healthcare
Health Reform Expected to Untether Job-Locked Entrepreneurs
As the health reforms signed into law this week begin to take effect over the next four years, one consequence to watch is to what extent would-be entrepreneurs feel comfortable leaving their jobs to start businesses. The new law won’t unleash a flood of entrepreneurs immediately, but it is likely to shift how and when people decide to start new businesses in the years ahead. Full Article.
Small businesses fret over details of health law
As business owners across the country weigh the new healthcare law, they're looking to MA for harbingers of things to come. MA's law, which mandates near-universal coverage, requires that businesses with 11 or more workers offer insurance provided the blueprint for the health law signed by President Barack Obama. Employers who don't comply face annual fines per worker. Full Article.
And then there was healthcare…
Last night, our government made history as representatives voted to pass the landmark health care overhaul legislation, but Republicans in the Senate still have an opportunity to try to derail the bill. Late Sunday, the House passed the Senate's version of the comprehensive bill, and because most members didn't like it, they also passed a smaller bill of so-called "fixes." Full Article.
Rapides Regional Medical Center Included in Top 100 Hospitals for Cardiovascular Care 2009
Reuters national rating agency recently designated Rapides Regional Medical Center as one of the 100 Top Hospitals for cardiovascular care for 2009. Full Article
Insurance Companies Fined For Unlawfully Dropping Healthcare Coverage
Rescission is the technical term for canceling coverage on grounds “that the company was misled,” and policy cancellation happens more than expected. In some cases, policy cancellation is unlawful. In California alone, five insurers paid almost $19 million in fines for marooning policyholders. Full MSNBC Article
