AP: Insurers Make Pitch for Health Coverage Mandate
November 19th, 2008
From The Associated Press: The health insurance industry
said Wednesday it will support a national health care
overhaul that requires them to accept all customers,
regardless of pre-existing medical conditions, but in return
it wants lawmakers to mandate that everyone buy coverage.
Press Release: Health Plans Propose Guaranteed Coverage for Pre-Existing Conditions and Individual Coverage Mandate
November 19th, 2008
Press Release: Health plans today proposed guaranteed
coverage for people with pre-existing medical conditions in
conjunction with an enforceable individual coverage mandate.
CongressDaily: Health Insurers Group Backs Universal Coverage With Mandate
November 19th, 2008
From CongressDaily: Health. Health insurers lined up today
behind a proposal to guarantee coverage of pre-existing
conditions as long as Congress arms them with a mandate for
everyone to purchase insurance. Both proposals are part of
Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus' plan to overhaul the
healthcare system and provide universal coverage. "No
one should fall through the cracks of our healthcare
system," Karen Ignagni, president and CEO of America's
Health Insurance Plans, said.
Washington Post: Senators Hurry to Keep Health Care in Forefront
November 12th, 2008
From The Washington Post: Two of the Senate's most
influential leaders are working separately behind the scenes
on legislation that would dramatically alter the way
Americans get health care, hoping their early efforts --
including the release today of a position paper -- will push
President-elect Barack Obama to move rapidly on the issue
and spare the incoming administration some of the missteps
that killed Bill Clinton's health reform initiative in 1994.
MarketWatch: Senator Outlines Health-Reform Proposal
November 12th, 2008
From MarketWatch: A prominent Democratic senator released a
much-anticipated framework for health-care reform Wednesday
that would eventually go one step further than
President-elect Barack Obama's health proposal in
guaranteeing coverage for all Americans.
