ANALYSIS: The 'clear obscurity' of the health insurance industry

By Wendell Potter

Health insurance industry follows E.B. White's advice to be clearly obscure

Excerpts from this story referencing "America’s Health Insurance Plans":

"… ealth insurance industry. Yesterday, Robert Zirkelbach, spokesman for America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) took aim at the health care advocacy group Health Care for America …"

ANALYSIS: Opaque transparency from the health insurance industry

By Wendell Potter

ANALYSIS: Insurers crying foul over new rules for premium hikes

Excerpts from this story referencing "America’s Health Insurance Plans":

"… r more was quick and predictable: “Not fair!”The PR and lobbying group America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) absolved the industry of any responsibility for constantly rising p …"

Analysis — ‘Reframing’ the debate to make insurers look poor

By Wendell Potter

While the country was struggling to emerge from a recession, and more and more of us were struggling with no medical coverage, the big for-p

Excerpts from this story referencing "America’s Health Insurance Plans":

"… d.” This forced migration really picked up steam last year. According to America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), the industry’s lobbying group, the number of people enrolled in …"

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Analysis – The ‘Front Group’ hall of shame

By Wendell Potter

Today is the day health insurers and their allies plan to launch their brand new front group the Choice and Competition Coalition.

Excerpts from this story referencing "America’s Health Insurance Plans":

"… to consumers.According to a recent story in Politico, the CCC will include America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), the insurance industry’s big lobbying group; AHIP’s longtime a …"

Aetna, Humana, other insurers mull new group to influence November races

By Peter H. Stone

Five of the nation’s largest health insurers are in serious discussions about creating a new nonprofit group and bankrolling it to the tune

Excerpts from this story referencing "America’s Health Insurance Plans":

"… ffort, the insurers funneled the funds through their industry trade group, America’s Health Insurance Plans, to keep a low profile and avoid publicity. …"

Insurance industry battles bill mandating mental health coverage

By Kevin Bogardus

WASHINGTON, August 13, 2002 — James Hackett learned about the inequities in the coverage of mental health services after his teenage daughte
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ANALYSIS: Health savings accounts lucrative for insurers, costly for consumers

By Wendell Potter

Insurers fight requirement to spend 80% of premium on care

Excerpts from this story referencing "America’s Health Insurance Plans":

"… e enrolled in health savings accounts (HSAs) if lawmakers don’t act soon.America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), the insurance lobbying group, warned in a recent report that the r …"

ANALYSIS: Insurers's bait and switch

By Wendell Potter

Analysis: Insurers fooling consumers with cynical bait and switch promising low premiums

Excerpts from this story referencing "America’s Health Insurance Plans":

"… -deductible plans, and they’re well on their way to achieving that goal. America’s Health Insurance Plans, the industry’s PR and lobbying group, bragged earlier this month that h …"

ANALYSIS: Health insurers would make consumers pay for better information

By Wendell Potter

Facing new ‘labeling’ mandate, health insurers threaten to pass $50 million compliance tab to policy-holders and employers.

Excerpts from this story referencing "America’s Health Insurance Plans":

"… cording to the Obama administration.In response to the proposed new rules, America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), the lobbying group for insurers, issued this statement: “Health …"

ANALYSIS: 'Occupy Wall Street' should also take aim at health insurance companies

By Wendell Potter

'Occupy Wall Street' protesters should take aim at health insurance trade group in D.C.

Excerpts from this story referencing "America’s Health Insurance Plans":

"… er all, the headquarters of the insurers’ biggest lobbying and PR group, America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), at 601 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., is just blocks away from Freedom …"

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