Kaiser Health Tracking Poll
Kaiser Family Foundation
April 2-8, 2009
7. Now I'm going to read you some different ways to increase the number of Americans covered by
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Kaiser Health Tracking Poll
Kaiser Family Foundation
April 2-8, 2009
7. Now I'm going to read you some different ways to increase the number of Americans covered by
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He said that if we make people responsible for their own insurance (individual mandate), then we must grant a hardship waiver to exempt people who
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Letter from President Barack Obama to Senator Edward Kennedy and Senator Max Baucus
The White House
June 2, 2009
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The meeting that we held today was very productive
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Medical Bankruptcy in the United States, 2007: Results of a National Study
By David U. Himmelstein, MD, Deborah Thorne, PhD, Elizabeth Warren, JD, Steffie Woolhandler, MD,
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WellPoint/Anthem/Blue Cross has become the largest provider of private health plans through its highly successful business model that has kept their premiums very competitive. How
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Health Insurers Balk at Some Changes
By Reed Abelson
The New York Times
June 2, 2009
The insurance industry says it wholeheartedly embraces a health care overhaul, promising Congress
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With the reform debate having been diverted to issues such as offering a public option, changing the tax status of employer-sponsored coverage, or mandating individuals
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Trends In Underinsurance And The Affordability Of Employer Coverage, 2004-2007
Employer coverage helps, but it does not shield workers from health care costs deemed "unaffordable" as
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Rampant health care cost escalation is a problem for everyone. In bad economic times the problems are compounded, threatening the viability of employer-sponsored coverage. Small
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More Small Firms Drop Health Care
By Dana Mattioli
The Wall Street Journal
May 26, 2009
Accelerating health-care premiums and sharp revenue shortfalls due to the recession are forcing
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So according to Sen. Baucus, a key to reform is "everyone having health insurance." By that he means that everyone will have health insurance -
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Health Care Reform Newsmaker Series: Sen. Max Baucus
Kaiser Family Foundation
May 21, 2009
John Reichard, CQ HealthBeat: I understood you to say, Senator, that you don't expect