Blaming Overhaul, Health Insurers Plan Rate Hikes
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on September 9th, 2010 4:32 am by HL
Blaming Overhaul, Health Insurers Plan Rate Hikes
Janet Adamy, WSJ
Health insurers say they plan to raise premiums for some Americans as a direct result of the health overhaul in coming weeks, complicating Democrats' efforts to trumpet their signature achievement before the midterm elections.Aetna Inc., some BlueCross BlueShield plans and other smaller carriers have asked for premium increases of between 1% and 9% to pay for extra benefits required under the law, according to filings with state regulators.
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Obama Against Compromise on Tax Cuts
Jackie Calmes, New York Times
President Obama on Wednesday will make clear that he opposes any compromise that would extend the Bush-era tax cuts for the wealthy beyond this year, officials said, adding a populist twist to an election-season economic package that is otherwise designed to entice support from big businesses and their Republican allies.Mr. Obama’s opposition to allowing the high-end tax cuts to remain in place for even another year or two would be the signal many Congressional Democrats have been awaiting as they prepare for a showdown with Republicans on the issue and ends speculation that the…
1994 Redux, By the Numbers
William Galston, The New Republic
National surveys dominated today's political news, and they made unhappy reading for Democrats. Some of the most interesting findings didn't get widely reported, however. Here they are, with my comments in italics:ABC/WP:Do you think Obama’s economic program is making the economy better, making it worse, or having no effect?
