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Va OKs 1st bill banning mandated health coverage
Thirty-four other state legislatures have either filed or proposed similar measures — statutes or constitutional amendments — rejecting health insurance …
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Bill would also extend health insurance subsidies; prolong tax breaks
31 a 65% subsidy of health-insurance premiums for jobless workers. Read text of the bill. The bill costs about $140 billion, a number that makes some …
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Florida Couple Pays $3000/Month For Health Insurance - Kaiser …
They have to dig deeper and deeper into their pockets to pay their family health insurance premiums, which cost more than $3000 a month now after going up 250 percent in six years. They can’t afford the policy, but they can’t afford to …
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t r u t h o u t | Sebelius Demands Health Insurance CEOs Explain …
“It’s time for these insurance company CEOs to do their part to make the system more transparent for the American people,” she said in a formal letter. “If insurance companies are going to raise rates, the least they can do is tell us …
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New NM law limits insurance administrative costs
By BARRY MASSEY New state laws in New Mexico will stop discrimination against women in the pricing of medical insurance and limit how much health insurance …
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HHS Sec. Sebelius slams Insurance Industry « Row 2, Seat 4
In her prepared remarks, Sebelius told members of America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) to put themselves in their customers’ shoes. “Can you blame them for thinking the system’s broken when their health insurance - which is supposed …
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Why Californians Can’t Afford Health Insurance
By DON MONKERUD California’s Consumer Watchdog group is suing Anthem Blue Cross after they raised health care insurance premiums 39 percent, but the company …
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New NM law limits insurance administrative costs
New Mexico insurers currently “can charge women up to 20 percent more than men for individual and small group health insurance plans. …
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Sebelius piles pressure on insurers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius ratcheted up the pressure on health insurance companies on Wednesday, urging them to forgo …
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Sen. Gillibrand unveils long-term health insurance plan for seniors
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By Judy L. Randall NEW YORK — A long-term health insurance plan for seniors was introduced yesterday by US Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand. …
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