Opponents of a Health Insurance Mandate Mobilize (CommonDreams.org)
by James Oliphant WASHINGTON – If there is one thing in the proposed congressional healthcare overhaul that sets Michael Cannon’s libertarian teeth on edge, it’s the requirement that all Americans get health insurance. “The federal government does not have the power to force you to purchase a private product,” said Cannon, a health policy analyst at the Cato Institute, a free-market think tank …
Health bill would leave millions uninsured (MSNBC)
Even as Democrats seek the biggest expansion of health coverage in decades, as many as 23 million people could still be without insurance by 2018.
Opponents of a health insurance mandate mobilize (Los Angeles Times)
Both healthcare proposals approved by Congress require that all Americans get health insurance. That’s now under fire from liberals, Republicans and even some in the insurance industry. If there is one thing in the proposed congressional healthcare overhaul that sets Michael Cannon’s libertarian teeth on edge, it’s the requirement that all Americans get health insurance.
Senate health-care bill would still leave millions uninsured (Washington Post)
Even as Democrats seek the biggest expansion of health coverage in decades, as many as 23 million people could still be without insurance by 2018, illustrating the complexity of achieving the long-held Democratic goal of universal health care.
Health insurers’ rescission practices are exposed to more scrutiny (Los Angeles Times)
Local prosecutors, such as city attorneys, can sue over the practice of revoking sick patients’ policies, an appellate court rules. California’s health insurance companies may have hoped that the more than $13 million in fines they paid to regulators would put an end to the scrutiny of their practice of rescinding the policies of sick patients.
Health Insurance Group Sees Rate Increases In New State Law (WCPN Cleveland)
The Ohio Association of Health Plans says lower rates for sick people could mean higher rates for everyone else. On January 1st, a new state law kicks in that will force health insurance companies to make coverage more affordable to Ohioans who have expensive illnesses like cancer and heart disease.
Agreement between UW and health insurance group (NorthWest Cable News)
A last-minute agreement between the University of Washington and a national health insurance group saves potentially thousands of Western Washingtonians from paying their own hospital bills.