Obama supports ending antitrust exemeption for health insurance companies
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has indicated support for a national clearinghouse where consumers could shop for health coverage and an end to the decades-old antitrust exemption enjoyed by insurance companies, Democratic officials said Tuesday.
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One-third of Ohio health insurance claim denials that were appeals were reversed according to new numbers
If your health insurance company says it won’t pay as big a chunk of your medical bills as you’d expected, appeal the decision because you could get it reversed. That’s what Ohio insurance regulators say is the lesson from some new numbers. WKSU’s Bill Cohen reports.
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Health Insurance Companies Exposed Again
A new report today confirms one of Washington’s worst-kept secrets – that big insurance companies are fighting tooth and nail to kill health reform that will wrest power from their hands and give it to American families. According to the National Journal, the nation’s largest insurers funneled between $10 million and $20 million dollars through the Chamber of Commerce to fund television ads …
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