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The Economist  Jun 1  Comment 
Free exchange Health care R.A. | WASHINGTON A look at the...
Wall Street Sector Selector » Page not found  May 29  Comment 
Double Digit Health Insurance Hikes Crush Small Businesses Courtesy of Mish  Small businesses across the country are getting hammered by rising medical insurance costs. Blue Shield of California is jacking up rates as much as 76%. Is...
Bloomberg  May 27  Comment 
New York state’s Attorney General Andrew Cuomo accepted the Democratic Party’s nomination for governor today, pledging to change the culture of government in Albany, which he characterized as corrupt and dysfunctional.
New York Times  May 27  Comment 
Provisions of the new health care law regarding group insurance coverage apply to churches, as well.
CNNMoney.com  May 25  Comment 
Consumers spend thousands of dollars a year on health insurance premiums, and the reform law aims to regulate just how much of that money insurers actually spend on medical costs.
MarketWatch  May 21  Comment 
About 1.2 million young adults stand to gain health insurance next year as new rules that allow them to join or stay on their parents’ employer-based plans until age 26 take effect in the next four months, according to a new study.
MedPage Today  May 20  Comment 
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- Enrollment in certain types of high-deductible insurance plans grew 25% in the past year, bringing the total enrollment in those plans to 10 million, according to a new report from America's Health Insurance Plans...
NPR  May 18  Comment 
The new law offers relief for people who can't get insurance because they are sick or have been sick. States can set up their own pools, or let the federal government do it.
New York Times  May 18  Comment 
The law contains subsidies and a variety of other mechanisms intended to help make health insurance more affordable.
Financial Times  May 17  Comment 
Private hospital operator breaks records with return to stock exchange




 

The health insurance industry consists of companies that provide clients ranging from individuals to large institutions with health insurance. Like other insurers these companies make money by charging their clients a premiums for their insurance contracts and investing those premiums in the market.

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