Posted on October 25th, 2009 by INSUREflo | 1 Comment »
The Associated Press released an analysis today, October 25, entitled “FACT CHECK: Health insurer profits not so fat,” that exposed another myth associated with the long struggle to reform the health care mess in America.
Posted on October 25th, 2009 by INSUREflo | Comments Off
WASHINGTON — Businesses would not be required to provide health insurance under legislation being readied for Senate debate, but large firms would owe significant penalties if any worker needed government subsidies to buy coverage on their own, according to Democratic officials familiar with talks on the bill.
Posted on October 25th, 2009 by INSUREflo | Comments Off
WASHINGTON — Democratic officials say businesses would not be required to provide health insurance under legislation being readied for debate in the Senate.
Posted on October 25th, 2009 by INSUREflo | Comments Off
A statewide effort to crack down on auto insurance fraud will provide San Francisco with more funds than expected to employ investigators and trial attorneys to help The City prosecute fraudsters.
Posted on October 25th, 2009 by INSUREflo | Comments Off
WASHINGTON — Quick quiz: What do these enterprises have in common? Farm and construction machinery, Tupperware, the railroads, Hershey sweets, Yum food brands and Yahoo? Answer: They’re all more profitable than the health insurance industry. In the health care debate, Democrats and their allies have gone after insurance companies as rapacious profiteers making “immoral” and “obscene” returns while “the bodies pile up.”
Posted on October 21st, 2009 by INSUREflo | Comments Off
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- House Democratic leaders are pushing closer to embracing the more robust public health insurance option favored by liberal Democrats, as they sought Wednesday to gauge whether such a plan can win support from a majority of House lawmakers.
Posted on October 21st, 2009 by INSUREflo | Comments Off
THE ISSUE: How many people have health insurance now, and how would that change if the system is overhauled?
Posted on October 21st, 2009 by INSUREflo | Comments Off
Oct. 21 (Bloomberg) — The U.S. House Judiciary Committee voted to repeal the insurance industry’s federal antitrust exemption in a move aimed at spurring competition and controlling the cost of premiums.
Posted on October 21st, 2009 by INSUREflo | Comments Off
Several news outlets seek to explain some of the unique aspects of U.S. health insurance.
Posted on October 21st, 2009 by INSUREflo | Comments Off
Saga is offering high levels of cover with its home insurance to provide top protection for customers’ gardens, it announced this week.