Archive for September 17th, 2009

Marginal Revolution: Competition and Concentration in Health Insurance

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

But these statistics only include people insured by “insurance companies” even though nationally just over half of all employees get their health insurance from a firm that self-insures. In other words, as John Lott points out, …

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Lack of Insurance to Blame for Almost 45000 Deaths: Study - Drugs …

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

If you doubt that lack of health insurance can have deadly consequences, consider these new findings Americans without health insurance are 40 percent more like.

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Lack of Insurance to Blame for Almost 45000 Deaths: Study - Health …

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

If you doubt that lack of health insurance can have deadly consequences, consider these new findings: Americans without health insurance are 40 percent more likely to die than those with private insurance.

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New Tax in Senate Health Plan Draws Bipartisan Fire

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

Senator Charles E. Grassley, Republican of Iowa, on Thursday questioned the effects of a tax on high-cost health insurance. The tax, proposed as a way to …

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Health insurance cost doubles for West Virginians

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

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By Scott Finn September 17, 2009 · The cost of health insurance for West Virginia workers rose four times faster than earnings between 2000 and 2009, …

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5:49 PMHealth insurance CEO speaks on reform

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

Americans have little affection for the health insurance industry. The American Customer Satisfaction Index, a company in Ann Arbor, Mich., that measures …

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Mandatory Insurance Is Unconstitutional

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

AND LEE A. CASEY Federal legislation requiring that every American have health insurance is part of all the major health-care reform plans now being …

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Health care reformers eye private insurance firms

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

President Barack Obama has pledged to make it illegal for health insurers to deny someone health insurance because of a pre-existing condition. …

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My Insurance Expert Launches Health Insurance Video Library Q&A

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

(Business Wire)– My Insurance Expert, one of the nation`s leading online services to compare and secure affordable health insurance, has launched a video …

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FOX News Poll: Americans Prefer Current System to Obama’s Health …

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

By more than three-to-one, Americans say if they were sick they would rather be covered by a privately-run health insurance plan (62 percent) than a …

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