Health Care Reform: Stop Raining on the Parade

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     The parade barely passed by and confetti was still strewn on the streets, when  insurance corporations went looking for loopholes in the Health Care Reform law, arguing about their responsibility to cover treatment of children with pre-existing conditions. Without a public option to compete against, private insurance companies tried to set the drumbeat the public marches to. Read this article by Robert Pear for the New York Times:   

Coverage Now for Sick Children? Check Fine Print   

However, the Department of Health and Human Services  intervened after the above article was published and Robert Pear wrote this follow-up article explaining insurance companies’ new stance on the issue.   

Insurers to Comply With Rules on Children   

       Stay informed at HealthReform.gov  

Spring Rain photo: JParadisi

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JParadisi RN, OCN emeritus, is a multidisciplinary artist with a focus in painting and writing. Her paintings and short stories have been published nationally. She has exhibited artwork in galleries throughout the Pacific Northwest. Julianna is a frequent contributor to Off The Charts, the blog of the American Journal of Nursing as a blogger and illustrator.