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The Fairness Foundation, Inc. Hospitals are merciless with the uninsured; they take homes, savings, ruin credit, and garnish wages all to receive the outrageously high prices they charge the uninsured.
Report Outlines Steps Next President Can Take To Improve Health Care, Reduce Costs The U.S. over the next 10 years could reduce health care costs by $1.5 trillion, expand health insurance to more residents and improve quality of care through widespread reforms to eliminate inefficiencies and increased taxes, according to a report released on Tuesday by the Commonwealth Fund
California Appellate Court Ruling On Policy Cancellations Could Spur Class-Action Lawsuits The California 2nd District Court of Appeal on Tuesday ruled that canceling individual health insurance policies for omissions or mistakes on applications after claims are submitted is "flatly prohibited" under state law, the Los Angeles Times reports. The decision could open the door to class-action lawsuits and changes in insurers' practices
Interview: Bill Novelli, CEO of AARP Domestically, health care is the biggest issue for the nation right now. Too many Americans -- 47 million -- don't have health insurance. That number is climbing, not falling. As health care costs rise, we're spending more on health care than any other industrialized nation, but we are not getting our money's worth, and throwing more money at the problem is not the solution.
Coverage & Access | Insured U.S. Residents Face Medical Debt as Insurance Plan Caps Are Slow To Rise, Hospitals Pad Bills With Inflated Charges "Widespread practice of bill padding by hospitals and other health providers" has led to increased health care costs for patients
Clinton Proposes Increased Federal Regulation Of Health Insurers Presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) on Monday during a discussion of her health care proposal in Goffstown, N.H., said health insurers should face the same type of federal regulations as brokerages Topics
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