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Mich. healthcare providers, insurance company join Super Bowl ad roster

At least two Southeast Michigan healthcare providers and one insurance company took to the television airwaves during Super Bowl XLVI, trying to broaden their audiences and market share.

Thomson Reuters Healthcare Spending Index: Insurance Costs Climb 4.0 Percent for Q3 2011

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The cost of healthcare for individuals with employer-sponsored health insurance rose 4.0 percent in the third quarter of 2011 versus the third quarter of ...

Healthcare company president writes health insurance book

Maura Carley, President and CEO of Healthcare Navigation, a patient advocacy and consulting firm with an office in Darien, has written an informative book on the devastating consequences of being `coverage illiterate' about health insurance -- "Health Insurance, Navigating Traps & Gaps."

For many, affordable healthcare hinges on Supreme Court vote

The high court will vote this year on a requirement in Obama's healthcare reform law that people buy insurance, which insurers see as a quid pro quo for accepting those with preexisting conditions. It remains anyone's guess how the Supreme Court will vote this year on whether Congress can require people to buy insurance as part of President Obama's healthcare reform law.

Opponents: Congress went too far in Obama healthcare law

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congress went beyond its powers by requiring Americans to buy insurance under President Barack Obama's sweeping healthcare overhaul, opponents told the Supreme Court on Monday in arguing the law's centerpiece provision should be struck down. In separate written briefs, 26 states and an independent business group argued Congress overstepped its authority under the ...

Expert: Healthcare mandate constitutional

NEW HAVEN, Conn., Feb. 6 (UPI) -- When people cannot afford healthcare, billions of uncompensated healthcare costs are shifted to private insurers who pass on the costs, a U.S. researcher said.

Plastic Surgery Group sues United HealthCare

A Ruskin Moscou Faltischek attorney is taking on one of the giants of the insurance world. Matthew Didora, a senior associate at the Uniondale law firm, filed a lawsuit Thursday on behalf of the Great Neck-based Plastic Surgery Group against United HealthCare, a Minnesota-based health insurance company. Didora said the lawsuit, filed with the New York State [...]

Healthcare's Medical Gluttony

Seems to me we always have a few big breaking healthcare stories early in the year.  I remember last year when Mary Meeker released her stunning report - USA, Inc.  For the first time, it gave us a detailed view into the health of our country - as if it

Long-time California Lobbyist Looks to 2012 Legislation That May Impact Insurance

John Norwood is one of California’s best known legislative advocates for the insurance and financial services sectors. Norwood, principal of Norwood & Associates, has garnered recognition for his political work dating back to the early 1980s, including political battles to …