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Tag Archives: Wellpoint
7 Dem Senators dragging feet on health care reform
On Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs told reporters that the president did not believe the public option had the votes to pass the Senate even through reconciliation. It was, not surprisingly, not included in the president’s final bill. … Continue reading
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Tagged Chris Dodd, Claire McCaskill, Evan Bayh, Harry Reid, Healthcare Reform, Herb Kohl, Jim Webb, Mark Warner, Nevada, Russ Feingold, Wellpoint
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WellPoint cuts employee healthcare benefits
WellPoint health insurance company, which has encouraged its employees to lobby against health care reform, is now cutting their benefits. The insurance giant plans to raise deductibles and premiums for some of its employee health benefits. “Like many employers in … Continue reading
AFL-CIO seeks investigation of health care insurance premiums
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on Thursday urged some state insurance commissioners to investigate how the costs of insurers’ lobbying to defeat health-insurance reform are affecting premiums. “We believe that health insurance providers’ lobbying expenditures have led to excessive rate hikes,” … Continue reading
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Tagged AFL-CIO, Blue Cross, Blue Shield, Cigna, Corporate Greed, Health Care, Healthcare Reform, Medicare, Richard Trumpka, UnitedHealthGroup, Wellpoint
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Nevadans Demonstrate for Health Care Reform; Wellpoint fights back
Photo: Mona Shield Payne / Special to the Sun Demonstrators, who gathered at the intersection of Fort Apache and Russell roads in Las Vegas, want healthcare reform. But Wellpoint, a major critic of a government-run health insurance plan, will have … Continue reading