Category Archives: Insurance Companies

Perry says no to ‘Obamacare,’ but what’s his plan?

By doris | Published: August 23, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com WASHINGTON — With the highest percentage of uninsured residents, Texas would be one of the biggest beneficiaries of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul. But Gov. Rick Perry blocked moves to lay the groundwork for expanded coverage. And among the alternatives he’s supported is an untested regional solution that could put [...]

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Who pays for Obama’s Medicare plan? Hint: Not seniors

By doris | Published: April 18, 2011

Full Story at money.cnn.comLeave medicare alone. Put back the money you took out of SS, you would not have to don anything now. They took money out twice and never put it back what is wrong with you people. That money was not to be touched son now we could have it. You are hurting [...]

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Health plans must spend premiums on medical care

By doris | Published: November 23, 2010

Full Story at news.yahoo.com WASHINGTON – Health insurance premiums should go for actual medical care — not insurers’ overhead and profits — the Obama administration said Monday in rules that for the first time require the companies to give consumers a rebate. The regulation unveiled by the Health and Human Services department calls for insurance [...]

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Senate GOP leader takes aim at health care law

By doris | Published: November 4, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.com WASHINGTON — The Senate’s Republican leader says congressional lawmakers can and should vote to repeal President Barack Obama’s health care law, repeatedly if necessary. If Obama should veto laws repealing the health care overhaul, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says, the House should cancel funding for its programs. As for the [...]

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Obama says health care reform helping people get by

By doris | Published: September 24, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — Faced with a divided public over his signature legislative achievement, President Barack Obama on Wednesday hailed the health care reform bill passed in March as important for helping both the government and the American people deal with rising medical costs. The measure endured a bitter political fight that [...]

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GOP divided on how to replace health overhaul law

By doris | Published: September 19, 2010

Full Story at news.Yahoo.com WASHINGTON – Republicans are promising to repeal and replace President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul if they win control of Congress. But with what? Not even they know. Some have proposed major changes to workplace coverage, even turning Medicare into a voucher plan. Many prefer small steps that tiptoe around political [...]

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Alaska US Senate candidate cited in 3-car crash

By doris | Published: September 7, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.msn.com ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Republican candidate who defeated U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski in Alaska’s primary election has been cited for his role in a recent three-car collision in Fairbanks. Joe Miller was involved in the crash in his hometown three days after the Aug. 24 election and before the conservative lawyer’s [...]

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Andy Griffith’s new role: pitching health care law

By doris | Published: August 2, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.com WASHINGTON — Actor Andy Griffith has a new role: pitching President Barack Obama’s health care law to seniors in a cable television ad paid for by Medicare. The TV star — whose role as sheriff of Mayberry made him an enduring symbol of small-town American values — tells seniors that “good [...]

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The New Revolutionaries

By doris | Published: July 5, 2010

Full Story at Newsweek.com It’s not just the 4th of July holiday that’s raising memories of revolution. The idea of active anti-government resistance, once the province of the fringe or a mere historical parable, is now a common component of the national discourse. If all the voices actively calling for or raising the specter of [...]

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Obama touts health care reform successes

By doris | Published: June 23, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — Health care reform was “a long overdue victory for America’s consumers and patients” and Americans are “already seeing a wave of change,” President Barack Obama said Tuesday as he touted the success of his signature domestic policy initiative. But health insurers must not use health care reform as an [...]

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Low-cost coverage in health reform not for all

By doris | Published: April 17, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.com WASHINGTON – It’s an eagerly awaited early benefit of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul: affordable coverage for Americans with medical problems who can’t get a private insurer to even take a look. Starting in July, a special high-risk pool will offer coverage to uninsured people with pre-existing health conditions at [...]

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Health-care vote may hinge on abortion issues

By doris | Published: March 21, 2010

I thought this is a free country. I don’t believe in abortion, but the woman should have the right to choose and the insurance should cover it. If the women go out and get an abortion some way else and they don’t do it right, she still in the hospital to get help and the [...]

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