Anthem

The Anthem Robo Call: The First Place Health Care Needs Reforming

Don McNay | Posted 02.29.2012

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Don McNay

-I hope this letter finds it way to you. -R. Dean Taylor (Indiana Wants Me ) I had a health scare over the past several weeks, which included a co...

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Hope, Struggle and Change

Roy Zimmerman | Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: Political Satire, Song, Protest Movement, Humor, Anthem, Satire, Occupy Wall Street, Video, Comedy News
Roy Zimmerman

Professional opiners have begun to ask, "Where are the anthems for the Occupy Movement?" It's a darn good question, and not just because I've written one.

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Occupy Wall Street Anthem? (VIDEO)

Gadi Rouache | Posted 12.10.2011

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Gadi Rouache

Whispers of the revolution are getting louder; her stories, songs and images on YouTube, Twitter and Facebook are spreading the movement from New York...

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Rush Unveils Time Machine 2011 Live Releases

Mike Ragogna | Posted 11.20.2011

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Mike Ragogna

2011-09-20-Screenshot20110920at10.05.31AM.pngLegendary rock band Rush has announced details for various releases from their wildly successful Time Machine Tour.

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Things Could Be Worse: 12 Dystopian Novels You Should Read

Peter Steinberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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Peter Steinberg

Dozens of states on the brink of bankruptcy. Congress in upheaval. Half a dozen countries in the Middle East on the brink of revolution and unemployment stuck at about 9%.

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The Opening Round in the Battle to Implement Health Care Reform

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011

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Don McNay

A recent battle in my home state of Kentucky gives a good preview of how the national battle to implement health care reform is going to go -- kicking and screaming.

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Health Insurance for Children Under Age 19 in Kentucky

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011

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Don McNay

I'm doing research on a longer article about the first battles on implementing health care reform in Kentucky. A battle between well-entrenched healt...

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The Greenspan Hornet

Robert Brenner | Posted 10.03.2011

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Robert Brenner

By day, Alan Greenspan is a mild-mannered Federal Reserve chairman. But by night, he fights a never-ending battle against government regulation and oversight.

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Anthem Blue Cross Rate Hikes Move Forward, May Increase 20%

Los Angeles Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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California insurance regulators cleared the way Wednesday for Anthem Blue Cross to implement scaled-back rate hikes......

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Weekly Pulse: Insurance, Dispersants, and Teen Botox

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Media Consortium

by Lindsay Beyerstein, Media Consortium blogger Is the IV Bag half-empty or half-full? Theda Skocpol, the author of a forthcoming book on President Ba...

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WellPoint Directors Cash Large Options After 39% Rate Hike Proposal

Indy Star | Posted 05.25.2011

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Three WellPoint board members have collected a combined $625,517 in gains from stock options in the Indianapolis-based health insurance giant as the c...

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Health Care Costs: How Rising Premiums Are Squeezing The Individual Market

AP | ADAM GELLER | Posted 05.25.2011

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To critics, a 39 percent hike in health insurance for some Californians foretells skyrocketing rates for the rest of us. Not so, says the company, arg...

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What Do You Mean My Doctor Is Dead?

Alex Berliner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Alex Berliner

Despite its faults, the federal government at least knows when you're dead. That's more than can be said for Blue Cross in Los Angeles, who assigns deceased doctors to customers as 'in network practitioners.'

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Media Discovers WellPoint "Right To Profit" Case

David Dayen | Posted 05.25.2011

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David Dayen

The new health insurance rates offered by the Maine Superintendent do not prevent Anthem from making a profit. But Anthem wants the state of Maine to guarantee a 3% profit as a Constitutional right.

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Greed Gone Wild: Our Health Insurance Industry Is Sick and Wrong

Tim Saltonstall | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tim Saltonstall

Many from Colorado would rather pay into a system that is non-profit and run by the government than give these greedy executives one more dime.

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The Simple Health Insurance Solution

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011

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Don McNay

I've had my own angry, screaming battles with my health insurance carrier. It seems everyone I've talked to has had a similar experience. I just don't see them marching on Washington about it.

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Alaska On eBay? Election Numbers Update

Shannyn Moore | Posted 05.25.2011

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Shannyn Moore

Alaska needs an election autopsy STAT. This year's turnout was smaller than the election of 2004 by 6.1%. I would have to smoke more than salmon to believe that Alaska, with Palin on the ballot, decided to sit this one out.

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