ANALYSIS: Frustrated small business owners among single-payer's biggest fans

By Wendell Potter

ANALYSIS: Small business owners among most enthusiastic about single-payer plan

Excerpts from this story referencing "Kaiser Family Foundation":

"… pped from 69 percent to 60 percent between 2000 and 2009, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.  The decline has been much steeper among small businesses with 10 or …"

"… ding it difficult to pay what insurance firms are demanding.  Another Kaiser Family Foundation study found that health insurance premiums employers paid for their worker …"

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?...

Excerpts from this story referencing "Kaiser Family Foundation":

"… s increase 114 percent on average from $6,438 to $13,770, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. While employers often still pay the lion’s share of health insurance pr …"

Analysis - Ryan's Medicare plan would be a windfall for insurance companies

By Wendell Potter

Rep. Ryan's Medicare plan would shred the safety net for seniors and make billions for insurers

Excerpts from this story referencing "Kaiser Family Foundation":

"… on.During that time, health costs rose dramatically. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, the average annual health insurance premium for family coverage increased …"

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The buying of the presidential debates

By Josh Israel

This year’s presidential debates will be brought to you by beer, technology outsourcing, and bottled water, among others. The Commission on

Excerpts from this story referencing "Kaiser Family Foundation":

"… he Commission in 2004, according to its financial disclosure statement.• Kaiser Family Foundation: A nonprofit foundation focusing on health care issues.• YWCA USA: A nat …"

ANALYSIS: Employer-based health care system is crumbling fast, may not survive

By Wendell Potter

ANALYSIS: Employer-based health care has been crumbling for several years

Excerpts from this story referencing "insurance":

"… uld probably only hasten its complete collapse.When I began working in the insurance industry in 1989, the vast majority of Americans — well over two-thirds …"

"… ic Policy Institute, the share of Americans with employer-sponsored health insurance declined from 64.2 percent in 2000 to 58.5 percent in 2008. Most of that d …"

"… e millions of workers lost their jobs —and along with them, their health insurance — during the recent economic downtown. When the recession officially beg …"

"… in recent years. The Kaiser Family Foundation, which keeps track of health insurance trends, found that the number of firms offering coverage fell from 69 perc …"

ANALYSIS: Cost of health coverage leaves working folks further and further behind

By Wendell Potter

ANALYSIS: Employer-based health care system demanding more from families with stagnating wages

Excerpts from this story referencing "insurance":

"… om 1999 to 2010. The average annual premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance in 2010 was $5,049 for single coverage and $13,770 for family coverage. It …"

"… re saying, “thanks but no thanks.”Although most Americans with private insurance still get it through the workplace, our employer-based system of health in …"

"… ce still get it through the workplace, our employer-based system of health insurance is failing more and more of us every year.The structure of the U.S. health …"

"… fits—or they work for businesses that have been priced out of the health insurance market.And there is no relief in sight. According to The Segal Company’s …"

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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

Excerpts from this story referencing "Kaiser Family Foundation":

"… rom their employers more than doubled in the past decade, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. iWatch News columnist Wendell Potter, a former health insurance industry …"

45 million Americans without health insurance

By The Center for Public Integrity

Both parties agree system is broken, but proposed solutions differ sharply

Excerpts from this story referencing "Kaiser Family Foundation":

"… reduce the numbers of uninsured. According to an October 2008 poll by the Kaiser Family Foundation, 62 percent of registered voters agreed “it is more important than ever …"

Thailand

By Sheetal Doshi

Thailand spent $44 million in 1993 on efforts to curb the spread of AIDS

Excerpts from this story referencing "Kaiser Family Foundation":

"… only $300 annually per patient, which is far less than the $8,000 that the Kaiser Family Foundation says that brand-name drugs would cost in the U.S. and European countries. …"

ANALYSIS: 'ObamaCare' label is sticking

By Wendell Potter

Backers of the president's health reform plan have been AWOL in fighting the 'Obamacare' label

Excerpts from this story referencing "Kaiser Family Foundation":

"… and attitudes around. Otherwise, pretty soon, it may be too late.  …"

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