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The Health Care Divide: Dems That Have, and Dems That Don't
By Donna Trussell - Politics DailyThere's a civil war going on among Democrats in the so-called heartland. Here in the Midwest, Democrats agree on most things. We were thrilled to usher in the first African-American president. We are largely pro-choice, we're OK with gay marriage, and we hate Rush Limbaugh with the passion of 10,000 suns. But when it comes to the health care reform bills working their way through Congress, Democrats fall into two distinct camps. ...
Sen. Stabenow's Zinger on Health Care
By Ria Misra - Politics DailyA little advice to any insurance agents out there trying to lure Sen. John Kyl (R-Ariz.) away from the government-subsidized congressional health plan to a private plan: Don't pitch him anything that includes prenatal coverage -- Sen. Kyl won't be requiring it. As David Sessions wrote, in a hearing before the Senate Finance Committee Friday, Sen. Kyl criticized legislation that would bar insurance companies from excluding some benefits. After Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) complained that 60 percent of health insurance companies refuse to cover prenatal care, Sen. Kyl responded: "First of ...
Aisle 7, Price Check for Pap Smears
By Lizzie Skurnick - Politics DailyRecently, I wrote about my experience trying to get my BlueChoice Preferred Provider Organization to honor its contract to reimburse me for out-of-network care for depression. Most of the comments I received later fell into the usual categories: faulty logic; big fat meanie; off-topic; starring in personal Lifetime Drama; seeking agent. (OK. No one was seeking an agent.) ...
Kathleen Sebelius: Childhood Obesity Shortening Lives for This Generation
By Ria Misra - Politics DailyOne of the most troubling nuggets to come out of the Centers for Disease Control's Weight of the Nation conference on obesity prevention is that childhood obesity is so severe that the next generation could be the first in more than 200 years to live shorter lives than their parents. ...
They Call This Insurance?
By Mark Matassa - Politics DailyWhen they called my number at the pharmacy I went to the pick-up window and, on a whim, decided to have some fun with the nervous clerk in the white coat. "Okay," she said, tapping her keyboard. "I see this is a new order. Did they tell you about the co-payment on this?" She had a sick, worried look on her face. "Yes," I said cheerily. "They said it would be 20 bucks." To me this was perversely funny, just to watch the poor woman's face contort as she prepared to give me the bad news. ...
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