Read more insurance industry stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/25104/insurance-industry.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:58:45 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72977/senate-finally-confirms-surgeon-general.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Senate unanimously confirmed Regina Benjamin as US surgeon general yesterday after Republicans ended a procedural delay that had dragged on for several weeks. Mitch McConnell and seven other GOP senators said they stalled because of an administration “gag order” that prevented insurers from giving their opinions on the effects...http://www.newser.com/story/72977/senate-finally-confirms-surgeon-general.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 30 Oct 2009 14:59:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72045/health-industry-shakedown-imperils-reform.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn dealing with pharmaceutical companies, insurers, and the AMA, President Obama should take a page from David Letterman's book and not fall prey to blackmail, writes former Labor Secretary Robert Reich. Promises the administration made to those three constituencies in exchange for staying neutral or positive about health care reform...http://www.newser.com/story/72045/health-industry-shakedown-imperils-reform.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 19 Oct 2009 15:32:40 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71703/dems-lash-out-at-insurance-industry.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAll-out war broke out between the Democrats and the insurers today, with Chuck Schumer calling for an amendment to the health care bill that would remove the industry’s long-standing anti-trust immunity. Schumer called the exemption “one of the worst accidents of American history,” blaming it in part for the precipitous...http://www.newser.com/story/71703/dems-lash-out-at-insurance-industry.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 14 Oct 2009 13:46:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66633/guess-what-sarah-those-death-panels-already-exist.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSarah Palin thinks health care reform will bring with it “death panels,” collections of bureaucrats who will ration care, deciding whose life is and isn’t worth saving. The flaw in that logic? “That’s not the future of health care—it’s the present,” writes Mike Madden for Salon. According to the...http://www.newser.com/story/66633/guess-what-sarah-those-death-panels-already-exist.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 11 Aug 2009 10:45:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65759/health-industry-rains-cash-on-blue-dog-dems.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Blue Dogs—the 52 fiscally conservative Democrats who have been fighting to kill health care reform proposals the industry doesn’t like—receive far more money from that industry than their non-coalition-member counterparts, the Washington Post reports. The reform push has been a boon for the lawmakers' ledgers; the group...http://www.newser.com/story/65759/health-industry-rains-cash-on-blue-dog-dems.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 31 Jul 2009 9:43:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65567/health-care-needs-a-real-free-market.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmerica’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 pick their favorite....http://www.newser.com/story/65567/health-care-needs-a-real-free-market.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 29 Jul 2009 10:36:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62493/if-health-care-push-fails-blame-dems.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNow ought to be a good time to reform health care. With costs up and coverage down, polls show the public overwhelmingly favors change. Unfortunately, “a handful of Democratic senators are still determined to party like it’s 1993,” writes Paul Krugman of the New York Times . These so-called “centrists” want...http://www.newser.com/story/62493/if-health-care-push-fails-blame-dems.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 22 Jun 2009 10:48:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60650/universal-health-care-plan-looks-likely.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack Obama's overhaul of the American health care system is quietly taking shape, and Democrats and Republicans both say a consensus plan looks likely. Politico reports on what the health reform bill, which must be passed by August, might look like: Guaranteed insurance for all Americans, who will probably be...http://www.newser.com/story/60650/universal-health-care-plan-looks-likely.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 01 Jun 2009 10:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59763/liddy-to-leave-aig.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAIG chief Edward Liddy is stepping down after eight months on the job, the Wall Street Journal reports. The government appointed Liddy chairman and CEO last fall after the feds bailed out the insurance giant. Liddy recommended splitting the job into two roles and will remain until his replacements are...http://www.newser.com/story/59763/liddy-to-leave-aig.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 21 May 2009 16:28:10 CDT