Insurance Mandates Draw Flak From Both Sides

Wall Street Journal by Janet Adamy, Greg Hitt | Oct. 10, 2009 (News Analysis)

Proposals that would require Americans to buy health insurance -- central to legislation circulating in both houses of Congress -- are under fire from both ends of the political spectrum, with some liberals saying the penalties are too harsh for those who refuse and conservatives denouncing the whole concept.

Democratic leaders crafting health-care overhaul legislation aim to bring their measures to the floor of the Senate and House in the next ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Kristin Gorski - Oct 9, 2009 - 10:27 PM PDT
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Edited by: Kristin Gorski - Oct 10, 2009 - 6:01 AM PDT
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Patricia Blochowiak
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 by Patricia Blochowiak - Oct. 10, 2009

It's all true, but there's no significant and new information.

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Fred Gatlin
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 by Fred Gatlin - Oct. 10, 2009

While this article is written fairly well. Congress has limited ideas of health insurance changes and journalists continue to provide stories about Congress ideas without looking more broadly.

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Kristin Gorski
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 by Kristin Gorski - Oct. 10, 2009
Kristin posted this story.
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