Archive for February 26th, 2010

Free markets don’t work in health insurance

Friday, February 26th, 2010

WASHINGTON — John Oxendine, Georgia’s Insurance Commissioner and candidate for the GOP nomination for governor, agrees with President Obama on at least one …

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Health Economists Urge Passage of Reform

Friday, February 26th, 2010

Health insurance premiums are rising rapidly, particularly within individual and small group markets. Meanwhile, the financial security traditionally …

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GOP Joins Dems to Breakup Insurance Monopolies

Friday, February 26th, 2010

The US House of Representatives has passed the ‘Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act’ by a vote of 406 to 19. This legislation repeals antitrust …

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Rising health insurance costs hit small employers too - Los …

Friday, February 26th, 2010

Nelson Davis runs a video production company in Hollywood with six employees. He used to pay all of his workers’ health insurance… »

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Health Insurance Across State Lines

Friday, February 26th, 2010

Health Insurance Across State Lines-Under the “across state lines” plans, the behavior of the insurance company would be governed by the state where the insurance company is located.

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Access America’s “Comprehensive Trip Protector” Insurance Isn’t

Friday, February 26th, 2010

Mark Smith just got suckered into buying travel insurance that turned out to be worthless to him. There was a huge hole in the middle of the coverage, which meant he and his two kids were stuck overnight in Denver on his own dime. …

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Whole-Life Insurance, Long Derided, Gets New Lease

Friday, February 26th, 2010

By LESLIE SCISM If you haven’t already, you are likely to hear the pitch soon: Whole-life insurance—the fuddy-duddy stuff your grandparents owned—was a …

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Whole-Life Insurance, Long Derided, Gets New Lease

Friday, February 26th, 2010

By LESLIE SCISM If you haven’t already, you are likely to hear the pitch soon: Whole-life insurance—the fuddy-duddy stuff your grandparents owned—was a …

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Adele Israel: Health Insurance Hell

Friday, February 26th, 2010

I live in Grand Junction, CO, an area touted as a model of functional health care. But my family has still suffered for many years in the particular circle of hell known as individual health insurance.

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COBRA Health Insurance Temporarily Extended Through April

Friday, February 26th, 2010

Thursday brought an extension to the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, better known as COBRA health insurance plan. …

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