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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"… ould ultimately bankrupt the state. So Sumlin did something about it. As president of the Vermont Senate, he co-sponsored legislation last year that may even …"

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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"… onsored in the Senate by John McCain and Ted Kennedy, never made it to the president’s desk. Dan Danner, the current NFIB CEO, was the group’s vice …"

"… rsquo;s desk. Dan Danner, the current NFIB CEO, was the group’s vice president of public affairs at the time, and he served as the coalition’s lead …"

Analysis — Obama’s view: Not a lot left to debate in health care law

By Wendell Potter

New IRS reporting requirement could be axed, but malpractice reform is not likely....

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"… he legislation were counting on to help pay for expansion of coverage. The president called the provision a “flaw…that has placed an unnecessary b …"

"… will care far less about that provision than the other topic on which the president said he was open to working with Republicans. In a line that brought GOP m …"

"… ng with Republicans. In a line that brought GOP members to their feet, the president said he would welcome their ideas on medical malpractice reform to reduce …"

"… malpractice reform to rein in frivolous lawsuits.” Even though the president adopted the Republican’s language—“frivolous lawsuits&rd …"

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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?...

Analysis — Death panels, fact and fiction

By Wendell Potter

“Death panels” are back in the news and Congress is turning its attention to them once again. The problem is, lawmakers are looking in all t

Analysis – Pay much attention to the insurers behind the curtain

By Wendell Potter

Wendell Potter looks at the GOP budget plan

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"… evenue the insurers would never have seen had it not been for the bill the president signed.But even that is not enough for the insurers. For many years, they …"

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Special treatment for 'high profile' patients; exasperation for the rest of us

By Wendell Potter

The president's mother and his struggle for health care reform

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"… alth care reform.But I didn’t realize until reading a new book about the president’s mother that the insurer she was pleading with was CIGNA, the one I use …"

"… edical treatment might be related to a “preexisting condition,” as the president’s mother, Ann Dunham, found out.In August 1995, according to Janny Scott …"

Buyer beware

By David Heath

New consumer agency powerless against dishonest auto lending practices

After decade of inaction, FTC holds meeting on auto financing concerns

By David Heath

After decade of inaction, FTC holds meeting on auto financing concerns

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"… nd what part of my rate is for compensation.”Auto dealer David Westcott, president of Westcott Buick GMC Suzuki, said about 70 percent of his customers finan …"

Geithner's threat to tap congressional retirement funds rings hollow

By John Aloysius Farrell

Don't worry if Treasury is tapping the G Fund; it'll be paid back in full

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"… top of a too-generous thrift plan? There is none,” said Jim MacDougald, president of The Free Enterprise Nation, a group of free market conservatives.In add …"

"… e most generous retirement plans in the country,” said Jim Kessler, vice president for policy at the Third Way, an association of moderates.The Third Way ana …"

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