Monday, March 8, 2010

A pivotal week begins

Source: The Washington Post

President delivers speech highly critical of the insurance industry.

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Friday, March 5, 2010

White House Confronts Insurers

Source: The Wall Street Journal

Obama Cites Rising Rates in Push for Health Overhaul, as Industry Executives Say Hospitals, Drug Makers Are to Blame

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Friday, March 5, 2010

Obama Takes Health Care Deadline to Democrats

Source: The New York Times

President Obama met Thursday with insurance industry executives and House Democrats as party leaders on Capitol Hill struggled to figure out whether they could meet the president's timetable for enacting legislation within a few weeks.

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Thursday, March 4, 2010

Health Secretary, Insurers Debate Rate Increases

Source: The Wall Street Journal

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius sat down with top executives from five health-insurance companies at the White House Thursday, the latest step in the Obama administration's effort to confront rising premium rates.

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Tuesday, March 2, 2010

The GOP's Fake Solution for People With Pre-Existing Conditions

Source: The New Republic

Opinion by Jonathan Cohn

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Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Bust the Health Care Trusts

Source: The New York Times

Opinion by Robert B. Reich

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Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Health Insurance Executive Defends Premiums

Source: The New York Times
Angela F. Braly, president of WellPoint, told a House panel that higher premiums were justified by soaring costs. Read the Article>
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Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Litmus Test: People or Insurance Companies?

Source: The Nation

Opinion by Darcy Burner

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Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Obama misses chance to address health insurance costs

Source: The Los Angeles Times

Editorial by the Los Angeles Times

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Monday, February 22, 2010

Obama to Urge Oversight of Insurers’ Rate Increases

Source: The New York Times
President Obama will propose giving the federal government new power to block excessive rate increases by insurers as part of his health care bill. Read the Article>
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