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I would like to thank Chairman Harkin, Ranking Member Enzi and members of the Committee for inviting me here today to address what I believe to be a missing piece of health care reform: the ability to block unreasonable premium increases.
Without further legislative action, I am concerned that health insurance companies will continue to do what they have done for far too long: put their profits ahead of people.
Premium increases are forcing Americans to choose between keeping health care coverage and making their mortgage payments, all while big national insurance companies enjoy increasing profits.
Anthem/ Blue Cross
Everyone by now is familiar with the increases that Anthem/ Blue Cross of California is seeking to impose on 800,000 Californians. Rates will go up, on average, 25 percent and as much as 39 percent for some consumers.
I find this unbelievable. Imagine the typical family, or individual, trying to find the money to pay another 39 percent for health care
CBS NewsProviding government subsidies to help low-income Americans buy health insurance. Lawmakers differ on how the subsidies would be designed and who would benefit, but Wyoming Sen. Michael Enzi , the ranking Republican on one committee considering health Video: Obama unveils health care plan Report: Senator Max Baucus Received More Campaign Money from Commentary: Make health care affordable -
ABC NewsSenate Health Markup Off to a Rocky Start controversial and could be costly: a requirement that businesses contribute to the cost of employees' insurance and creation of a government-sponsored public insurance plan to compete with private companies. Sen. Mike Enzi, the ranking Republican, Video: Cost a Major Issue As Senate Starts Health Care Senate committee debates health care reform Lawmakers clash over cost of health care overhaul -
guardian.co.ukHealth care needs real, effective reformCarilion Franklin Memorial's emergency room handled more than 26000 patients in 2007, many of whom had no health insurance. We also have developed drug treatments for about any problem at all. But all of this has created a health care system that is so Video: Doctors Weigh in on Obama Health Plan Obama Battles Cynicism Over Health Care Reform, Says Plan Will Be Obama, AMA at odds over health reform -
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