Tag: health insurance reform
The Health Insurance Reform Battle Is Not Over
Attorney general’s and state lawmakers are ready to wage war on the constitutionality of this bill through the court system. Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum, ten other states, and top prosecutors are filing a lawsuits to protect U.S. citizens and their individual health insurance. The […]
Week in Health Insurance Reform
By a vote of 406 to 19, the House last week approved H.R. 4626, the “Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act.” introduced by Reps. Tom Perriello (D-VA) and Betsy Markey (D-CO) with 65 original cosponsors. The House did not consider any amendments to the bill, although Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) […]
Obama Care Health Insurance Proposal Includes Mandate
President Obama revealed his health insurance plan on Monday. The proposal includes an individual health insurance mandate for all Americans. Legal experts and Republicans say the provision is not constitutional. Currently, more than thirty states have passed legislation or are considering doing so to guard their residents against this mandate. […]
U.S. Citizens Want Health Insurance Bill Scrapped
Recent polls show that American citizens do not approve of the current health insurance bill and see that it is already causing problems. Our people do not want government control of medicine. A health care reform bill has turned into a demonizing of the health insurance industry. In fact, the […]
Health Insurance Bill Not The Answer
The current health care bill focuses on taking advantage of government subsidies to pay for health insurance coverage. This very expensive legislation in debate does not address sky rocketing health insurance costs. Congress should scrub the bill and think of a new way to fund the program with out raising […]
North Carolina Health Insurance Reform
Rep. Larry Kissell voted against the House version of the health care reform bill in November fighting against North Carolina health insurance reform. This vote could play a huge role in Kissell’s re-election. Kissell represents the state’s 8th Congressional District expanding from Charlotte to Fayetteville. He opposes the legislation stating […]
Americans Concerned About The Economy Not Health Insurance Reform
The American people prefer that the government shift their focus to the economy rather than health insurance reform according to new polls. With so many people unemployed, now many are becoming frustrated. Almost 16% of Americans are uninsured. It is possible for a family to live for many years without […]
Waxman Probes White House On Industry Deals
The House Energy and Commerce Committee is seeking more information on private negotiations that took place between the White House and industry groups on health insurance reform. Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) will lead this interogation. Waxman heard testimony from Rep. Michael Burgess (R-Texas). He has been seeking specific details from […]
States Ban Mandatory Health Insurance
State lawmakers are pursuing measures banning health insurance mandates. President Barack Obama’s push for a health care overhaul has stalled, conservative lawmakers in more than 66% of the United States are quickly moving ahead with constitutional amendments to ban government health insurance mandates. The amendments will prohibit penalties for those […]
This Week in Health Insurance Reform JANUARY 15, 2010
JANUARY 15, 2010 This Week in Health Insurance Reform The final countdown to the passage of health care reform has begun. This week, members of the House returned to Washington to hammer out the final details of the proposed health care reform package. Senate lawmakers are scheduled to return to […]
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