Realizing that “we the people” are just a cog in what is really a fight for the wheel (a fight he doesn’t have the energy for), “Evan Bayh, in remarks published by The Indianapolis Star, said he was “confident” about his prospects for re-election, but discouraged in his work on Capitol Hill by …
According to the Washington Post, New Bill Would Raise Rates, Says Insurance Group).…
“After months of collaboration on President Obama’s attempt to overhaul the nation’s health-care system, the insurance industry plans to strike out against the effort on Monday with a report warning that the typical family premium in 2019 could cost $4,000 more than projected.”
Well …
Not even a public option here, despite from 2000 to 2007, profits at the 10 largest publicly-traded health insurance companies went up 428 percent. CEOs at these companies made an average of $11.9 million in 2007. In the past nine years, health insurance premiums have more than doubled — a rate three times faster than wage …
Old School Friday will be up later this weekend. I’m recovering from a fall I took when someone, looking suspiciously like Bill O’Reilly, shoved me down as I was on my way to listen to Steven Baldwin, my hero, at this afternoon’s Plenary session at the Value Voters Summit. I’m also reviewing my options for …
