Topic: Consumers Union Of U.S. Inc.

Blue Cross reaps surpluses while rates rise: report

Reuters US Online Report Health News - 567 days ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Blue Cross Blue Shield's nonprofit health plans raised insurance premiums even as they set aside millions of dollars in surpluses over the past decade, according to a report published on Thursday.For example, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona policyholders ...
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Consumers Union backs the House health reform bill

Consumer Reports - 824 days ago
With millions of Americans desperate for affordable, quality health care, Consumers Union has chosen to endorse H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act. "Health care is a consumer crisis with its crippling costs, its unreliability, and lack of access for ...

Turning point for health-care reform

Consumer Reports - 882 days ago
After a tough August, when health reform was under attack, President Obama will try tonight to convince lawmakers and Americans at large that health reform is necessary. We checked in with the director of Consumers Union's health reform campaign, DeAnn Friedholm, to ...

Which Way HealthCare Reform

The Encyclopedia Britannica - 905 days ago
The article offers information on the results of the survey, published in the " It also reveals that Americans are still very concerned about rising health care cost regardless of consumer's financial status. Excerpt from Article:

Shattering the myths about health reform

Consumer Reports - 953 days ago
In a USA Today editorial today, Steven Findlay, senior health policy analyst at Consumers Union, sheds some light on the myths about health-care reform, many of which have frightened Americans. These notions are wrong. Rather, what [President] Obama and both Democratic and ...

Rating the House health reform proposal

Consumer Reports - 959 days ago
In testimony before the House Education and Labor Committee yesterday, Consumers Union's senior policy analyst, Bill Vaughan rated the House Tri-Committee Draft Proposal for Health Care Reform on how well it met our criteria for meaningful reform for consumers. As explained in ...