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OAKLAND, Calif., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The nation's largest organization of registered nurses today rejected the new to healthcare reform proposal by America's Health Insurance Plans as a "Marshall Plan for the health insurance industry." Rose Ann DeMoro, executive director of the 85,000-member California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee, blasted the proposal released today by AHIP, the lobbying arm of the insurance industry, which she said amounts to a...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Health insurance premiums have slowed to less than half the growth rate from five years ago, yet higher costs, increased utilization and waste in the health care system continue to fuel underlying health cost increases, a new report released today finds. Prepared by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) on behalf of America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), "The Factors Fueling Rising Healthcare Costs 2008" examines the causes of rising health care...
Call for 30 percent reduction in cost growth; Essential benefit plan available in all states WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Health plans today offered a comprehensive health care reform proposal to achieve universal coverage, reduce the growth of health care costs, and improve the quality of medical care. "Today our board is making a strong statement that now is the time for health care reform," said Karen Ignagni, President and CEO of America's Health Insurance Plans...
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Karen Ignagni, President and CEO of America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), today issued the following statement in response to the new health care reform proposal released by U.S. Senator Max Baucus: "Now is the time for health care reform. We commend Senator Baucus for putting forth a comprehensive reform proposal that addresses the key health care challenges facing the nation. We look forward to reading the plan and participating in the...
To: POLITICAL EDITORS Contact: Robert Zirkelbach of America's Health Insurance Plans, +1-202-778-8493 WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/--America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) today welcomed passage of landmark mental health parity legislation. Millions of Americans will now be assured greater access to mental and behavioral health coverage while continuing to benefit from the innovative programs health plans have developed to promote high-quality, evidence-based care, said...
To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Robert Zirkelbach of Americas Health Insurance Plans, +1- 202-778-8493 Dialogue withArkansasleaders is latest stop on industrys listening tour LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Oct. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Americas Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) President and CEO Karen Ignagni today met with the Arkansas Governors Roundtable on Health Care to discuss the health insurance industrys proposals to reduce health care costs, improve quality and ensure that every American is...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Oct. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) President and CEO Karen Ignagni today met with the Arkansas Governor's Roundtable on Health Care to discuss the health insurance industry's proposals to reduce health care costs, improve quality and ensure that every American is covered. "I'm pleased to join this distinguished panel of leaders to exchange ideas and solutions on how we can make the health care system work better for all Arkansans and...
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- State Medicaid programs will spend $1.6 trillion on long-term care expenses over the next twenty years, according to a new study released today by America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP). When Federal matching funds are included, total government expenditures on long-term care will exceed $3.7 trillion. Medicaid spending for long-term care will grow at a faster rate than overall health care spending, faster than Medicare, and faster than the...
To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Robert Zirkelbach of America's Health Insurance Plans, +1-202-778-8493 Health Insurance Premiums Grew 5 Percent in 2008 WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Karen Ignagni, President and CEO of America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), issued the following statement in response to the 2008 Employer Health Benefits Survey released today by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Health Research & Educational Trust, which found that health insurance...
To: POLITICAL EDITORS Contact: Robert Zirkelbach of AHIP, +1-202-778-8493 WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Karen Ignagni, President and CEO of Americas Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), today issued the following statement on Mental Health Parity legislation: Members of Congress today took an important step by passing bipartisan legislation that will provide greater access to mental and behavioral health care coverage. This legislation will give peace of mind to patients and...
