"… y coverage is now more than $15,000. The 9 percent increase in the cost of health insurance over last year caught many people by surprise, because it represented a bi …"

"… easuring the comparative trust that political leaders there have placed in health insurance companies.  This week and next, I will provide a glimpse into the con …"

"… ing to their health care systems, especially as those approaches relate to health insurance.We’ll start by looking at what the Republican-controlled state governmen …"

"… ough—which LePage quickly signed—that will indeed reform the state’s health insurance marketplace—exactly the way insurers want. In many ways, it is taking th …"

"… ich Congress passed last year.Over the past few years, many of the largest health insurance firms have converted from nonprofit to for-profit status and have been acq …"

"… nalysts alike, have contributed to the growing number of Americans without health insurance— more than 50 million of us at last count.I worked for two of those larg …"

"… is launched this year, as many as 17 million people would still be without health insurance by the end of the decade, according to preliminary analyses by the CBO.Up …"

"… too much for Medicaid would qualify for direct government subsidies to buy health insurance, either privately or possibly through a government-run option -- up to an …"

"… ake a more active role in health insurance regulation,” Pollitz said. …"

"… ilable.“This is one of the dark corners of the black box that is private health insurance,” said Karen Pollitz, a professor at the Georgetown University Health Po …"

"… considered in the House does seek to address the matter. It would require health insurance companies to report data on claims policies, practices and denials to a ce …"

"… l complaints from consumers. But only a fraction of consumer problems with health insurance result in formal complaints.A national survey published by the Kaiser Fami …"

"… She never developed an HIV infection. But months later, when she lost her health insurance and sought new coverage, she ran into a problem.Turner, 45, who used to be …"

"… d sought new coverage, she ran into a problem.Turner, 45, who used to be a health insurance underwriter herself, said the insurance companies examined her health reco …"

"… AIDS-free.Stories of how victims of sexual assault can get tangled in the health insurance system have been one result of the Huffington Post Investigative Fund’s& …"

"… h care system. As the Investigative Fund  reported in September, health insurance companies are not required to make public their records on how often claim …"

"… l health problems may have vastly different experiences with their private health insurance companies depending on their state of residence.  Another example of …"

"… variation in state rules.States hold the primary regulatory authority over health insurance and each has different laws governing which benefits must be offered to it …"

"… ub, where she expects to make about $12,000.  The family has long had health insurance through their union affiliation.Having to change her son’s prosthetic is …"

"… e already too many on the books,” said Susan Pisano, spokeswoman for the health insurance industry’s largest trade group, America’s health insurance Plans. “T …"

"… ts health plans uniformly and does not make one-time exceptions. …"

"… care bill signed Tuesday by President Obama bans rescission in individual health insurance policies, except when insurers can prove fraud on the part of the policyho …"

"… rt of the policyholder.Still, only about 14 million people hold individual health insurance policies. Experts have argued that patients are more protected in a group: …"