In the first week of July, Andie Davis’ husband, who worked in manufacturing, lost his job, as hundreds of thousands of Michiganders have since the onset of the recession. Soon after, he started collecting unemployment insurance benefits that might last the family of four as long as 99 weeks. Davis More…
If you thought that the health care reform bill was so expertly thought through as to prevent health insurance companies from engaging in the same end run around regulation practiced by the credit card companies, then Dan Froomkin has some news for you: You’re naive. Far More…
One report. Two very different interpretations.
The Congressional Budget Office stirred yet another hornet’s nest Monday when it released its latest analysis of the costs associated with the Democrats’ health care reform bill, with each side of the debate already leaning on the report to bolster its case. More…
Providing some evidence that competition between private insurers doesn’t exactly keep coverage costs in check, Families USA, an advocate for health care consumers, issued a report today revealing that premiums in North Carolina jumped 5.3 times faster than state earnings since 2000. The details:
* For family health
Did you ever do something that, with the benefit of hindsight, seemed really, really stupid and you wondered what exactly you were thinking at the time?
Imagine how the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation must feel these days. The same agency that now says it needs to borrow $500 billion in More…
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