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We asked, they answered Four NNY Republicans, all weighing runs for - WatertownDailyTimes.com

Filed under: Health Insurance — healthinsurance at 8:00 pm on Sunday, January 31, 2010

We asked, they answered Four NNY Republicans, all weighing runs for - WatertownDailyTimes.com
Bill Owens defeated Doug Hoffman to become our new congressman, the House of Representatives passed the health care bill championed by Speaker Nancy Pelosi by a five-vote margin health care coverage as good or excellent. Clearly they do not

Little progress seen against health insurance fraud - USA Today

Filed under: Health Insurance — healthinsurance at 10:00 am on Friday, January 29, 2010

Little progress seen against health insurance fraud - USA Today


Little progress seen against health insurance fraud
USA Today
That effort comes at a critical time, because the White House and lawmakers are hoping to use savings from anti-fraud measures in the government-run health

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Supreme Court moves right, focus on social issues - Reuters

Filed under: Health Insurance — healthinsurance at 8:00 pm on Thursday, January 28, 2010

Supreme Court moves right, focus on social issues - Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court’s conservative majority has drawn a rare rebuke from President Barack Obama for its corporate political spending ruling, but the justices are likely to move slowly into the economic arena, with hot-button

Field Poll: Congress gets low marks in health care - San Jose Mercury News

Filed under: Health Insurance — healthinsurance at 11:00 pm on Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Field Poll: Congress gets low marks in health care - San Jose Mercury News


Field Poll: Congress gets low marks in health care
San Jose Mercury News
AP SAN FRANCISCO—A new survey has found that a majority of Californians have a poor opinion of how Congress is handling the health care issue.
Poll: Few Calif. Voters Approve of Congress' Health Care WorkCalifornia Healthline
Few like Congress' work on health careSan Diego Union Tribune
POLL: Poor marks for federal lawmakersPress-Enterprise

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Bring on the bling: Making politicians wear their true colors - Los Angeles Times

Filed under: Health Insurance — healthinsurance at 6:00 pm on Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Bring on the bling: Making politicians wear their true colors - Los Angeles Times
Ron Calderon, whose key vote killed a consumer financial privacy bill, “(D-beneficiary of insurance And you at home can play right along. If it’s federal officials you want, go to www.opensecrets.org . For California, find the drips from the

Barack Obama - Chicago Tribune
WASHINGTON (AP) — The top House Democrat says giving up on a health care bill isn’t an option. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday, “I don’t see that as a possibility we will have something.” The California Democrat said today’s health care

California Dems seek single payer health insurance - American Thinker (blog)

Filed under: Health Insurance — healthinsurance at 1:00 am on Wednesday, January 27, 2010

California Dems seek single payer health insurance - American Thinker (blog)


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California Dems seek single payer health insurance
American Thinker (blog)
Mark Leno ( D-San Francisco) have voted, without any comment, to approve a bill (SB 810 see HERE) which will outlaw private health insurance in California
California Democrats Revive Universal Health PlanNew York Times
California single-payer plan advancesSan Francisco Chronicle
California mulling its own single payer health care planManteca Bulletin
OCRegister -Press-Enterprise -California Healthline
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California appellate decision affirms right of health insurers to rescind … - Lexology (registration)


California appellate decision affirms right of health insurers to rescind
Lexology (registration)
The continuing debate about retroactive cancellation of individual health insurance policies in California has just been clarified.

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Welfare state stirs health revolt - Detroit News

Filed under: Health Insurance — healthinsurance at 12:00 am on Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Welfare state stirs health revolt - Detroit News
We’ve been here before. Not with this much melodrama, maybe. It didn’t take a rakish Senate candidate in a pickup to stop George W. Bush’s push for Social Security reform in 2005. MSNBC wasn’t around in 1994, so we didn’t get to watch Keith Olbermann

Main Street’s Disneyland folly - Asia Times
Very much by design, visitors to Disney-themed amusement parks share a common introductory sensory experience. After passing through the gates, they emerge in the middle of what is called “Main Street, Disneyland”, a block-long depiction of life in

Obama vs. Political Reality - Commentary Magazine

Filed under: Health Insurance — healthinsurance at 6:00 am on Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Obama vs. Political Reality - Commentary Magazine
If there was any doubt before the Democrats’ loss of the Senate seat in Massachusetts last week, it’s gone now. This is a nationalized election. Look no further than the latest NBC News/ Wall Street Journal poll, conducted January 10-14 among 1

Village Pays Nearly $1M in Tainted Water Suit - CBS 2 Chicago

Filed under: Health Insurance — healthinsurance at 6:00 am on Monday, January 25, 2010

Village Pays Nearly $1M in Tainted Water Suit - CBS 2 Chicago
Seven months after the public learned Crestwood pushed tainted well water through its pipes for more than two decades, the village has cut checks for nearly $900,000 to law firms hired to battle a bevy of lawsuits filed in the matter, according to a

Illinois insurance commissioner to require documentation for rescission reviews - American Medical News

Filed under: Health Insurance — healthinsurance at 10:00 pm on Saturday, January 23, 2010

Illinois insurance commissioner to require documentation for rescission reviews - American Medical News


Illinois insurance commissioner to require documentation for rescission reviews
American Medical News
McRaith said he believes Illinois has one of the highest, if not the highest health insurance rescission rates in the country.

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