Dems Criticize Insurance Industry Study Showing Higher Consumer Costs Under Health Reform (Medical News Today)
On Monday, the White House and congressional Democrats sharply “fired back” at a new study from insurance industry group America’s Health Insurance Plans that claimed the Senate Finance Committee’s health reform legislation would increase premiums dramatically, the New York Times reports. The Finance Committee is scheduled to vote on the legislation today (Pear, New York Times, 10/13).
Key provision in health insurance reform legislation for young Americans (News-Medical-Net)
Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Congressman Chris Van Hollen, and Congresswoman Kathy Dahlkemper joined a coalition of 20 youth organizations from 30 states for a press conference this afternoon in the Capitol to announce a key provision impacting young adults in health insurance reform legislation.
Key provision in health insurance reform legislation for young Americans (News-Medical-Net)
Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Congressman Chris Van Hollen, and Congresswoman Kathy Dahlkemper joined a coalition of 20 youth organizations from 30 states for a press conference this afternoon in the Capitol to announce a key provision impacting young adults in health insurance reform legislation.
George: Health Insurance Air War Begins (ABC News)
The insurance industry declared war on the President’s health care efforts on Sunday.
George: Health Insurance Air War Begins (ABC News)
The insurance industry declared war on the President’s health care efforts on Sunday.
Pro-Obama Group Pushes Back on Health Insurance Industry (US News & World Report)
New Americans United ad turns up the heat on the health insurance industry.
Health-Reform Plan Attacked by Insurance Companies (Time.com via Yahoo! News)
After months of lending its qualified support to health-care reform, the health-insurance industry has lobbed a bomb at the Democrats’ proposals. Do its objections bear scrutiny?
Rates to rise under Senate health plan, industry group says (CNN)
Health insurance premiums for the typical American family would increase by another $4,000 by 2019 under a key Senate overhaul plan, according to an industry trade group analysis.
Capitalist Case For Nonprofit Health Insurance (Forbes)
For-profit health insurance has undermined our economy and society. It’s time to try something old.
Capitalist Case For Nonprofit Health Insurance (Forbes)
For-profit health insurance has undermined our economy and society. It’s time to try something old.