Health Care Lobbying

The Insurers' Real Agenda for Change

Wendell Potter | Posted 05.25.2011

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Wendell Potter

The media had lots of health care news to obsess about last week. But most of the press paid no attention to a multi-pronged effort by five major insurers to strip key regulations and consumer protections that aren't to their liking.

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Lawmakers Reap Cash From Health-Related Groups

The Washington Post | R. Jeffrey Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

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While it is well-known that health-care and health-insurance providers and companies donated heavily while the bill was being drafted, a new study of ...

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Ken Raske, Hospital Group CEO, Tops Lobbyist Bundling List

The Huffington Post | Jenna Staul | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Hill reports that the biggest fundraiser for Senate Democrats this fall also plays an influential role in the health care industry. Ken Raske, pr...

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David Simon On Health Care Bill: "Only One Thing Can Make People This Stupid, And That's Money"

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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The most recent issue of Vice Magazine features an interview with David Simon, who unpacks at length on the television show he's best known for creati...

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CNN To Disclose Castellanos's Health Care Industry Ties

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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A day after Media Matters revealed that Alex Castellanos' consulting firm is connected to the recent anti-health care reform advertising blitz from America's Health Insurance Plans, CNN has announced that they will disclose Castellanos' ties to the health care industry in future appearances.

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Evan Bayh's Wife Reaping The Benefits Of Health Care Reform

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Stephen Colbert once remarked, "There are some things that everybody knows, but nobody says." He was referring to something that I've endeavored to...

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Max Baucus Creates New Audience For 2001 Onion Parody

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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While online media affords writers the opportunity to get their work out to the masses in a rapid, timely fashion, one of the unique privileges that t...

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Max Baucus Is Scared Of "The YouTubes"

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Max Baucus, who will play a large part in determining whether you get to see a doctor, is scared of the Internet.

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