by Sylvia Moore | Feb 2, 2011 | News
Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross, PacifiCare and the last holdout, Blue Shield, have agreed to Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones’ request to delay proposed rate hikes for 60 days. The first three companies relented last week. It took public pressure, notably from the...
by Andrew McGuire | Sep 10, 2010 | News
Health Insurer Cash Shifts to Favor Republicans Before Election By Drew Armstrong Bloomberg August 26, 2010 Health insurers led by WellPoint Inc. are backing Republicans with campaign donations by an 8-to-1 margin, favoring the party that’s promised to repeal...
by Andrew McGuire | Mar 17, 2010 | News
Originally published on New Deal 2.0 03/16/2010 – 12:01 pm by William Lazonick William Lazonick explains how insurance executives are gaming the system to increase their personal profits instead of investing in patient care. Among the most powerful and...