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As part of its Bearing Witness 2.0 project, the Huffington Post is rounding up a few of the best local stories of the day. Fanny Gonzalez's husband ...
Huffington Post Investigative Fund | Danielle Ivory | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics
Benjamin French was born with his right arm missing below the elbow. In his 12 years, he has been fitted with seven prostheses. His most recent replac...
Damien Hoffman | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics
At the current pace, on my 54th birthday I can look forward to spending over $1 million a year on healthcare (but my bank will be broken many years earlier).
Lanny Davis | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics
The dream of a national health insurance system that guarantees that matters of life or death are not a function of wealth can finally come true, but only if the public option is put aside for now.
The Associated Press | By ERICA WERNER | Posted 10.06.2009 | Politics
WASHINGTON (AP)-- The health insurance industry doesn't want Congress to let you off easy if you decide to ignore a proposed requirement that all Amer...
Aemilia Scott | Posted 09.23.2009 | Chicago
My satirical DEATH-PAC successfully defended Blue Cross / Blue Shield -- that tiny, innocent little ma and pa shop -- from the demonic populist horde whose name is MoveOn.org.
Don Parker | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics
The Gang of Styx represent 8.4 million Americans, but they have been given more dollars from the health care industry than they have constituents.
AP | Posted 11.09.2009 | Business
BISMARCK, N.D. -- Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota used premium payments to fund $15 million in employee bonuses, cover $35,000 for a retirement...
Bob Cesca | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics
Max Baucus tasked a former executive of a company that was penalized for rescinding the insurance policies of sick people with writing the most powerful health care reform proposal to be crapped out of the Senate.
Roll Call | Tory Newmyer | Posted 10.16.2009 | Politics
Two senior House Democratic lawmakers are seeking new information from six top insurance companies in an ongoing probe of the industry's business prac...
Gary S. Chafetz | Posted 09.10.2009 | Politics
Private health-insurance and pharmaceutical industry lobbyists are threatening the health and stability of America. Some argue that this is equivalent to crimes against humanity.
Don McNay | Posted 08.30.2009 | Business
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.
Brian Ross | Posted 08.27.2009 | Politics
Why can't we use the power of the government to really regulate the insurance companies?
John Geyman | Posted 08.16.2009 | Living
Our market-based system breeds costs, not restraint. And none of the various multi-payer proposals being considered in Congress have effective methods to contain health care costs.
John Geyman | Posted 07.12.2009 | Politics
While everyone agrees that the soaring costs of health care should be the principal target of reform, the rhetoric and behavior of the stakeholders do not match.
Jason Rosenbaum | Posted 06.18.2009 | Politics
It looks like the message carried by Harry and Louise might be returning, once again payed for by an insurance industry desperately looking for any way to protect their profits.
Scott Lachut | Posted 04.06.2009 | Business
Citing the rising cost of healthcare, several insurers have taken a page out of travel guides for "medical tourism" and begun toying with the idea of sending their patients abroad for routine surgeries.
Brian Ross | Posted 02.05.2009 | Politics
Does Blue Cross gives their customer service employees special training to achieve that monotone, or do they put them in a dungeon to get them to sound like they hate their jobs?
MSN | Liz Pulliam Weston | Posted 04.23.2008 | Business
Americans are dependent on their jobs for more than income. Many of us get our health, life and disability coverage through our work. So as the risk o...
Huffington Post | Julian Hattem | Posted 11.17.2009 | Business