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Health insurance competition matters

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Health insurance competition matters

House Chamber

If lawmakers should remember one thing, it is that Americans can’t get health care without well-functioning health insurance markets. Legislators should scrutinize these mergers to guarantee that Americans receive the care they need at a reasonable price.

Antitrust Lawsuits Target Blue Cross and Blue Shield

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http://www.wsj.com/articles/antitrust-lawsuits-target-blue-cross-and-blue-shield-1432750106

Customers, health-care providers accuse insurance network of acting as a cartel

‘Underinsured’ May be the Next Healthcare Crisis

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http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/HEP-316567/Underinsured-May-be-the-Next-Healthcare-Crisis

George Washingtons Eyes

Why Insurance Doesn’t Always Prevent Giant Medical Bills

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Many Insured Adults Are Struggling With Medical Bills

 

Percent of insured adults considered “underinsured”
23
2003
2010
2014

Source: The Commonwealth Fund

DOI Launches Investigation Into Anthem’s Response to Breach

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http://www.californiahealthline.org/articles/2015/2/6/doi-launches-investigation-into–anthems-response-to-breach

Massive hack at Anthem may be ‘largest healthcare breach to date’

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http://www.healthcaredive.com/news/massive-hack-at-anthem-may-be-largest-healthcare-breach-to-date/360898/

Do insurers still discriminate against sick people despite the ACA?

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Do insurers still discriminate against sick people despite the ACA?

(New England Journal of Medicine)

GOP plan to chip away at employer mandate could backfire

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http://www.fiercehealthpayer.com/story/gop-plan-chip-away-employer-mandate-could-backfire/2015-01-07?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal