A single-payer plan for Vermont

By Wendell Potter

While some states are suing to halt health care reform, Vermont is moving forward with a single-payer plan

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"… remain—not the least of which is overcoming intense opposition from the health insurance industry and its corporate and political allies in the years ahead. For now, though …"

Aetna, Humana, other insurers mull new group to influence November races

By Peter H. Stone

Five of the nation’s largest health insurers are in serious discussions about creating a new nonprofit group and bankrolling it to the tune

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"… mportant to the companies since the new drive will also try to improve the health insurance industry’s public image after the beating it took during a year-long fight over h …"

Chamber of Commerce flowchart linked to former insurance industry lobbyist

By Joe Eaton

Free-market cheerleaders have long relied on the flowchart to push their notion that government intervention makes a hash of things. Republi

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"… reform bill.But a quick look at the Chamber analysis reveals links to the health insurance industry. To develop its chart, the Council turned to Leading Edge Policy and Strat …"

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Insurance industry battles bill mandating mental health coverage

By Kevin Bogardus

WASHINGTON, August 13, 2002 — James Hackett learned about the inequities in the coverage of mental health services after his teenage daughte

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"… bbyist for HIAA, believes mental health parity is not going to destroy the health insurance industry, [but] it’s going to hurt some people.In its 1999 report about mental he …"

ANALYSIS: Health savings accounts lucrative for insurers, costly for consumers

By Wendell Potter

Insurers fight requirement to spend 80% of premium on care

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"… ility of coverage through HSA plans.”Having spent nearly 20 years in the health insurance industry, I knew it was just a matter of time before AHIP would mount a big campaig …"

"… ecline occurred during the George W. Bush administration, which joined the health insurance industry in persuading Congress to pass legislation making HSAs more attractive by …"

ANALYSIS: Health insurers would make consumers pay for better information

By Wendell Potter

Facing new ‘labeling’ mandate, health insurers threaten to pass $50 million compliance tab to policy-holders and employers.

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"… n. Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia asked me to testify about little-known health insurance industry practices at a hearing of his Senate Commerce Committee, I initially was r …"

"… f larger legislation to reform the U.S. health care system, especially the health insurance industry. Without disclosure, it’s hard to understand what you’re paying for …"

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ANALYSIS: Translating gobbledygook from health insurers

By Wendell Potter

Having trouble deciphering health care forms? Ask Wendell

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"… people find their way through the maze and haze that characterize the U.S. health insurance industry.But now — with a bit of nudging from my colleagues at the Center for Pub …"

ANALYSIS: Cynical attempts to undo health care reform

By Wendell Potter

House Republicans would like to dismantle the president's health reform law piece by piece

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"… to all companies; and the medical loss-ratio (MLR), which is unique to the health insurance industry. The MLR is the ratio between what an insurer actually pays out in claims …"

Rape victim's choice: Risk AIDS or health insurance?

By Danielle Ivory

Women who are attacked can get tangled in the insurance system

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"… o women who have been sexually assaulted.Susan Pisano, spokeswoman for the health insurance industry’s largest trade group, America’s Health Insurance Plans, said insurers …"

For 12-Year-Old without an arm, insurance has run out

By Danielle Ivory

State rules vary widely on prosthetics and other health needs

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"… in many insurance plans. Fourteen states do not require insurers to cover prostate cancer screening, though many plans may offer the benefit anyway.  Pros …"

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