In the case of fetuses and rich people, Republicans insist on the sanctity of life. But in the case of destitute people, infants who imprudently choose working-poor parents and struggling young adults – basically all riffraff unable to afford health insurance – the GOP says there’s nothing sacred about their stinking lives.
Let ’em die. The uninsured should be left to rot. more »
When Herbert Hoover ran for president in 1928, the Republican party promised his victory would assure the prosperity of “a chicken in every pot.” This week, Republicans proffered a similar pledge to America. more »
The shocking corruption of the Senate health care bill revealed, using just two facts (helpfully supplied by the Senate itself) and a little middle-school math
On Christmas Eve, the Senate passed its long-awaited health care reform bill. more »
prospect.org — Requiring insurance companies to spend a greater percentage of premium dollars on health care—otherwise known as the "medical loss ratio"— would pump billions more into medical care. But you can thank the Congressional Budget Office for probably wiping any possibility of this off the table.
Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., joins Institute for America’s Future health care project director Diane Archer, Georgetown University research professor Karen Pollitz and Consumers Union senior policy analyst Bill Vaughan in urging insurance companies to disclose information about the prices they charge and the care they cover that they are now keeping secret.
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Imagine that you're choosing between two health insurance plans. One has a $15 co-pay for doctor visits and says it covers hospital charges up to 80 percent of "reasonable and customary" charges. The second has a $20 co-pay and covers only 75 percent of "reasonable and customary" hospital charges. The first plan is clearly the better deal, right? more »
The different health reform bills pending in Congress represent quite different understandings of what a health insurance exchange is, what it does, how it is organized and how it functions. These differences are likely to affect significantly the extent to which the exchanges accomplish their goals and avoid the problems that have afflicted earlier attempts at creating and operating exchanges. The exchanges should operate at the federal level, as the House health care reform bill provides. more »
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