Health Economists Urge Passage of Reform
New York Times (blog)
Strengthen competition and oversight of private insurance through insurance exchanges and increased regulation of private insurers and their rates. …
Cliffs Notes on Obama's health care summitBaltimore Sun (blog)
Health summit shows divergent viewsUSA Today
NC Students Debate Health CareNewsHour
NPR -National Journal (blog) -U.S. News & World Report (blog)
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A 'Government Takeover' of Health Care?
New York Times (blog)
Start with the $950 billion price tag over the next decade for federal subsidies toward the purchase of private health insurance. Divide that amount by $34 …
President Obama makes opening remarks at White House health summitWashington Post
Rasmussen Reports: 51% Fear Government More Than Private Health InsurersThe FINANCIAL
Health Summit Should Be Must-See TVU.S. News & World Report (blog)
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Obama to call for control over insurance rate hikes
Politico
Obama's proposal would give the Health and Human Services secretary, Kathleen Sebelius, new powers to review premium hikes by private insurance companies …
U-Turn on Health Care (and More)The Moderate Voice
UPI NewsTrack TopNewsUPI.com
Obama Will Propose Federal Oversight of Rate HikesNew York Times (blog)
Concord Monitor -El Paso Inc -News & Observer (blog)
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Private health rebate may trigger vote
Sydney Morning Herald
The opposition has countered by saying the government is breaking an election promise not to tinker with private health insurance. …
Greens' last-ditch push for health cashThe Age
New poll trigger loomsBrisbane Times
Defeat of health rebate to provide early election triggerSydney Morning Herald

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Hundreds rally with Franken to pass health care reform
Workday Minnesota
… Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to use the budget reconciliation process to pass the public option as an alternative to private health insurance. …

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Health insurers defend profits
Louisville Courier-Journal
Private health insurance premiums, by contrast, grew 3.3 percent, CMS said. And while about 15 percent to 20 percent of insurers' premium revenue typically …
Consumers Of Individual Health Policies Are 'Trapped'Huffington Post (blog)
California Death SpiralNew York Times
ME Lawmakers Urged To Keep Working On Health CareWBZ
Economist (blog) -The Hill (blog)
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Axe health subsidies for rich, Swan says
NEWS.com.au
Ahead of the Senate vote, Mr Swan maintains that 99.7 per cent of private health insurance holders would keep their policy even if the rich were forced to …
Australian Treasurer Says Health Insurance Reform Is 'Critical'Bloomberg

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TAKE-A-LOOK-Obama tries to revive healthcare reform effort
Reuters
Obama also took aim at health insurance companies, saying the "status quo is good for the insurance industry and bad for America. …
The urgency of health care reformDenver Post
"Bending the Curve": What Really Drives Health Care SpendingWall Street Journal
Obama slams greedy health insurance companiesKansas City Star
Economist -CBS News -U.S. News & World Report (blog)
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Scams and rate increases: More on those Republican ideas
Firedoglake (blog)
Because private companies can't provide health care more efficiently than the government, so they need corporate welfare so they can make a profit. …
Government proposes higher Medicare payments for insurersReuters
Medicare Advantage members face big cost hikesThe Hill (blog)
Premiums Jump 14 Percent on Medicare Private PlansABC News
Atlanta Journal Constitution -WKOW-TV.com -EmpowHer (blog)
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Obama Targets Connecticut Health Insurance Rates
Hartford Courant
But the Obama administration again criticized insurers as the reason fewer people can afford private, individual health insurance plans. …
The insurance death spiral is hereEconomist (blog)
Feinstein bill would limit health insurance rate hikesThe Hill (blog)
Health insurance rates sky-high and here's whyExaminer.com
RealClearPolitics (blog)
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