Archive for August 20th, 2009

Insurance co-ops won’t do much good

Thursday, August 20th, 2009

Sadly for millions of Americans, the possibility of a public health insurance option is evaporating. In the space of a few weeks, the dialogue about access …

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Raw Story » Olbermann sees similarities between insurance, casino …

Thursday, August 20th, 2009

The iconoclastic host was joined by Wendell Potter, the former communications director for health insurance giant Cigna. Potter has since become a Senior Fellow on health care at the Center for Media and Democracy. …

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What is the best health insurance and life insurance policies to

Thursday, August 20th, 2009

What is the best health insurance and life insurance policies to go with? I am recently out of the military and need to purchase an individual health ins.

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Obama Still Optimistic on Health Care Overhaul

Thursday, August 20th, 2009

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Most Americans became conditioned to expect health insurance from an insurance company, usually purchased by their employer. …

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Dems press insurers for info

Thursday, August 20th, 2009

Leading Democrats in the US House of Representatives have told more than 50 top health insurance companies to provide information on executive compensation, …

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John David Lewis: Imagine a ‘Right’ to Car Insurance

Thursday, August 20th, 2009

The primary cause of medical price increases is the government coercions. But the cause of the coercions is the idea that health care is a right.

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Private health insurance?

Thursday, August 20th, 2009

Imagine we had entirely private health insurance market – no Medicare or Medicaid. If I live to be sixty-five, I will probably have a personal and/or family history that indicates a strong probability of developing an expensive chronic …

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West Virginia Blue:: Rallies for health insurance reform

Thursday, August 20th, 2009

Rally in Clarksburg for Health Insurance Reform. 301 West Main Street Courthouse Plaza Saturday, August 22 at noon. Support Health Insurance Reform and Congressmen Nick Rahall and Alan Mollohan. Reform opponents will be staging protests …

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What good is having health insurance if you can’t find a doctor to …

Thursday, August 20th, 2009

My latest opinion piece was published on CNN this morning. Entitled, Why the doctor won’t see you now, it should be familiar to regular readers of KevinMD.

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Obama: Public Health Insurance Option “Good Idea”

Thursday, August 20th, 2009

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US President Barack Obama said on Thursday he considered a government-run health insurance plan to be a “good idea” but insisted it …

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