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Report: 600 Granite Staters Lose Health Insurance Coverage Monthly
(www.publicnewsservice.org)
Concord, NH - Foreclosures and job losses are not the only issues New Hampshire families are grappling with. According to a new report released by Families USA, over 100 Granite Staters are losing... More
Submitted 8 months ago by raquelbrown | 0 Comments |
Nearly 200,000 expected to lose health insurance in Michigan
(michiganmessenger.com)
A new report (PDF) put out by Families USA, a non-profit and non-partisan organization that calls itself “the voice for health care consumers,” predicts that more than 160,000 Michigan residents... More
Submitted 8 months ago by saramediaconsortium | 0 Comments |
Health-Insurance Whistle Blower Knows Where the Bodies Are Buried
(www.truthdig.com)
Wendell Potter is the health-insurance industry’s worst nightmare. He’s a whistle-blower. Potter, the former chief spokesperson for insurance giant CIGNA, recently testified before Congress, “I... More
Submitted 8 months ago by raquelbrown | 0 Comments |
South Dakota Develops Statewide Colorectal Screening Program
(www.publicnewsservice.org)
A free health benefit is on the way in January for South Dakotans between the ages of 50 and 64 who don't have health insurance. They'll be able to get a free colon cancer screening from their local... More
Submitted 8 months ago by raquelbrown | 0 Comments |
Report: West Virginians "Priced Out" of Health Insurance
(www.publicnewsservice.org)
Health insurance premiums in West Virginia have risen more than seventy-five percent since 2000, according to figures from Families USA. Renate Poer with the West Virginia Center On Budget And Policy... More
Submitted 8 months ago by raquelbrown | 0 Comments |
Got Health Insurance? Fighting for a Public Option Might Just Get You a Raise!
(www.alternet.org)
The best argument for overhauling our ridiculously expensive and dysfunctional health care system -- an argument one doesn't often hear in the corporate media -- is that fixing it would put more... More
Submitted 8 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
WeWantThePublicOption
(www.thenation.com)
Seventy-six percent of Americans, according to a recent poll, approve of the health insurance plan that Barack Obama proposed on the campaign trail, which includes a public health insurance option.
Submitted 8 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
The only sure way to fund universal healthcare
(www.salon.com)
May 26, 2009 | During the presidential campaign, I thought Obama made only one big policy mistake. He criticized John McCain for proposing to tax all employer-provided health benefits. McCain's... More
Submitted 9 months ago by HealthcareNewsLadder | 0 Comments |
Keep Your Friends Close and Your Enemies Closer
(open.salon.com)
This week, the White House teamed up with healthcare industry giants for a two-day PR blitz on health reform. A coalition of industry leaders sent a letter to president Obama over the weekend,... More
Submitted 10 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
Millions Of Underinsured Put Off Going To Doctor
(www.publicnewsservice.org)
Even if they have health insurance, millions of Americans put off going to the doctor, and it's no different for people in Missouri. A new report by Community Catalyst finds that one insured adult in... More
Submitted 10 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
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