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NEWS ABOUT: health insurance exchange

health insurance exchange stories: 5 news summaries

 Reid Rolls Out 
 Senate Health 
 Bill for Sat. 
 Showdown 

Public option weaker than House's, abortion restriction less severe

Nov 19, 09 7:40 AM CST
(Newser) - Harry Reid rolled out the Senate’s combined health care reform bill last night, earning oohs and ahhs from fellow Democrats, particularly over the price tag, and setting the stage for a cloture vote Saturday. The bill would cost a svelte $849 billion over 10 years while reducing the deficit... More »

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abortion • health insurance • Senate • Harry Reid • health care reform • public option • health insurance exchange • health care abortion

OPINION

Obama, Dems Are Free Market Crusaders

Wall Street, health industry are the ones opposed to competition

Oct 21, 09 11:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - The champions of the free market are on the march, but it's not who you think. It’s the Democrats who want to put health insurance on open exchanges where consumers can easily compare them, with a public option to inject competition into an “oligopolistic market,” points out... More »

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derivatives market • health care reform • free markets • bank regulation • health insurance exchange • Harold Meyerson

Health Reform Could Mean More Treatment Denials

None of the current bills force insurers to actually treat patients

Oct 19, 09 10:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Health care reform would force insurers to accept everyone, even those with pre-existing conditions; but it wouldn’t actually force them to treat those patients. None of the reform bills pending on Capitol Hill would restrict insurers’ ability to deny procedures for their customers, the LA Times reports. In... More »

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health insurance • health care reform • denial • health insurance exchange • health insurance industry • pre-existing condition

OPINION

Maybe Baucus Bill Is Better Than Nothing

David Brooks wishes Congress had listened to Ron Wyden

Oct 9, 09 7:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Even David Brooks has become convinced that the health care system needs a fundamental overhaul—and unfortunately, it’s not going to get one. The best option, Democrat Ron Wyden’s proposal to let employees take their employer’s contribution and spend it on an open health care exchange, was... More »

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health care reform • Max Baucus • David Brooks • Ron Wyden • health insurance exchange

OPINION

Health Care Needs a Real Free Market

But it's a scary idea,
to consumers and politicians alike: Klein

Jul 29, 09 10:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - America’s best shot for a new, better health care system lies in a strong health care exchange, argues Ezra Klein in the Washington Post. “Compared with the crazy-quilt system we have now, the idea is weirdly simple:” A single market where consumers can shop for plans and... More »

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health insurance • health care reform • insurance industry • President Obama • health insurance exchange • Ezra Klein

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