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Insurance Companies Become Obama's Top Enemy on Health Reform
By David Sessions - Politics DailyAfter the health insurance industry released a report Monday attacking Democrats' plans for health reform, it appears that the insurance lobby and the White House have abandoned all hope of working together on the issue, the Washington Post reported Wednesday. The White House had spent months courting the industry for input on reform, but the report and the ensuing battle of rhetoric suggests that insurers have become the administration's chief enemy in the health care battle. The health insurance lobby was a key player in defeating reform 15 years ago under President Clinton. Obama had hoped ...
Insurance Groups to Tout Projected Premium Increases, Oppose Health Bill
By David Sessions - Politics DailyAfter playing an integral role in shaping the health-care reform effort in Congress, leading members of the health insurance industry plan to oppose the legislation, warning that the average family premium could increase up to $4,000 over the next decade, according to the Washington Post. They plan to circulate a report paid for by America's Health Insurance Plans, a health insurance trade group, that shows the rising costs of family premiums under the Obama administration's proposed health care reforms. The report's release will come one day before a crucial Senate Finance Committee vote on ...
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