today, further studies are made to test the benefits of the remarkable health elixir.
Traditional Health Benefits of the Diet
According to tradition, this diet could cure anything from headaches, body aches, and pains to constipation and depression. Over the centuries, more health claims are made on account of the Chinese green tea diet.
It detoxifies the body. The presence of polyphenols, a naturally occurring antioxidant in this particular tea, is said to combat harmful free radicals and help keep the body free from diseases. In this regard, Chinese green tea helps maintain the overall well-being of the body. It fights against the anti-aging process because the antioxidants can boost immunity, preserve young-looking skin, and brighten the eyes.
Additional health benefits of the green tea is it increases the blood flow throughout the body. Because it contains a little caffeine, ingesting this drink stimulates the heart and allows the blood to flow more freely through the blood vessels. For the same reason that tea stimulates blood flow, it also stimulates mental clarity.
For many years, men of science remained skeptical about the health claims made by Chinese green tea diet enthusiasts because the health benefits are truly vast in number. Their doubt was changed to a more positive reception when subsequent researchers proved its disease-preventing attributes and confirmed most of the health claims.
The Heart
Study after study has shown that drinking green tea and eating polyphenol-rich foods reduces the risk of any heart complications. It helps strengthen the blood vessels that provide oxygen and valuable nutrients to the heart and brain. It has also been researched that men who use the diet have a 75 percent less possibility of having a stroke than those who don’t use the diet.
The green tea diet helps lower total cholesterol levels and improve the ratio between LDL cholesterol and HDL cholesterol. Study shows that men who drink nine or more cups of Chinese green tea daily have lower cholesterol levels than those who drink fewer than two cups. While nine cups may seem a lot, break it up through out the day and you’ll realize it’s not that difficult to drink that many cups. You could have one during and after each meal and during your breaks.
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Longevity
The role of the ‘Chinese diet’ in promoting longevity has been investigated upon by many researchers. They found the premise of their study on observing Japanese women who are greater-than-average green tea drinkers have lower mortality rates compared to others. This led the researchers to believe that the diet has “a protective factor against premature death.”
The polyphenols found in the diet may be held accountable. With its high amount of polyphenols, it seems to have a stimulating effect on the immune system. A stronger immune system as a result of drinking the green tea helps reduce risks of obtaining many illnesses.
If these health benefits of doing the Chinese green tea diet don’t motivate you to start drinking this miracle in a cup, chances are you’ll never become motivated to loose weight. So start today and drink up. The health benefits go well beyond weight loss!

Facts On Alabama Health InsuranceWhen it comes to health insurance, Alabama doesn′t really come to mind. The more popular association to Alabama, perhaps, is a Hollywood movie or two with the word Alabama in the title (and it does sound sweet). But heres one thing you should know about Alabama: its one state that is very particular about the healthcare of its citizens. In fact, the state governor even proposed to legislate tax breaks to small-time businesses that offer healthcare benefits to employees.But Alabama is not really that much different from all the other states in the United States, and there are some facts that may be or less true for others.* Prices are the same, alwaysIt doesnt matter if youre getting your healthcare plan from the healthcare provider head office or from your insurance agent. Prices across health insurance plans (specific to healthcare providers) remain the same. Under certain law, insurance providers are not allowed to sell programs at prices much than the price offered by agents.* Dont take it personally if your pre-existing condition is not coveredLike anywhere in the United States, health care insurance providers are not prohibited from excluding pre-existing conditions from their coverage. But of course, you can always qualify for guaranteed issue health insurance if you meet certain criteria.* Employment at bigger companies is betterIf you want to save on health insurance costs, then choose to be employed at a company with 25 or more employees. Under the Health Maintenance Organization Act of 1973, companies with 25 or more people on their payroll are required to offer healthcare benefits to their employees.* More options for dental healthcare plansFor dental healthcare, there are actually three kinds of plans that you can choose from: the traditional dental HMO plans, dental PPO plans, and dental discount plans. These are available throughout Alabama.HMO and PPO plans are the real insurance plans: you pay the premiums and then the insurance company pays for the dental healthcare provider. Dental discount plans are not insurance plans, you pay an annual fee so you can benefit from dental services at discounted rates (typically 50% to 60% of professional fees). The rest of the billed amount you will have to pay from out of your own pocket.* There are many healthcare providersWhen it comes to healthcare plans, keep in mind that there are many healthcare providers and that the Internet has made it all possible for practically anyone and everyone to get health insurance quotes in minutes. When choosing a healthcare plan, it’s best to keep these things in mind:- Your Actual Real-life Needs (Are you single or trying to raise a family? Do you need to go to a doctor often?)- What You Want (Will any doctor do for you? Do you prefer to keep your doctor?)- Your Budget (How much can you set aside to pay for monthly premiums?)The state of Alabama health insurance is most likely true elsewhere in the United States. So if youre reading this article from New Jersey, you can very well take those truths stated above like they were some pieces of good advice.

January 27, 2010

This Week in Health Reform–Federal Legislative Overview

House and Senate Republican Scott Brown’s victory over Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley (D) in the January 19 special election to fill the seat of the late Senator Edward Kennedy (D) is proving to be a game-changer for the health care reform debate.  It is now unclear what Democrats can do to pass President Obama’s most important legislative agenda item.  Even though the Democrats held a majority in the House and Senate this year, they failed to coalesce around a strategy to pass this legislation.  Initially after Brown’s win, there were two options under discussion for moving forward on the current legislation.

However, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) publicly stated on January 21 that the House does not have the 218 votes needed to pass the Senate version of the health care reform bill, which takes option number one (above) off the table.

While numerous private discussions are reportedly being held on the matter, at the outset it seems that Democrats’ only option for keeping the current legislation alive is to reach across the aisle to their Republican counterparts, most notably, moderate Senator Olympia Snow (R-ME).  That would mean a more conservative bill, which could anger rank and file Democrats who are supportive of the legislation.

Although no plans have emerged for how to move forward, it now looks like Democrats will have to modify their plans.  On the night of Scott Brown’s win in Massachusetts, Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) – one of the biggest proponents for a single-payer health care system – said: “The only way to go forward is to take a step back. If there isn′t any recognition that we got the message and we are trying to recalibrate and do things differently, we are not only going to risk looking ignorant but arrogant.  I don′t think it would be the worst thing to take a step back and say we are going to pivot to do a jobs thing,” and include elements of health care reform in it, he said.

Rep. David Camp (R-MI), Ranking Member on the House Ways and Means Committee, declared Democrats’ health care overhaul legislation “dead” and said that instead of full-scale change Congress should take a “first step toward comprehensive reform” of the nation’s health care system.

Issue Overview: Nebraska Medicaid Deal While key elements of the health care reform legislation remain in flux, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its cost estimate of the expansion of the State of Nebraska’s Medicaid Deal, negotiated by Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE) who then voted for the Senate’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HR 3590.

The letter responds to a request from Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI)), Ranking Member, House Committee on the Budget, asking if the cost estimate of the Senate health reform bill would change if all states received the same level of federal assistance for Medicaid as Nebraska receives under the bill.

The CBO stated on January 21 that the net spending for the Senate legislation would increase by $35 billion over ten years if all states received the same level of assistance as Nebraska.

Under the Senate’s provisions, non-elderly individuals with incomes below 133 percent of the federal poverty level would be eligible for Medicaid beginning in 2014.   The federal government would pay the cost of covering newly eligible enrollees through 2016; and federal spending would be about 90 percent by 2019.  The Senate legislation states that it would pay all Medicaid expansion costs to Nebraska beginning in 2014.

Week of January 25, 2010The sudden halt to health care reform’s steady march forward came as a shock to many who saw an upset win by Republican Senator-elect Scott Brown in Massachusetts as all but impossible. But if many took delight in the election outcome’s impact on health reform legislation, Aetna Chairman Ronald A. Williams made it clear in a New York Times story last week that the country still needs meaningful health care reform – reform that addresses access as well as affordability. Everyone benefits by health reform that gets at the factors driving soaring health care costs and the loss of coverage for so many Americans. While Congress thinks carefully about its next steps, Aetna will continue to support meaningful health care reform and continue to offer responsible solutions to legislative leaders. Federal The election of Republican Scott Brown as the new senator from Massachusetts has derailed the Congressional health care reform train, less because Brown denies Democrats the 60th filibuster-proof vote, though that is certainly a major result, and more because it collapsed the Democratic political house of cards by highlighting the power of independent voters and the frustrated anti-incumbent mood of the electorate. Whether Democrats can regroup from this wake-up call will consume their leadership from now until the November off-year elections. How Democrats handle, and how Republicans respond to, health care reform in the short term and other key priorities – such as jobs, the economy, energy and security – over the rest of the session will underscore all Congressional decisions from now until the first Tuesday in November. In short, the 2010 elections started in earnest with Brown’s victory.Once Democrats get past the shock of losing Kennedy’s seat, they will have to grapple with health care reform, one way or the other. The early favorites, including passing the Senate bill “as is” in the House, have been dropped for now as Democrats recognize the political cost of ramming through something unpopular propelled by political muscle only. Passing a smaller, less invasive and mostly Democratic bill has only a slightly better chance, as Republicans are not too likely to “crossover” quite yet. There is a growing interest in using reconciliation (the 51-vote tactic) down the road to pass a Democratic-only bill, once the House and Senate Democratic leadership can agree to a single bill. And, there is the outside chance that Democrats will see the Massachusetts election as an imperative to craft a bipartisan bill with Republicans that can secure 70-plus votes in the Senate. Wednesday’s State of the Union speech, followed by the party issues retreats later in the week, will go a long way toward determining which path will be pursued.

Republican Scott Brown, fresh off his victory in the Massachusetts race for U.S. Senate, called on the secretary of state to send him to Washington immediately, saying Wednesday that he wants to send health insurance reform “back to the drawing board.” Though the state typically waits at least 10 days to collect absentee ballots before certifying, the senator-elect said he’s “confident″ his margin of victory — 5 points and nearly 110,000 votes — was greater than the number of outstanding ballots. Brown is champing at the bit to be sworn in since he would become the 41st Republican in the Senate, breaking the Democrats’ 60-vote supermajority and potentially scuttling health care reform if it returns to the chamber for a final vote. “Since the election is not in doubt, I′m hopeful that the Senate will seat me on the basis of those unofficial returns,” Brown said, adding that he’s already spoken to members of the state’s congressional delegation, including Sen. John Kerry, and will travel to Washington Thursday. “I think it’s important that we hit the ground running because there’s some very important issues facing our country.” On health care reform, he said he wants “everyone″ to have some form of health care coverage, but questioned plans to slash Medicare and raise taxes to do it. videoBrown Ready to Hit Ground RunningBrown ready to hit ground running”I think we can do it better,” he said. The Republican senator-elect said he was focused on moving to Washington as soon as possible to try to free up some of the political gridlock there. “I have always just wanted to go down and solve the problem regardless of party,” Brown told NBC’s “Today” Show. “While they’re in Washington talking about what someone said in a book and what this happened, we have some very serious problems when it comes to over-taxation, overspending and Al Qaeda who are trying to kill us. So we need to get back to the basics and start solving problems that affect every person in this country,” he said. Brown’s insurgent candidacy has forced Democrats to rethink the basics on several matters, including the massive health insurance reform bill that is tagged to cost nearly $1 trillion over 10 years. They are also reconsidering agenda items they plan to use in November’s midterm election campaigns. By winning the Senate seat in Massachusetts by nearly the same margin that President Obama defeated Sen. John McCain in November 2008, Brown takes away Democrats’ filibuster-proof majority and can pull a reverse-Obama — claiming a mandate to defeat the health care legislation now stuck in Congress. Despite the upset, Obama adviser David Axelrod said administration officials will take into account the message voters delivered Tuesday but declined to go further. “It’s not an option simply to walk away from a problem that’s only going to get worse,” Axelrod said of the health care bill. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said one of the many messages coming out of the Massachusetts election is that Americans are sick of partisan gridlock, but voters also had a much more expansive recommendation. “They want better performance out of Washington, they want us focusing on the troubled economy and the need for more jobs and … they’re tired of sweetheart deals that were sneaked into the health care bill. They want that kind of bill to be negotiated in the open. And they’re tired of politics as usual and they also want controls. They don’t want unfettered, one-party control,” Collins told Fox News. Collins said she cannot support a bill “that imposes billions of dollars for new taxes, slashes Medicare by $500 billion and would actually cause insurance rates to go up.” “We really should start from scratch and do a completely bipartisan bill,” she added But Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell said that Americans oppose the health insurance changes because “the administration and its supporters, myself included, haven’t done a good enough job explaining to people what’s in this bill.” Rendell said he wants to go back to the drawing board in order to better communicate the message. If that fails, and a filibuster is threatened, then Democrats shouldn’t “just cave″ but should make the other side “explain why they’re trying to block the bill with this type of political chicanery.” “I haven’t heard one good alternative offered by any Republican except let’s start at the beginning, let’s start all over. Start all over to do what?” he asked. Rendell added that he wants to call the GOP’s bluff. “Let them filibuster, let them take to the floor and speak endlessly and endlessly about why this is bad for the American people and what the alternative is,” he said. As the debate continues over whether to scrap the year-long health insurance reform effort, some are also looking at whether Republicans can repeat the feat in Massachusetts in other states. Seven Senate seats now held by Democrats are now considered toss-ups in November — Nevada, Colorado, Arkansas, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Connecticut. Four Republican seats are in the same situation — Missouri, Kentucky, Ohio and New Hampshire. “I think anybody who’s up for election this November ought to take seriously what the people of Massachusetts had to say in that special Senate election,” said Sen. Joe Lieberman. D-Conn.Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, head of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, said Democrats nationwide should be on notice “Americans are ready to hold the party in power accountable for their irresponsible spending and out-of-touch agenda.” But Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chairman Robert Menendez cautioned against “taking a single unique election and extrapolating what it means for the midterms 10 months away.” Still, Menendez said he doesn’t want to sugarcoat what happened and Democrats will be sorting through the lessons in the days ahead.

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Below are a few insurance companies that have done a great job setting up specific health insurance plans that will fit the needs of health_insuranceresidents within the State of Ohio.Blue Cross Blue Shield of Ohio:-The (BCBSA), Blue Cross & Blue Shield Association, is the national federation of thirty-nine independent, locally operated Blue Cross / Blue Shield companies.The (BCBS) of Ohio online resource offers loads of information including the ability to obtain quotes, physician searches and information packed webinars. This company is also one of the top 100 employers in Ohio. With this being said the Blue Cross and Blue Shield has made a significant employment impact in Surrounding Ohio cities including Akron, Cincinnati, Canton, Cleveland, Columbus, Toledo, Dayton and Youngstown. With well over 6,000 insurance Agents in the state of Ohio, you will have no problem finding answers to any health coverage related questions you may have.Humana One Insurance:-Humana One’s online resource has a user friendly interface with the, “Plan Pointer”, a tool to help you locate the right health insurance plan for you. Humana One has networked physicians statewide.Golden Rule of Ohio:-Health Insurance by Golden Rule of Ohio provides both health and dental health plans available to residents within the State of Ohio. Golden Rule in Ohio also offers (HSA’s) health saving accounts. Golden Rule also has health agents and a wide variety of networked physicians Statewide as well as nationwide.Other Health Option for Ohio Residents:-Sometimes existing conditions can be a pain when searching for a health insurance plan that can fit your personal needs. There are State subsidized programs available for uninsurable individuals. In June 2005, Ohio completed their high-risk pool feasibility study. While these particular health plans to develop the high-risk pool are still in an active state, the pool itself may not be fully completed until 2011 or later.