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....

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"… was considered by Congress but never made it into the final reform bill in Washington because of intense opposition from the insurance industry. Vermont&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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"… m debate, but it didn’t survive — and that was no accident. In Washington, lobbyists for insurance companies wanted to kill the public option, becau …"

"… ssions in a conference room at the Porter Novelli public relations firm in Washington, where plans were being developed to turn public attitudes against the Pat …"

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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"… option. But perhaps Democrats can do in Hartford what they could not do in Washington. In fact, they have already taken an important first step. While members …"

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Analysis — The insurers’ real agenda for change

By Wendell Potter

Former executive says big firms don't want reform law repealed, but they do want to strip key regulations and consumer protections....

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"… ts from other big insurers and I met secretly in hotel conference rooms in Washington and elsewhere with APCO to plan the PR strategy. The idea was to “re …"

Analysis — A prize for simply doing what's right

By Wendell Potter

Wendell Potter is honored for speaking truth to power, but hopes such prizes won't always be necessary

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"… d they are good at it. Given the reach and power of the insurance lobby in Washington (and in state capitals around the country), it is profoundly unlikely that …"

ANALYSIS: Are insurers writing the health reform regulations?

By Wendell Potter

ANALYSIS: Media has stopped watching health reform; insurers taking advantage

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"… .At a January meeting of several hundred patient and consumer advocates in Washington,  a top aide to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius …"

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SEC extracts fines, but not confessions

Federal judge scolds SEC for routinely letting businesses and executives settle civil lawsuits without admitting any guilt....

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"… tin, a former SEC attorney who now practices at Covington & Burling in Washington, said that such language simply states a fact and in his experience is not …"

Financial reform this week: House Republicans push bill to curb CFPB power

By Julie Vorman

Your guide to financial reform law events during the week of May 2

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"… , speaks at the Independent Community Bankers of America policy meeting in Washington.Escrow accounts- Deadline for public comments on the Federal Reserve's pro …"

"… p;at the Investment Company Institute's annual meeting of fund managers in Washington.CFPB leadership – A House Financial Services subcommittee drafts legisla …"

"… at the Investment Company Institute's annual meeting for fund managers in Washington.Goldman Sachs - Goldman Sachs Inc. holds its annual shareholders meeting i …"

Coal ash: The hidden story

By Kristen Lombardi

Pat Nees never liked the water at the Moose Lodge. Almost everyone in tiny Colstrip, Montana, drank and dined at Lodge #2190, but the well w

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"… tes,” he points out, “which is what we support.”Lingering doubtsSuch Washington debates seem far away to Colstrip residents such as Wayne and Virginia Joh …"

Bankers, consumer groups clash over IRS plan to crack down on foreign tax cheats

By Michael Hudson

US banks say they shouldn't have to report foreign deposits

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"… gulations.These critics were out in force Wednesday at a public hearing in Washington, speaking against an Internal Revenue Service plan that would require U.S. …"

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