US Health Reform News

Liberal groups to protest insurers Leaders of the left-leaning groups Health Care for America Now (HCAN) and MoveOn.org say they're organizing an anti-insurance rally tomorrow.

House Panel Approves Bill Curbing Insurers' Antitrust Exemption The House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday approved a bill that would curb the health insurance industry.

Panel Votes to End Insurance Antitrust Exemption The US House Judiciary Committee voted to repeal the insurance industry's federal antitrust exemption.

US congressional panel OK's insurer antitrust plan A House of Representatives panel voted on Wednesday to approve insurer antitrust plan. As Congress closes in on what Democrats hope will be landmark health-care reform, plans to rescind a House committee has voted to strip the health insurance industry of its exemption from federal antitrust laws.

Insurance exchanges called key to health care Supporters of health care reform told senators Tuesday that insurance exchanges are a critical part of proposed health care legislation for small businesses

Will Obamacare Look More Like Auto Insurance? Little noticed in the furor over a proposed health-care overhaul is the critical question of whether legislation should move health insurance

Editorial: A matter of trust The insurance industry may find out that there's something worse than having to compete with a Medicare-style health plan for working-age Americans.

Profit a small piece of health care pie While the government feels the need to demonize insurance companies in the health care debate, there is little evidence that taking the profit and won't reduce prices or profits. The Senate Small Business Committee this morning heard from small business stakeholders about what kind of health reform they want to see. Critics claim the health insurance industry was acting in bad faith when it released a controversial report last week.

Obama Officials: Health Overhaul to Help Small Firms Obama administration officials and small-business groups offered conflicting opinions Tuesday.

Explaining the excise tax If a new tax is passed and no one actually pays it, can it fund health-care reform? It sounds like a zen koan for public policy students. In the special interest war over health care, the White House and congressional Democrats have a look at key issues in the health care debate: THE ISSUE: Why is the United States the only wealthy industrialized nation that does not have universal health care?

Health care bills would end gender differences in rates, but keep age ... WASHINGTON -- The older you are, the more you usually pay for health coverage, and that's a difference likely to persist under the new plans.

Beware insurers yelping A just-released health industry-funded study claims health insurance premiums will rise under health-care reform legislation put forth by the Senate.

Reviving an Old Threat in Health-Insurance Battle President Obama and some Democrats want to repeal the federal antitrust exemption for insurers. That may not be easy—or effective. Senate Democrats and White House officials met on Monday evening to discuss how to merge the two versions. The Senate Finance Committee's health care bill has now been posted.