OPINION: Spinning the Supreme Court's 'Obamacare' decision

By Wendell Potter

Insurers seeking to assure that consumer protections are jettisoned if individual mandate goes

Excerpts from this story referencing "health insurance industry":

"… from the Cornhusker state, however, that caught my eye. It was instead the health insurance industry’s decision to spend our premium dollars on an Internet ad — an ad warn …"

"… y Republican politicians that would ultimately reach the Supreme Court?The health insurance industry, through its two big trade groups—America’s Health Insurance Plans and …"

OPINION: Could nonprofit health insurance plans be the real reformers?

By Wendell Potter

Nonprofit health insurance just might be the sleeper solution in healthcare reform law.

Excerpts from this story referencing "health insurance industry":

"… was among the many who belittled the idea. Having spent two decades in the health insurance industry, I knew how difficult it is for even the biggest insurers to establish a p …"

OPINION: Guess who would benefit from privatizing Medicare?

By Wendell Potter

Privatizing Medicare would help insurers, not seniors.

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OPINION: Insurance industry myths about the uninsured

By Wendell Potter

Insurers want us to believe the young were uninsured by choice, nothing could be further from the truth.

Excerpts from this story referencing "health insurance industry":

"… it used to be, thanks to ObamaCare. …"

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Slap to Obama: GOP House votes to kill health law

By The Associated Press

GOP casts repeal of Obama's health care law as a chance to stop a tax

Excerpts from this story referencing "health insurance industry":

"… ion this summer for policy holders. "What a Valentine to the health insurance industry," Pelosi said scornfully of the repeal measure. The party leader was a dri …"

OPINION: Why insurers want ObamaCare's Medicaid business

By Wendell Potter

Pay no attention to GOP governors; health insurers want that new Medicaid business.

Excerpts from this story referencing "health insurance industry":

"… ntention of repealing the Affordable Care Act because their friends in the health insurance industry are counting on major provisions of the law going forward, especially the …"

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OPINION: The illusory promise of free-market health care miracles

By Wendell Potter

Republicans keep touting free-market health care, but there's no evidence it works.

Excerpts from this story referencing "health insurance industry":

"… Republican National Convention, I was reminded of what those of us in the health insurance industry said when our friends in Congress were able to block passage of President …"

Health insurance PACs have love-hate relationship with health care reform

By Reity O'Brien

Health insurance PACs gave generously to reform opponents while supporting the Obama plan.

Excerpts from this story referencing "health insurance industry":

"… ael Beckel contributed to this report. Graphic design by Paul Williams. …"

"… group is America’s Health Insurance Plans.Much of the money rolled in as health insurance industry leaders lauded the Democrats’ reform efforts.“We are ready to be accou …"

"… ™s leadership PAC.Behind Cantor, Rep. David Camp, R-Mich., ranks second in health insurance industry contributions. The chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee …"

"… ttee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont. ($142,400).Why back the repeal?So if the health insurance industry was in favor of key parts of the law, why is it supporting members of Cong …"

OPINION: 'Disrupt' the new buzzword of Obamacare opponents

By Wendell Potter

OPINION: 'Disrupt' is the new buzzword of Obamacare opponents

Excerpts from this story referencing "health insurance industry":

"… ey to pay for expanding coverage for the uninsured.  The greed of the health insurance industry knows no bounds. Insurance companies will get billions of dollars in new r …"

OPINION: Giving thanks for regulation of insurance industry greed

By Wendell Potter

New HHS rules will help consumers and keep insurers in check.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Tennessee":

"… the individual market where I live now (Pennsylvania) or lived previously (Tennessee). In Philadelphia, a UnitedHealth care policy with a $1,000 deductible and …"

"… .  Philadelphia is a far more expensive place to live than Kingsport, Tennessee, where I grew up. So I expected the same level of coverage would cost me f …"

"… onth. It’s little wonder that the uninsured portion of the population in Tennessee (15.5 percent) is much higher than in Pennsylvania (10.9 percent).But here …"

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