Democrats in the US Congress moved on Wednesday to repeal the health insurance industry’s exemption from antitrust laws, cranking up the pressure in a growing battle over President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform plans.
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In the latest effort to reign in the rising cost of health care, top Senate Democrats are taking a direct shot at insurance companies. …
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Tim Pawlenty is proposing that states join together to help consumers buy health insurance across state lines. Pawlenty asked the nation’s other governors …
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In an unusual move, Majority Leader Harry Reid testified as a witness, alleging that “exempting health insurance companies [from antitrust] has had a …
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Yet on both (or every) side of the current health care debate the discussion centers on how people will obtain insurance, not how people will obtain health care. Why is it assumed by everyone that a third-party payer should be the …
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Premiums for the public health insurance option are estimated to be 11 percent lower than those for private plans on the Exchange. This result is based on an estimate that (i) the cost of the public insurance option for a standard …
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WASHINGTON — The nation’s health insurance companies have ramped up their lobbying as the battle over reshaping the health care system has escalated. …
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By Donna Smith and John Whitesides WASHINGTON, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Congressional Democrats moved on Wednesday to repeal the health insurance industry’s …
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WASHINGTON — Despite promises by President Barack Obama, more than 70 million Americans who have health insurance through their jobs could be open to higher …
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Tim Pawlenty has sent a letter to the nation’s 49 other governors, asking them to join Minnesota in creating an “interstate health insurance compact. …
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