Big Health Insurer Agrees to Update Its Fee Data
By Danny Hakim and Reed Abelson
The New York Times
January 13, 2009

In a settlement with one of the

Big Health Insurer Agrees to Update Its Fee Data
By Danny Hakim and Reed Abelson
The New York Times
January 13, 2009

In a settlement with one of the

Families USA has continued to be a source of highly credible studies demonstrating the severe deficiencies in health care financing in the United States. A

Squeezed! Caught between Unemployment Benefits And Health Care Costs
Families USA
January 2009

By November 2008, more than 2.7 million people had joined the ranks of the unemployed

For those who would like to have a better understanding of the various Congressional approaches to reform, this report is very helpful. The Lewin Group

An Analysis of Leading Congressional Health Care Bills, 2007-2008
(Part I, Insurance Coverage)
By Sara R. Collins, Ph.D, Jennifer L. Nicholson, and Sheila D. Rustgi
The Commonwealth Fund
January

A frequent complaint about government financing of health care is that government bureaucrats place an excessive administrative burden on the health care delivery system. This

So, another ho-hum report on the bad behavior of a private insurer. And more fines that for these insurers are only a nominal and routine

Is Texas looking out for you? Health-care outsourcing is rolling on, but many patients suffer from silent treatment
By Gregg Jones
The Dallas Morning News
January 4, 2009

This annual CMS report on health care spending is being celebrated in headlines throughout the nation as demonstrating a slowing in the growth of health