Insurance Industry

Businesses Face A 'Devastating' New Threat

HuffingtonPost.com | Max J. Rosenthal | Posted 12.15.2011

Read More: Insurance Industry, Insurance Premiums, Video, Insurance, Hurricane Irene Insurance Losses, Hurricane Irene Insurance Claims, Insurance Claims, Antitrust Exemption, Antitrust, Hurricane Irene, Regulation, Center for Justice & Democracy, Insurance Companies, Business, Business News

WASHINGTON -- With the economy still weak, businesses may face a fresh blow from insurance companies next year, according to a new report published Th...

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Would You Get the Same Care as Gabrielle Giffords?

Richard C. Senelick, M.D. | Posted 06.21.2011

Read More: Insurance Industry, Gabrielle Giffords Recovery, Disabilities, Disability, Health Insurance, Rehabilitation, Gabrielle Giffords Rehabilitation, Health Care, Home News

The rehabilitation of a person following a stroke or brain injury is an intensive process that can take years and involves numerous people, but the reality is that many people do not get the intensity of care they need.

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Insurers Lobbying on the Fine Print May Erase Consumer Protections

Wendell Potter | Posted 05.25.2011

The lobbying to change the medical-loss ratio provision in the new health care law is just one example of how special interests are working to gut the reform law while preserving the portions they like.

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Chris Dodd at the Movies

Michael J.W. Stickings | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Insurance Industry, Lobbying, Mpaa, Chris Dodd, Joe Lieberman, Movies, Hollywood, Motion Picture Association of America, Entertainment News

I love film, including some of what comes out of the Hollywood cesspool, but I generally dislike Hollywood, whatever its political leanings. With Chris Dodd, it just got worse.

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Private Insurance Stays Silent, 'Neutral' On Health Care Repeal

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Insurance Industry, Private Insurance Silent, Insurance, Ahip, Health Insurance, Ahip Repeal, Private Insurance, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Republicans Health Care Repeal, Health Care Reform, Health Care Repeal, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- After Republican leadership failed to pass repeal legislation in the Senate on Wednesday night, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Commi...

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Will FaceBook Founder Zuckerberg Reinvent the Insurance Industry Next?

Maria Umbach | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Insurance Industry, Mark Zuckerberg, Mark Zuckerberg Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg Insurance, Insurance, Business News

The insurance industry is facing challenges that make it ripe for a "Napster Moment," the moment when some other industry steps in and redefines the game. Zuckerberg is just the guy.

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Climate Change Is Bad for Business

Jonathan Wootliff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Business Risk, Cancun, Insurance Industry, Insurance, Cancun Climate Summit, Global Warming, Climate Change, Cancun Climate Conference, Green News

The diminished number of political figures is contrasted by the growing participation of the business community which is speaking in stronger terms than ever before about the need to find real solutions to human-induced climate change.

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Consumers Should Be "Too Big to Fail"

Dr. Jim Taylor | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Insurance Industry, Finincail Industry, Bailout, Too Big to Fail, Politics News

As distasteful as it was to see the financial, insurance, and automotive industries bailed out for their greedy and reckless behavior, it seems clear ...

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Life Insurance Becoming 'Tax Shelter For The Rich'

Wall Street Journal | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Insurance Industry, Middle Class Life Insurance, Middle Class, Third World America, Twa, Tax Shelter, Life Insurance, Business News

In a development all but unnoticed outside the industry, life-insurance companies gradually have shifted away from their broad historical base of midd...

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10 Major New Health Reform Benefits Take Effect Today

Rep. John B. Larson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Reform, Insurance Industry, Health Insurance, Health Care, Politics News

Major new health reform benefits take effect today to help keep health insurance companies accountable, lower health care costs, guarantee more health care choices, and enhance the quality of health care for all Americans.

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Nebraska Voters Favor Public Option, Want Ben Nelson To Back It

Posted 05.25.2011

EDITOR'S NOTE: The story below includes references to polling conducted by the firm Research 2000. The reliability and accuracy of Research 2000's po...

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Ensuring That Our Economies Remain Terror-Proof

Erwann Michel-Kerjan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Insurance Industry, Oecd, Terrorism, Business News

The heads of terrorism insurance programs decided to establish -- under the aegis of the OECD High Level Advisory Board -- a permanent international platform on the financial coverage of terrorism risk.

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Medical Insurance Price Controls: Disaster on the Horizon

Marty Robins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Insurance Industry, Health Care Reform, Medical Costs, Economy, Rule of Law, Politics News

Experience tells us that a far better approach is to avoid interference with market forces and provide direct public assistance for those most in need. All states need to heed this lesson.

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Insurance Companies Invest In Fast Food For Easy Profit Despite Public Health Concern

cnn.com | Sarah Klein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Insurance Industry, Fast Food Health, Fast Food, Burger King, McDonald's, Insurance Profits, Insurance Companies, Fast Food Industry, Prudential Mutual, Northwestern Mutual, Business News

According to Harvard Medical School researchers, 11 large companies that offer life, disability, or health insurance owned about $1.9 billion in stock...

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Insurance Industry Already Finding Ways To Game New System

HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Insurance Industry, Health Care Reform, Wendell Potter, Health Reform Loopholes, Preexisting Conditions, Health Insurance, Health Care Loopholes, Business News

The insurance industry's attempt to weasel out of one of the few provisions of the new health care reform law that took effect immediately is a harbin...

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Anthem Blue Cross Reminds Us That You Can Never Have Enough Profits

Pedro Nava | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wellpoint Health Insurance, Insurance Industry, President Obama, Senate Bill 810, Healthcare Summit, Senator Mark Leno, Health Insurance, Anthem Blue Cross, Assemblymember Pedro Nava, Single Payer, Healthcare Reform, California Healthcare, California, Pedro Nava, Los Angeles News

As a member of the Assembly Health Committee, I attended a recent informational hearing regarding Anthem Blue Cross's 39% recent rate hikes, which serve as a startling and dramatic reminder of the need for comprehensive health reform.

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Insurance Industry's Final Ad Blitz: Don't Blame Us For Your High Costs

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Insurance Industry, Ahip Ad Blitz, Insurance Industry, Ahip Ads, Lobbying, Insurance Industry Ads, Ahip, Video, Politics News

As President Obama makes his final push to get health care reform through Congress, he is "seizing on a report showing that market concentration for h...

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'Wellpoint Would Be A Primary Beneficiary' If Health Care Reform Fails: Report

Ezra Klein | Ezra Klein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Insurance Industry, Ezra Klein, Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, Insurance Companies, Health Care, Obama Health Care, Wellpoint, Business News

"Of course, healthcare reform is a double-edged sword for Wellpoint shares. Should reform fail, Wellpoint would be a primary beneficiary." That comes...

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Some Companies Drop Health Insurance, Don't Tell Employees

McClatchy | Mary Cornatzer | Raleigh News & Observer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Insurance Premiums, #Hcr, Health Care Insurance, Benefits, Health Care Reform Bill, Employee Benefits, House, Insurance Industry, Senate, White House, Barack Obama, Single Payer, Health Care Reform, Health Care, Politics News

As if having to pay higher health insurance premiums each year isn't bad enough, now workers have another worry: companies that drop their health insu...

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One Woman's Health Insurance Nightmare

Politics Daily | Janet W. Battaile | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Bill, Insurance Industry, Battaile, Obama Health Reform, Janet Battaile, Health Reform Bill, Health Insurance, Health Care Reform, Senate Health Bill, Health Reform, White House Health Reform, Politics News

Late last year, I learned two things at about the same time: My cancer was coming back, and I had gotten a new insurance plan. Since then, I've learne...

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House Votes Overwhelmingly to Abolish Insurance Industry Anti-Trust Exemption: Republicans Weep

Howie Klein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Insurance Industry, Anti-Trust, Paul Ryan, Tom Periello, Politics News

At noon yesterday the House voted on H Res 1098 which allowed for consideration of the bill to end the exception from anti-trust laws that health insurance companies have been enjoying.

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Obama Proposal to Regulate Premiums of Insurance Companies Is a Game Changer

Robert Creamer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Breaking News, Health Care Reform, Insurance Industry, Repbulican Obstructionism, President Obama, Health Care Summit, Health Insurance Reform, Politics News

Obama's proposal to regulate health care premiums forcefully reframes the public dialogue in exactly the right terms -- a battle between insurance industry profits and the welfare of average Americans.

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Anthem Blue Cross: State Regulator Finds More Than 700 Violations

AP | ROBIN HINDERY | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Insurance Industry, Anthem Blue Cross, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Health Insurance, Insurance Companies, Wellpoint Rate Hike, Wellpoint, Los Angeles News

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Why It's in the Interest of Democrats to Finish Comprehensive Health Care Reform

Robert Creamer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Insurance Industry, Empire Strikes Back, President Obama, Insurance Market Reforms, Mid-Term Elections, Health Care Reform, Martha Coakley, Chamber of Commerce, Mardi Gras, Democratic Party, Budget Reconciliation, Massachusetts Defeat, Health Insurance Reform, Politics News

If you are a Democratic in Congress facing a tough race, there are very few things you can do that are more important to your re-election than voting to make sure that Congress finishes health care reform.

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Open Letter to Scott Brown on Health Care Reform: Revisit an Original and Simple Proposal

Dr. Paul Toffel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Scott Brown, Dr. Paul Toffel, Tort Reform, President Obama, Medical School, Health Insurance, Obama Health Care, Ted Kennedy, Insurance Industry, Keck School of Medicine, Health Care Reform, Los Angeles Times, Health Care, Pre-Existing-Condition, Health Insurance Reform, Obama Health Care Reform, Politics News

This plan represents a simple solution to pursuing all the best aspects of choice, quality and access in our American medical system, without the need to add any new taxes or increasing national debt.

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