Texas, joined in a lawsuit to overturn a federal insurance requirement, has the highest percentage of uninsured people, an estimated 27.2 percent, while Massachusetts, a model of mandated insurance, is lowest at 5.3 percent.
Should that federal insurance requirement in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act be overturned by the Supreme Court, what might happen? It’s a pretty good bet the decision won’t deter powerful people in the health care industry from giving money to powerful people in Congress.
In the increasingly rare realm of personal responsibility in health care, three generic drug companies trying to snooker Medicaid are outed by a good citizen, and the good folks at Consumer Reports say patients need to treat their health care more like any other big purchase.
Not to worry. We have already thrown in all the fancy upgrades for your reading Wednesday.
Texas and Mass. Still at Health Coverage Extremes in U.S. - Gallup
Back-Up Plans For The Individual Mandate? - Kaiser Health News
Debt Commission Members Rake in Health Money - Associated Press
Whistleblower Lawsuit Accuses Generic Drugmakers of Scheme That Overcharged Medicaid - Associated Press
Haggle, Don't Settle, When It Comes To Health Costs - NPR
In the increasingly rare realm of personal responsibility in health care, three generic drug companies trying to snooker Medicaid are outed by a good citizen, and the good folks at Consumer Reports say patients need to treat their health care more like any other big purchase.
Not to worry. We have already thrown in all the fancy upgrades for your reading Wednesday.
Texas and Mass. Still at Health Coverage Extremes in U.S. - Gallup
Back-Up Plans For The Individual Mandate? - Kaiser Health News
Debt Commission Members Rake in Health Money - Associated Press
Whistleblower Lawsuit Accuses Generic Drugmakers of Scheme That Overcharged Medicaid - Associated Press
Haggle, Don't Settle, When It Comes To Health Costs - NPR
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Contact Mark Lisheron at 512-299-2318 or mark@texaswatchdog.org or on Twitter at @marktxwatchdog.
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Contact Mark Lisheron at 512-299-2318 or mark@texaswatchdog.org or on Twitter at @marktxwatchdog.
Follow Texas Health Care Report on Twitter, and fan us on Facebook. Texas Health Care Report is a project of Texas Watchdog.
Photo of pills by flickr user silverlinedwinnebago, used via a Creative Commons license.
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