Leahy To Introduce Amendment Repealing Antitrust Exemption For Insurers
Sen. Pat Leahy (D-Vt.) will file an amendment to the Senate healthcare bill today to repeal the insurance industry's antitrust exemption. The House i...
Sen. Pat Leahy (D-Vt.) will file an amendment to the Senate healthcare bill today to repeal the insurance industry's antitrust exemption. The House i...
Washington Post | David S. Hilzenrath | Posted 11.30.2009 | Politics
The White House has a message for Americans suffering under today's health insurance system: "Help is on the way." But not as fast as you might think...
AP | CARLA K. JOHNSON | Posted 11.16.2009 | Business
CHICAGO — Uninsured patients with traumatic injuries, such as car crashes, falls and gunshot wounds, were almost twice as likely to die in the h...
The New York Times | Duff Wilson and Reed Abelson | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics
For any industry, there has to be at least some good news any time Congress votes to expand the market by tens of millions of customers. But the busi...
Raw Story | Posted 11.06.2009 | Politics
The following article was produced by The Raw Story. Teaming with the liberal Brave New Films, a former Blue Cross pitchman is now pitching against...
The Colorado Independent | John Tomasic | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics
This past weekend the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops instructed pastors at parishes across the country to distribute material urging Catholics to...
The Washington Post | Philip Rucker | Posted 11.02.2009 | Politics
If history had taken a different course, Doug Holtz-Eakin would be inside the McCain White House driving the Republican president's domestic agenda, i...
PoliticsDaily | David Corn | Posted 10.28.2009 | Politics
Throughout the tussle over health care reform, there's been a question about President Obama's leadership style. Has he been too passive? Did he misca...
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.28.2009 | Politics
One of the ironies that should be noted in the wake of Senator Joe Lieberman's (I-Conn.) decision to embark on another journey of pointless intransige...
MSNBC | Mark Murray | Posted 10.27.2009 | Politics
As Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid moves forward crafting a Senate health-care bill that contains a public option -- with a state "opt out" -- the l...
Bismarck Tribune | Tiffany Patterson | Posted 10.16.2009 | Business
Sixteen months ago, I gave birth to a wonderful baby boy, Trypp. After a week, Trypp began sleeping longer than usual and refused to eat. I took my so...
New York Times | Paul Krugman | Posted 10.16.2009 | Politics
In the past, the insurance industry's power has been a major barrier to health-care reform. Most notably, the industry paid for the infamous "Harry an...
The Huffington Post | Elyse Siegel | Posted 10.15.2009 | Politics
A new television ad released by the American Values Network makes a religious appeal for health care reform in a new ad. The progressive faith group, ...
ABC News | Jake Tapper | Posted 10.13.2009 | Politics
Health insurance stocks took a dive Tuesday, with the S&P Health Care Sector index becoming the worst-performing segment of the S&P 500, largely becau...
Mike Lux | Posted 10.13.2009 | Politics
The generic Congressional polling numbers are in a statistical dead heat, and Democratic base voter enthusiasm is trending down. But, there is no reason for the party to panic, yet.
Posted 10.12.2009 | Politics
Bernie and Kelli Lange, parents of the now famous baby Alex, went on the Ed Show tonight to discuss the recent whirlwind that engulfed them when the i...
Chris Weigant | Posted 10.14.2009 | Politics
I have little sympathy for Baucus at this point, when he complains that his adversaries have had time to put out a report attacking his bill. Because there is one reason that they've had all that time.
Mike Lux | Posted 10.12.2009 | Politics
The insurance industry has given health reformers the best argument we ever could have had to pass a public option and the strongest possible regulations on insurers.
The Denver Post | Nancy Lofholm | Posted 10.12.2009 | Business
UPDATE: Rocky Mountain Health Plans has now said it will cover Alex Lange, a baby they previously refused to give health insurance because of his weig...
The RPM Report | Lauren Smith | Posted 11.29.2009 | Politics
The introduction of the Senate Finance Committee's health care proposal turns the focus from what the pharmaceutical industry will contribute to refor...
Deepak Chopra | Posted 11.28.2009 | Politics
If health reform fails, the presidency will survive. If reform is half-hearted, a victory will be claimed and everyone, except for a few harsh critics, will go back to the status quo.
Sep. 24, 2009 | Parija B. Kavilanz | Posted 11.25.2009 | Business
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- President Obama's former personal physician of 22 years, Dr. David Scheiner, has been very vocal on the issue of health ins...
Mike Lux | Posted 11.24.2009 | Politics
Industry leaders oblivious to the harm people are suffering because of the messed up system should think a little more before they complain about attempts to reform the system for the better.
Myriam Miedzian | Posted 11.24.2009 | Politics
It's difficult to argue with the basic premise of Nader's book -- that it's hopeless to hope for real change as long as government officials are on the take.
Roberta Lee | Posted 11.22.2009 | Living
As a physician taking care of people who are losing health care coverage, it's astounding how much distortion I hear in the news about what the president's plan will do to citizens if it's enacted.
The Hill | Eric Zimmermann | Posted 12.01.2009 | Politics