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 "health insurance":

"… ly refused to tell us their justification for hiking premiums."Focusing on health insurance premiums while ignoring underlying medical cost drivers will not make heal …"

"… y out of luck. We’re all out of luck. Are you struggling to pay for health insurance? Have you or your family had problems with health insurance companies? Tel …"

"… ing to pay for health insurance? Have you or your family had problems with health insurance companies? Tell Wendell Potter your story: wpotter@publicintegrity.or …"

Proposed bill aims to expand health IT funds to mental health providers

By Kimberly Leonard and Josh Israel

Stimulus bill left many providers out, but costs of including them may doom the measure....

Will digital technology reduce gap in health between rich and poor?

By Emma Schwartz

Two years ago, the Ethio American Health Center opened its doors in the nation’s capital, promising the country’s largest community of Ethio
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Emergency room visits up 11 percent in last decade; health care reform could drive numbers higher

By Laurel Adams

More than 100 million people seek help in emergency rooms, a number that could rise as health care reform kicks in

Excerpts from this story referencing "health insurance":

"… nal Budget Office, an additional 32 million people are projected to obtain health insurance coverage by 2019. CBO estimated that gaining insurance increases an indivi …"

Analysis — A Canadian-style single-payer health system in Vermont?

By Wendell Potter

A new governor in Vermont is boldly declaring his intent to look at a Canadian-style single-payer health care system....

Excerpts from this story referencing "health insurance":

"… Shumlin concluded that the uniquely American multi-payer system of private health insurance firms was actually fueling medical inflation and thwarting the state&rsquo …"

Analysis — Insurers’ ‘friends’ will influence public option debate in Conn.

By Wendell Potter

Health insurers in Connecticut will call on some of their longtime allies to help turn the public and state lawmakers against the idea of cr

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"… ng history of being tight with Republican candidates and lawmakers and the health insurance industry. I know this first-hand from working closely with the NFIB in pre …"

"… federation said that “making consumers more aware of health care and health insurance costs will encourage them to become better-health care consumers.” …"

"… strings -- or that they themselves will be financing the campaign with the health insurance premiums they pay every month. News analysts Wendell Potter, a former in …"

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Analysis — Fear and loathing over a public insurance option in Hartford

By Wendell Potter

Will a "public option" have a better chance in Hartford than in Washington? Not if the insurance companies have anything to say about it. ..

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"… l be offered as an option along with private carriers in the state’s health insurance exchange, which will start operations on Jan. 1, 2014. On Monday, three …"

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

Analysis – One year later, health reform a law worth keeping

By Wendell Potter

Is the health care reform law a good deal for Americans or is it so badly flawed that Congress should repeal it?...

Analysis — Death panels, fact and fiction

By Wendell Potter

“Death panels” are back in the news and Congress is turning its attention to them once again. The problem is, lawmakers are looking in all t

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