The Insurance Industry's Lethal Bottom Line -- and Sen. Al Franken's Solution

(Blog Post) Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) is now leading a group including Sens. Jay Rockefeller (D-W. Va.) and Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) to introduce an amendment that would go further by requiring that 90 percent of the money consumers spend on health insurance premiums go directly to health care costs Full Story »

Posted by Jo Bobenhouse Smith - via Huffington Post (Featured)
Tags Help
Subjects: U.S., Politics, Health
Topics: Health Care
Member Tags: Al Franken
Stats Help
# Diggs: 2 (as of 2009-12-06)
# Tweets: 13 (as of 2009-12-06)
Editorial Help
Posted by: Posted by Jo Bobenhouse Smith - Dec 6, 2009 - 6:44 PM PST
Content Type: Blog Post
Edit Lock: This story can be edited
Edited by: Jo Bobenhouse Smith - Dec 6, 2009 - 6:47 PM PST

Reviews

Show All | Notes | Comments | Quotes | Links
Patricia L'Herrou
3.7
by Patricia L'Herrou - Dec. 12, 2009

the story has facts and figures on why the money insurance companies put into patient care isn't as much as it could be, and compares those with medicare figures. within the senate this should become very important for the reform of the system as th writer points out.

See Full Review » (10 answers)
Randy Morrow
4.2
by Randy Morrow - Dec. 7, 2009

An eye opening look at just how profit driven health care is.

See Full Review » (11 answers)
Dwight Rousu
4.0
by Dwight Rousu - Dec. 7, 2009

The article concisely reports the problem, and reports on one proposed solution.

See Full Review » (12 answers)
Jo Bobenhouse Smith
4.1
by Jo Bobenhouse Smith - Dec. 7, 2009

The health care reform bill now being debated in the Senate must include a provision, such as that proposed by Sen. Franken, that sets a minimum medical loss ratio to keep ... More »

See Full Review » (12 answers)
Anna Carter
3.0
by Anna Carter - Dec. 12, 2009

This is an important topic, which must be addressed. I agree with the opinion expressed in this article.

See Full Review » (6 answers)

Comments on this story Help (BETA)

NT Rating | My Rating

Ratings

3.8

Good
from 5 reviews (56% confidence)
Quality
3.7
Facts
4.0
Fairness
3.8
Sourcing
2.6
Style
3.8
Context
4.0
Depth
3.2
Enterprise
4.5
Relevance
4.8
Popularity
4.2
Recommendation
4.6
Credibility
4.0
# Reviews
2.5
# Views
5.0
# Likes
2.0
# Emails
1.0
More
How our ratings work »
(See these related stories.)

Links Help

No links yet. Please review this story to add some!