Durbin Takes Hard Line On Rising Insurance Costs

Chicago Tribune:

Small businesses and ordinary citizens are suffering under the crushing increases in health insurance premiums, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said today at a press conference with Chicago-area business owners and residents meant to underscore the need for healthcare reform.

"The outrageous premium prices which they have been pushing on the American people in order to drive up their profits are unacceptable and unfair," Durbin said. "We're going to start watching them more closely, requiring them to spend a higher percentage of premiums going for actual medical care. The party's over."

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Comments

[Ozziegirl]

11:21 PM on 03/08/2010

As an Australian listening into all these debates about Health INsurances, one thing that sticks out
to us aliens!

Why does the American society have to sue at the least little bit of trouble, your courts must be
so full of being taking action against another person? or have we got it wrong from the media?

The cost of Health Insurances appears to have gone through the roof to cover all these legal actions.

[SPQR1775]

12:07 PM on 03/08/2010

Can't wait for Dubrin to become Senate Majority Leader in the 213 Congress

[Kalamama]

11:56 AM on 03/08/2010

I'm proud your my senior senator Mr. Durbin!!

[joeperc]

11:20 AM on 03/08/2010

Durbin's the MAN. I'm proud he's my senator!

[ChicagoSuz]

11:01 AM on 03/08/2010

You go, Sen. Durbin!! Kick some insurance company butt!!

[temogen]

11:10 AM on 03/08/2010

AMEN