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Court Blocks Hikes Sought by Massachusetts Health Insurance Corps.

Leave a Comment / health insurance / By max cyril

A Massachusetts court yesterday blocked premium increases—some as high as 40 percent—sought by six state health insurers. The action by the Suffolk Superior Court was the second time the insurance companies’ bid to boost rates was rejected. The state Division of Insurance rejected the rate hikes last month, calling them “excessive.” The insurance companies then …

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So, What’s In the Reconciliation Bill?

Leave a Comment / health insurance / By max cyril

The President signed the Senate health care bill into law at noon today. This year, over 4 million small businesses will get tax credits worth up to 35% of their health care costs. This year, seniors will get $250 towards closing their coverage donut hole. This year, young Americans will be able to stay on …

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What Health Reform Will Do for America – Two Examples

Leave a Comment / health insurance, healthcare / By max cyril

Two headlines today highlight glaring problems in our health care system that would be fixed if health reform passes. First, from Pennsylvania, the New York Times headlines “Big Insurance Rate Increase for Pennsylvania Poor”: Facing a sharp rise in costs, Pennsylvania has almost doubled the monthly bill for a state health insurance program for poor …

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Middle Class Task Force Addresses Child Care, College Costs, Retirement Security

Leave a Comment / economy, health care / By max cyril

The White House Task Force on the Middle Class today announced several initiatives it says will help middle-class families afford soaring child care costs, care for their aging relatives, cope with the challenge of saving for retirement and pay for their children’s college tuition. President Obama says the measures will help “ease the burdens on …

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Enough Hand Wringing. Get the Job Done!

Leave a Comment / healthcare / By max cyril

As Washington grapples with the outcome of the election in Massachusetts this week, it’s important to remember one key thing: Congress can still pass historic legislation that will make health care a right, not a privilege, in the United States. While the procedural route may be different, Congress still can do what it intended to …

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Talking Health Care Over the Holidays

Leave a Comment / healthcare / By max cyril

This holiday season, many of you will discuss health care with loved ones. That’s because health care is a family issue. Families struggle together, we care for one another when we’re sick, and we face down financial hardship as one. After a near-catastrophic economic downturn, Americans everywhere face tough choices on where to spend their …

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Aetna Cuts 600,000 Lives for Profit

Leave a Comment / health care / By max cyril

Aetna announced that it will deliberately cut 600,000 people from its insurance rolls to raise its profits next year: In a third-quarter earnings conference call in late October, officials at Aetna announced that in an effort to improve on a less-than-anticipated profit margin in 2009, they would be raising prices on their consumers in 2010. …

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Big Unions Hail Healthcare Bill Passage, as Senate Challenge Begins

Leave a Comment / health care / By max cyril

Union leaders joined President Obama in hailing the historic, if narrow, passage of major health reform legislation in the House this weekend. The bill “is a fiscally responsible bill that will cover 96 percent of Americans, end insurance company discrimination and denials of care and equip health care providers with the tools they need to …

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A Closer Look at the House Bill: Taking on the Insurance Industry

Leave a Comment / health care / By max cyril

Over the next few days, I’ll be taking a closer look at the provisions on the House health care bill – H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act. As was the case when the original tri-committee bill was released, the House committees have a ton of fact sheets on the bill that are …

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Speaker Pelosi Announces House Health Care Bill

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“Today, we are about to deliver on the promise of making affordable, quality health care available for all americans,” said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in her statement, announcing the House health care bill. The bill is based on the ideas of opportunity, choice and innovation. Check out her speech live here. You can read the …

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Court Blocks Hikes Sought by Massachusetts Health Insurance Corps.

So, What’s In the Reconciliation Bill?

What Health Reform Will Do for America – Two Examples

Middle Class Task Force Addresses Child Care, College Costs, Retirement Security

Enough Hand Wringing. Get the Job Done!

Talking Health Care Over the Holidays

Aetna Cuts 600,000 Lives for Profit

Big Unions Hail Healthcare Bill Passage, as Senate Challenge Begins

A Closer Look at the House Bill: Taking on the Insurance Industry

Speaker Pelosi Announces House Health Care Bill

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