The health insurance industry has some lingering doubts about President-elect Barack Obama’s health care plan. Even though they have supported a plan that will require them to accept all applicants without regard to pre-existing conditions, there are still concerns. The National Health Insurance Exchange is giving them issue.
The National Health Insurance Exchange would give Americans a choice between a private plan and a government sponsored plan. The premise is that by combining government sources and open market options, the insured will have more resources with which to tailor a custom plan. The New York Times reports Tom Daschle, the incoming HHS Secretary, as stating that the government’s plan is designed around the Medicare model.
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In the Seattle Times February 9, David Sirota’s syndicated column exposes the lack of change in the new administration:
“America was told that finally after years of yes-men running the government, we were getting a president who would follow Abraham Lincoln’s load, fill his administration with varying viewpoints, and glean empirically sound policy from the clash of ideas.
“Little did we know that the ‘team of rivals’ was what George Orwell calls ‘Newspeak’: an empty slogan.
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White House proposes increase in FDIC deposit insurance fund Washington Post The Obama administration wants to increase the size of … …
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White House proposes increase in FDIC deposit insurance fund. Business — By Post on February 2, 2010 at 7:00 am. The Obama administration wants to increase the size of the insurance fund that repays depositors in failed banks, … …
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WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama and top congressional Democrats closed in Friday on an agreement on cost and coverage disputes at the heart … …
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I don’t know why these dummies are following the Obama Bunch on this insurance plan. They all know that this bill stinks and that it will cause great harm on the people of Medicare-Medicare. I’m surprised that the younger people don’t … …
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White House Wants Insurance Exchanges in Health Bill Wall Street Journal President Barack Obama has told House Democrats that he intends to use the Senate bill as the framework for the final legislation. But the administration is . … …
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By James Rowley Jan. 12 (Bloomberg) — President Barack Obama , weighing in on congressional health-care negotiations, favors a US House plan to set up a nationwide exchange on which people could buy insurance at lower prices, … …
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Monday defended President Barack Obama’s support for taxing high-value insurance plans to help pay for health ca… …
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White House spokesman Robert Gibbs disputed that the insurance plan tax is similar to what Republican John McCain proposed while running against Obama for president. McCain wanted to eliminate tax-free health benefits altogether. … …
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