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 "U.S. Census Bureau":

"… ople who applied for coverage last year were turned down. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, almost a million Tennesseans — nearly one of every six — are uninsure …"

ANALYSIS: No silver lining in Gold Circle junkets for health insurance salesmen

By Wendell Potter

ANALYSIS: Insurers fight rules to limit admin costs while spending lavishly on junkets for salesmen

Excerpts from this story referencing "U.S. Census Bureau":

"… with private health insurance actually declined in 2009, according to the U.S. Census Bureau—the men and women who endeavor every day to woo large employer accounts …"

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 "U.S. Census Bureau":

"… ow Corporate PR is Killing Health Care and Deceiving Americans. …"

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2010 census was successful; old-fashioned methodology seen as future problem

By Laurel Adams

With a price tag of $13 billion, the 2010 census was the costliest in the nation’s history. A report by the Government Accountability Office

Excerpts from this story referencing "U.S. Census Bureau":

"… contributing to the rising cost of the census.Among its achievements, the U.S. Census Bureau reached a mail response rate of 63 percent, within its expectations, and r …"

Audit says legal aid boss charged taxpayers for club, car

By John Solomon and Laurel Adams

The head of a Louisiana legal aid group funded by the federal government routinely dined at a private club and drove a leased vehicle for pe

Excerpts from this story referencing "U.S. Census Bureau":

"… s a city where about 24 percent of residents live in poverty, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.When asked by the Center about the private club membership, New Orlea …"

Analysis — Lone star state ‘reform’ a Texas-sized distortion

By Wendell Potter

A closer look at Texas malpractice reform raises doubt about its benefits

Excerpts from this story referencing "U.S. Census Bureau":

"… thout insurance in Texas has continued to climb. In fact, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, Texas leads the country in the number of residents without health insuran …"

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An introduction

By Michael J. Zuckerman

Land Use Accountability Project: An introduction

Excerpts from this story referencing "U.S. Census Bureau":

"… between 2000 and 2007 alone, or almost 3 million per year, according to theU.S. Census Bureau. Meanwhile, the housing industry annually erects between 1 million and 2 m …"

The “soft underbelly” of development?

By Amy Reinink

Diana Johns had just moved into her four-bedroom, 6,500-square-foot Leesburg, Virginia, home in 2002 and was thrilled with its elegant pilla

Excerpts from this story referencing "U.S. Census Bureau":

"… ural heritage, and public and environmental health.A record of troublesThe U.S. Census Bureau reports that a quarter of all American homes and a third of new developmen …"

"… the nation’s fastest growing county from 2000 to 2003, according to the U.S. Census Bureau — the Virginia General Assembly’s approval of alternative septic syste …"

An uncivil war: The battle of Loudon

By Dusty Smith

An uncivil war: The battle of Loudon

Excerpts from this story referencing "U.S. Census Bureau":

"… firm M.C. Dean.Loudoun grew nearly 97 percent from 1990 to 2000, when the U.S. Census Bureau counted the population at 169,599, and continued to grow rapidly. The coun …"

"… ty led the nation in cumulative growth from 2000 to 2004, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Loudoun’s estimated population in July 2007 totaled 278,797, tripling i …"

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 "U.S. Census Bureau":

"… at, even if they have been receiving modest pay increases.According to the U.S. Census Bureau, American families have been losing ground financially over the last decad …"

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