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One of the reasons your health claims are denied (via Seattle Post-Intelligencer: David Horsey) Click for high-res photo

One of the reasons your health claims are denied (via Seattle Post-Intelligencer: David Horsey)

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Anthem BCBS Of Maine Proclaims Entitlement To Profits, Demands Government Guarantee 3 Percent Profit

Free market indeed. They initially wanted to increase their rates by 18.9% … had to “settle” for “only” 10.9%.

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Most Americans would pay higher taxes to fund healthcare reforms that provide the best quality of care, but only a minority expects Washington to deliver it, according to a survey released on Wednesday.
Americans willing to fund healthcare reform
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The Baucus Neighborhood

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Big Day for Health Insurance Reform

The Senate Finance Committee is considering three versions of the public health-insurance option today. Regardless of your position, now is the time to be writing or calling Senate representatives. There’s a summary of the three proposals at Politics Daily, and Robert Reich gives an overview of under-the-table deals that have, so far, still failed to kill the public option.

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Americans on Health Care and Afghanistan

65% support a public health insurance option (only 26% oppose). Other numbers suggest people are wary of Obama’s leadership on this. I’d have to agree. [more here]

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While we’ve all been having an earnest debate about what should go in the bill and how it should get done, the real fight in Washington has been over who’s going to get the corporate money.

The author calls Snowe the corporatist Democrats’ “beard” (as in, their cover for the crappy compromises they’re making with the insurance industry). Funny, sad, and apparently true.

Desperately Seeking Snowe

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GOP Favors Public Option For Property, Not People

Interesting. So, when it comes to property, there’s a public option, government-mandated insurance, and even relief for those who didn’t secure insurance in advance. But for people … ?

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To put this into perspective, 98,000 deaths is like two 737s crashing every day for a whole year. If this were the case, would lawmakers consider giving the airlines immunity, or make air travel safer instead?
Tort Reform: A Bad Bargain That Won’t Fix Health Care
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Protect Insurance Companies PSA

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