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Insurer Delays Rate Increase in California
Wall Street Journal - 2/14/10 - Health insurer Anthem Blue Cross will postpone its much-criticized plan to raise rates for some California residents who buy insurance on their own, after reaching a deal Saturday with state regulators.
In California, Exhibit A in Debate on Insurance
New York Times - 2/15/10 - When Bernhard Punzet opened the dreaded envelope from Anthem Blue Cross one recent Saturday, it ruined his weekend.
Will Health Care Savings Be Used To Reduce The Deficit?
Kaiser Health News - 2/16/10 - In their effort to overhaul the health system, President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats pressed hospitals, drug makers and other providers to accept billions of dollars in government payment cuts and new fees to help finance the legislation.
Friendly fire still rains on reform
Politico - 2/16/10 - Plenty of Democrats viewed the Massachusetts Senate upset as a message to move cautiously. But some are convinced Scott Brown’s victory sent just the opposite message, which means the sort of intraparty power struggle that got nasty during the health care debate isn’t likely to go away anytime soon.
Republicans Spurn Once-Favored Health Mandate
NPR - 2/15/10 - For Republicans, the idea of requiring every American to have health insurance is one of the most abhorrent provisions of the Democrats' health overhaul bills.
When the Best Rx Is No Rx
Wall Street Journal - 2/16/10 - When Latonia Best's teenaged kids were little, doctors always prescribed antibiotics for their ear infections. But when her youngest son, 5-year-old Justin, was diagnosed with one recently, she heard something new: The pediatrician asked if she wanted to try waiting a few days to see if he would get better on his own.
