Leading Republicans in Congress are blaming the new health care law for double-digit rate increases being sought by insurance companies in Washington state, New York and Connecticut. But insurance regulators, leading health care experts and the companies themselves mostly blame an old culprit: rising medical costs. Full Story »
Posted by Michael Shaver
This is another example of Republican leaders using information that is not factual. This is happening too often to be considered accidental. When leader’s exaggerate or lie how can the average person learn the truth?
This is excellent! The quality is on par with a peer-reviewed academic or professional journal article.
FactCheck.org has provided an update on the health care bill with an article titled "The Truth about Health Insurance Premiums". This is an excellent story with copious amounts of documentation and sourcing, FactCheck addresses most of the current claims validating some while refuting others and clarifying all of them. The article is basically broken down into four sections the first being a summary followed by analysis, impact of the law and finally a case study from Connecticut. This is essential reading to those people who are trying to make sense out of the health care legislation and recommended reading for everyone else. FactCheck's approach is simple and very effective, they identify dubious claims and outlandish ... More »
What can I say except it's another great article from FactCheck. True it's not "War and Peace" or "A Tale of Two Cities" and it won't improve your love life but reading it will make you a more informed consumer and less likely to be duped by those with ulterior motives. The most frustrating thing for me is that most people seem to have forgotten that their health insurance premiums were going up steadily every year before health care legislation was even being debated much less ... More »
Stories about some big increases may come as a shock to those who recall President Barack Obama’s often-repeated promise that the new law would reduce most people’s ... More »
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