HEALTH DISPARITIES BLOG

May 06, 2009

links for 2009-05-06

• Health Insurers Agree to End Higher Premiums for Women
  Insurance companies offered Tuesday to end the practice of charging higher premiums to women than to men for the same coverage.
• Housing the sick and homeless seen as a win-win
  Providing housing to chronically ill, long-term homeless adults reduces hospitalizations and emergency department visits, according to research conducted in Chicago.
• Order in the Senate! Single-Payer Advocates Disrupt Hearing
  Eight [single payer advocates] caused a scene at the start of a health-care hearing of the Senate Finance Committee today, getting up one by one and complaining that nobody who shared their view was getting a voice.
• More than 10 percent of income goes toward health care for 2.3 million Ohioans
  Nearly 2.3 million people in Ohio - most of whom have health insurance - spend more than 10 percent of their pre-tax income on medical care