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House passes antitrust repeal

Posted on February 25th, 2010 by INSUREflo  |  No Comments »

The measure, the Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act, was passed Wednesday afternoon in a bipartisan vote of 406-19. Perriello introduced the measure with fellow freshman Democrat Rep. Betsy Markey of Colorado.

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“Government Take-over” of Healthcare? We Already Have Corporate Take-over

Posted on February 25th, 2010 by INSUREflo  |  1 Comment »

Republican ranting over the past year at the fearful prospect of a “government take-over” of healthcare has pretty completely obscured the plain reality that—at present and for some time now—American healthcare has been seized by corporate take-over.

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Insurance giant WellPoint’s rate hikes are sick, Democrats say as health reform summit looms

Posted on February 25th, 2010 by INSUREflo  |  1 Comment »

WASHINGTON – Congress made insurance giant WellPoint a poster child for the evils of the health care system on Wednesday, hammering the firm for its heart-stopping rate hikes.

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Congressional Calendar February 24, 2010

Posted on February 24th, 2010 by INSUREflo  |  1 Comment »

The House will meet at 10:00a to advance a “piecemeal” bill on health care reform, which will seek to repeal the antitrust exemptions currently enjoyed by health insurance and medical malpractice insurance companies.

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Health care reform moving forward

Posted on February 3rd, 2010 by INSUREflo  |  4 Comments »

U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-9th, of Evanston delivered a strong message Sunday to people who believe the opportunity for meaningful health care reform in the nation has come and gone.

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Standardization needed in use of home blood-pressure monitoring

Posted on February 2nd, 2010 by INSUREflo  |  1 Comment »

Millions of American homes have a blood pressure monitor, and the use of home blood-pressure monitoring is easier, cheaper, and potentially more reliable than measurements taken in a medical office.

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Long-term care insurance bill’s prospects diminish

Posted on January 23rd, 2010 by INSUREflo  |  5 Comments »

Barbara Holder, 63, bought a long-term care insurance policy for herself last year after seeing how much it helped pay the bills when her mother moved into a nursing home three years ago.

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Health options limited by cost, panelist says

Posted on January 22nd, 2010 by INSUREflo  |  1 Comment »

A man with prostate cancer faced a choice: undergo an effective, standard therapy or try a newer treatment option with less chance of causing incontinence or impotence.

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Missing the Target

Posted on January 19th, 2010 by INSUREflo  |  No Comments »

President Obama was correct to conclude that boosting economic activity required a fiscal stimulus.

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Christie taps MetLife V.P. as banking commissioner

Posted on January 15th, 2010 by INSUREflo  |  No Comments »

MORRISTOWN — Chris Christie on Friday named Tom Considine, vice president and government relations counsel at insurer MetLife Inc., as commissioner of the Department of Banking and Insurance

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