Today’s announcement is good news for the more than 800,000 Californians who could have been hit with massive rate increases and gives them some much-needed temporary relief. Since these rate hikes were first announced, I have heard from countless Americans who have been stretched to the limit by high health insurance premiums…

The following summarizes selected women’s health related videos. Health Reform’s Benefits for Women: In a new video from the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, actress Julianne Moore explains “what exactly … health reform mean[s] for women…

USA Today: About 200,000 people already enrolled in 35 state high-risk insurance pools “will not be allowed to enroll this summer in a new lower cost federal program for people like them because they already buy pricey state-run plans.” In order to be eligible, “a person can’t have had health coverage for six months. …

Politico: “House Republicans on Wednesday demanded an investigation into whether the health care overhaul plan would increase national health spending, following a recent report from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services that showed cost increases, at least in the first decade…

Los Angeles Times/Dallas Morning News: Some elite California hospitals will begin “bundling” their fees for joint replacement surgeries into a single lump sum in an attempt to rethink the current pricing system that leaves “hospitals and doctors charging separately for their services,” driving “up costs while leaving no one to coordinate decisions about patient care…