Skip the Appeals Process??
Just a few moments after President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law, Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli filed suit in federal court in an effort to repeal the vital consumer protections that… Read more.
Health insurance: Even tough for CEOs to get
The truth really is stranger than fiction: Even the CEO of one of the most powerful health insurance companies would have issues finding health insurance in the individual market. In an interview with Kaiser Health… Read more.
04.13.2011 / / Insights Column
Health Coverage Still Tough To Get For Individuals
A recent report released by Commonwealth Fund, a health care advocacy group, found that nearly three-quarters of Americans who tried to buy insurance on the individual market in the last three years faced obstacles that… Read more.
03.31.2011 / / Insights Column
The crab and his mother
Aesop tells us an interesting story called “The Crab and His Mother.” The fable goes: A crab said to her son, "Why do you walk so one-sided, my child? It is far more becoming… Read more.
03.28.2011 / / Insights Column
Battling back against rate hikes
Carrie Fitzgerald, an advocate for children and families in Iowa, was frustrated by health insurance premiums continually increasing for Iowans in the individual market. Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield dominates 80 percent of… Read more.