For months, President Obama and his administration waged their fight for a health-care overhaul without a clear opponent, even courting the industry executives and interest groups that helped kill reform efforts 15 years ago. Full Story »
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The story gives the reader a good account of how the recent report by the AHIP has affected the ongoing health care debate. Some view it as a last-minute attempt by the health insurance industry to sabotage reform while others view the report as a legitimate notifier of concern. However, this story fails to probe the truthfulness of the AHIP report as compared to the actual Senate Finance Committee's bill or the Congressional Budget Office's estimates.
“[At the same time], the health insurance industry is at the bottom of the scale of people’s trust.” More »
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