News by Topic: Health insurance and uninsured

News from the past 14 days. Please visit the News Archive for earlier stories.

$10 Million in Grants Aimed at Enrolling American Indian, Alaska Native Kids in Health Care to be Awarded     Top Story 
Nov 20, 2009 -- HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced the availability of up to $10 million in grants to help reach American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) children who qualify for, but are not yet enrolled, in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

Reid Releases Senate Health Reform Bill, Includes Tax on Wealthy Americans     Top Story 
Nov 19, 2009 -- Kaiser Health News article reports that Democratic leaders in the Senate unveiled their proposal on Wednesday for overhauling the health care system, outlining landmark legislation that they said would cover most of the uninsured while reducing the federal budget deficit.

Uninsured Twice as Likely to Die in ER     Top Story 
Nov 17, 2009 -- CBS News reports that uninsured patients with traumatic injuries, such as car crashes, falls and gunshot wounds, were almost twice as likely to die in the hospital as similarly injured patients with health insurance, according to a troubling new study.

Senator Kaufman Introduces Health Care Fraud Enforcement Act     Top Story 
Nov 10, 2009 -- Medicare Update article reports that in an effort aimed to strengthen the U.S. government's capacity to investigate and prosecute waste, fraud and abuse in government health care programs and private health insurance, Senator Ted Kaufman has introduced the Health Care Fraud Enforcement Act of 2009 (S.1959).

Study: Rural Health Care Costs Rising at an ‘Unsustainable Trajectory’     Top Story 
Nov 10, 2009 -- Iowa Dependent article tells of a new white paper released by The Iowa Policy Project that focuses on the disparities at play when rural residents seek health care insurance.

Democrat Defectors from Rural Districts     Top Story 
Nov 9, 2009 -- Daily Yonder article reports that Congressional legislation to reshape the U.S. health insurance system, H.R. 3962, passed by a tiny five-vote margin late Saturday night, as 39 Democrats – most of them representing rural districts -- broke with the president and opposed the sweeping bill.