Insurance Group Says Health Bill Will Mean Higher Premiums

After months of collaboration on President Obama's attempt to overhaul the nation's health-care system, the insurance industry plans to strike out against the effort on Monday with a report warning that the typical family premium in 2019 could cost $4,000 more than projected. Full Story »

Posted by Derek Hawkins - via Google News (Health), Google News (Lobbying), Publish2 (Politics), Washington Post , NewsRack (Health Care), Memeorandum
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Posted by: via Google News - Oct 11, 2009 - 8:02 PM PDT
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Edited by: Samuel W. Velsor IV - Oct 12, 2009 - 11:37 AM PDT

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3.8
by Derek Hawkins - Oct. 12, 2009

Informative. The Post thankfully doesn't just report on the report, but uses its publication to contextualize the insurance industry's interest and influence in reform.

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3.7
by Fabrice Florin - Oct. 12, 2009

Informative report on the insurance industry's response to the proposed health care bill that's being finalized in Congress. This story centers largely on the anticipated insurance industry report prepared by PricewaterhouseCoopers, but also cites comments from other stakeholders, while providing good context about this event.

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by Dwight Rousu - Oct. 13, 2009

The article covers the dispute, but falls short of using facts and data to dissect the arguments.

Single payer universal coverage would seem to eliminate their concerns.

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by Randy Morrow - Oct. 13, 2009

"By postponing and reducing penalties on people who do not sign up for health insurance, industry analysts predict it would attract less-healthy ... More »

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by Manfred Ostrowski - Oct. 12, 2009

Good article which gives the arguments in a balanced and easily understood way. The focus on the insurance group adds new information to past contributions.

I think the objective should be to reach universal coverage.

Market reform enacted in the absence of universal coverage will increase costs dramatically for many who are currently insured by creating a powerful incentive for people ... More »

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by Samuel W. Velsor IV - Oct. 12, 2009

The insurance groups I bet are correct since the Senate in its blunbering ways has decided to keep the Republican ways and not include a mandatory ... More »

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by Xenia Pineda - Oct. 12, 2009

Yes it is, becasue it is very insightful. It not only discusses the health care issue that is going on now but it talks about the effects of it in the future. This is the type of news that should be more avialble like; how this one current issue now will effect us or others in the future.

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4.5
by Patrick McGuire - Oct. 13, 2009

It covers with some depth the on going debate about the health care debate with the latest in health industry who never appeared to be serious about reform.

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