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Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Ohio is calling me a liar. Again.

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I’ve had three small, routine claims this year so far and that triggered the letter I posted here. More accurately, my daughter went to the doctor for a routine physical because that is the responsible thing to do. I know … Continue reading

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How health insurance companies gave Obama’s health care reform it’s second wind

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In November, the Democrats were on the ropes. The GOP had just elected themselves a golden child with Scott Brown and tilted the scales back below sixty votes in the Senate. They had won two gubernatorial elections in Virginia and … Continue reading

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We are creating our own nanny state and them is us

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The photo above in the Wall Street Journal caught my eye this morning and sent me into a tizzy. For the record, I am a bit upset at the direction the health care reform bill is taking. It favors the … Continue reading

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Insurance companies should fear people like Dr. Dave Ores more than any health care reform bill

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While the politicians in Washington argue about how many uninsured people there really are, call each other liars and debate over eleventh-hour amendments, real people with real lives are not waiting around for some edict to determine their destiny. They … Continue reading

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Health care reform my puppy butt

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Yesterday, Keith Olbermann had a one-hour special comment about health insurance and health care in America. He has recently had a first-hand experience with his father. I don’t know how much it cost to produce one hour of Countdown nor … Continue reading

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Kill the beast! The public option in health care reform

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The title of this post is taken from the lyrics of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast and explains what the right is doing with the so-called public option of health care reform. Love or hate him, Robert Reich explains the … Continue reading

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The $5,000 health insurance question

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I am a self-employed dog who buys his own health insurance. I’ve been listening to all these pundits and political candidates talking about government “getting out of the way” so individuals can buy their own health insurance. “Let the free … Continue reading

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