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Insurance Company Promises to Refund Excessive Profits to Customers
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June 10, 2011
Blue Shield of California is promising to pay back its customers any excessive profits. Will any other insurance companies follow their lead?
GOP Medicare Scheme Backfires as NY Dem Wins Race for Congress
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May 26, 2011
The Republican agenda to kill Medicare, trample workers' rights and cut millionaires' taxes at the expense of everyone else took a well-earned beating in upstate New York on Tuesday, as a Democrat comfortably won the special election for a U.S. House seat the GOP has held for generations.
Health Care Costs More Than Doubled in Less Than a Decade
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May 24, 2011
A recent report by the consulting firm Milliman has found projected health care costs for a family of four to be over $19,000, a new record high.
Consumers Put Off Needed Care While Health Insurance Companies Make Record Profits
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May 24, 2011
Even during the worst economic downturn in a generation, health Insurance companies are enjoying a third straight year of record profits.
Mitt Romney's Troubles Show Republican Party is Out of Ideas on Health Care
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May 23, 2011
Most governors would be proud of passing legislation that provided affordable health insurance for millions of their state's residents, but Mitt Romney has come under fire from Republicans for passing a bill that became the basis for President Obama's health care reform.