by Andrew McGuire | Mar 21, 2011 | News
by nyceve Originally posted on the DailyKos on Mar. 15, 2011 The Japanese have an enviable healthcare system. Everyone is covered and they spend about half of what we spend in the United States. Here’s how things shape up when you compare healthcare costs and...
by Sylvia Moore | Mar 17, 2011 | News
So Blue Shield finally blinked. On Wednesday, the health insurer withdrew proposed rate increases of as much as 86.5% on individual policies. This hike would have been on top of increases Blue Shield imposed on its customers in January and October. From the Sacramento...
by Andrew McGuire | Mar 6, 2011 | News
by nyceve Dave Jones, the Insurance Commissioner of California is ready for a fight and so are the people. Keep your eye on Dave as the battle for single payer in California unfolds. The for profit health insurance industry is destroying lives in pay or die...
by Andrew McGuire | Feb 8, 2011 | News
The following are messages California OneCare received from a supporter, whose name we are withholding for their privacy: I am and have been all for this (OneCare). Starting in February, I am going in for treatments for my failing liver. It has been hell to get help,...
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...
