ANALYSIS: Insurers's bait and switch

By Wendell Potter

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

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"… tibles to astronomical heights, as Anthem Blue Cross has done in Maine and Indiana.Earlier this year, many people enrolled in Anthem’s plans in Maine, espe …"

"… Matters could be even worse for the Stellas and Costins if they lived in Indiana, where Anthem’s for-profit parent company, WellPoint, is based. In India …"

"… diana, where Anthem’s for-profit parent company, WellPoint, is based. In Indiana, annual family deductibles for Anthem’s CoreShare Plan go as high as $50 …"

U.S. states step up oversight of health insurance companies' rate increases

By Alexandra Duszak

U.S. states tap $250 million in health reform law grants to scrutinize premium increases

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"… or public accountability.”The GAO said the state insurance regulator in Indiana refused to complete the survey.FAST FACT:   About 173 million Am …"

Silent Partners: Special Report

By Derek Willis and Aron Pilhofer

How political non-profits work the system

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"… Three different firms listed at the same address—7440 Woodland Drive in Indianapolis, Ind.—combined to give $2,250,000 mostly to Republican-leaning 527s …"

"… r.A spokeswoman for Golden Rule said she had never heard of Woodland Group Indiana LLC, one of the contributors listed at that address. The name of the third …"

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Young money

By Meghan O'Donnell

College Republicans show how to play the fund-raising game

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"… ividuals or couples have contributed at least $100,000 each, records show. Indiana retirees O.E. and Mary Pacey of Brookston have contributed the most—$177 …"

Privately sponsored trips hot tickets on Capitol Hill

By Jim Morris

Study finds almost $50 million spent on travel for lawmakers, aides

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"… for example, that the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Indiana Republican Richard Lugar, accepted about $150,000 in trips during the 5½- …"

Close connections

By Anupama Narayanswamy

EPA pays at least three firms to clean up pollution they may have helped create
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Low rates, needed repairs lure 'big water' to Uncle Sam's plumbing

By Erika Hobbs

Low rates, needed repairs lure 'big water' to Uncle Sam's plumbing

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"… ollar contracts in some of America's largest cities, including Atlanta and Indianapolis. Cities fromCamden, N.J., to Stockton, Calif., also have contracted o …"

"… ramework" for either party's future, he said in a press statement.In 2001, Indianapolis bought the assets of the local private water company that served the …"

"… ore than $10,000 in contributions from United Water executives in Georgia, Indiana, California and New Jersey. The company does no business in North Carolina …"

Collateral damage

By Nathaniel Heller, Tom Stites and Ben Welsh

U.S. hands out vast sums of money to combat terrorism while ignoring human rights records; lobbying key to funding flows

A repugnant choice

By Sarah Fort

In dealing with Uzbek dictator, U.S. buys access to air field — even after eviction

Public service, personal gain

Legislators hold private financial interests in laws

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"… n where a state legislature has tried to weaken disclosure requirements.In Indiana, Rep. Chester Dobis is married to a woman who sells advertising specialty …"

"… oesn't want that information to be made available to the public. But under Indiana law, they are required to report any business with a lobbyist that exceeds …"

"… such retail transactions from their annual financial disclosure forms.The Indiana Motor Truck Association has been a good customer of his wife's business.In …"

"… sponsored HB 2022, an overhaul of the tax system for commercial trucks in Indiana. It is a complex piece of legislation that would change the tax on trucks …"

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