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Health Care Reform Is Not A Theoretical Thing | Oliver Willis

My friend who works at a financial services company nearby tells me that Aetna is raising their insurance premiums by by over 20% this year. This is on top of a double-digit rate hike the previous year as well. …

Medical-providers tax would benefit fewer hospitals than it would …

ATLANTA – Legislators who rejected a 1.6-percent tax on hospitals and health – insurance companies last year weren’t eager to hear the same proposal included in this year’s budget, as was shown by questions during an appropriation hearing …

H1N1 and health reform dominated 2009 medical news (CNN)

It was the year that a new pandemic flu swept across the globe, initially baffling health authorities and causing worldwide panic.

2009 YEAR IN REVIEW: Economics, schools, health top headlines (Suburban Journals)

FIRST OF THREE PARTS Economic and health concerns drove much of this year’s news in St. Charles County.

How would health insurance businesses be able to stay viable if …

As I understand it, the bill forces all Americans to have health insurance . However, I think that the fine for having no health insurance is around 0. But after the year 2014, health insurance companies will not be able to turn …

As benefits shrink, premiums are growing on many health insurance plans (The Janesville Gazette)

It’s that time of the year again: open enrollment for health insurance. Employees are called to mandatory meetings to learn about changes in their employer-sponsored benefits for the coming year.

Brian Ahier – Health IT & Healthcare Reform: Healthcare Lobbyists …

tration from January through September. AHIP, the insurers’ trade association, has spent more than $6 million this year. The analysis reviewed data for the top insurance companies as identified by Fortune magazine’s rankings. …

(COF) Over 1 Million Bankruptcies in 2009

According to a report released today by the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI), there have now been 1.046 million personal bankruptcies since the start of the year. This is the highest since the first nine months of 2005 when people were rushing to file before the draconian new bankruptcy act of 2005 took effect (still better than the Victorian days of debtor prisons, but not much). The institute expects to see the total for the year top 1.4 million. I think they are being conservative, espec

A fund battles back: up 45% this year

Longleaf Partners Fund: (LLPFX) Managers: Mason Hawkins and Staley Cates Return since 12/01: 70% None of our fund picks for 2009 delivered a stronger performance this year than Longleaf Partners, which is up a dazzling 45% since January, 26.5 points better than the S&P 500. Of course, that’s after a 51% free fall in 2008. “We’ve had a great run so far this year,” says Lee Harper, a portfolio manager at Southeastern Asset Management, Longleaf’s advisory firm. “But that’s also indicat

Over 1 Million Bankruptcies in 2009 – Analyst Blog

According to a report released today by the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI), there have now been 1.046 million personal bankruptcies since the start of the year. This is the highest since the first nine months of 2005 when people were rushing to file before the draconian new bankruptcy act of 2005 took effect (still better than the Victorian days of debtor prisons, but not much).   The institute expects to see the total for the year top 1.4 million. I think they are being conservative, esp