Palin Crossed Border For Canadian Health Care.
Posted under Corruption, Healthcare, Keeping Informed
This post was written by PoliticsRX on March 8, 2010
Toyota chief agrees to testify before Congress,950 – Yahoo! Finance
In a sign that Congress doesn’t have enough on their plate, they will muscle their way ahead of the regulatory commissions they’ve established, in order to make it appear as if they have things under control.
Nice job guys. Let’s just drop this whole economy thing – we need to double up and do the jobs of agencies like the Department of Transportation.
Read More: Toyota chief agrees to testify before Congress,950 – Yahoo! Finance.
Posted under Corruption, Keeping Informed
This post was written by PoliticsRX on February 18, 2010
Pin the tail on the lobbyist | Marketplace Scratch Pad | Marketplace from American Public Media
A new website LittleSis.org is holding a contest to see how many healthcare lobbyists are “working on” congress.
Read More: Pin the tail on the lobbyist | Marketplace Scratch Pad | Marketplace from American Public Media.
Posted under Corruption, Healthcare, Keeping Informed
This post was written by PoliticsRX on August 12, 2009
BofA denies that practices hurt consumers – Yahoo! Finance
Democratic Rep. Keith Ellison
via BofA denies that practices hurt consumers – Yahoo! Finance.
Posted under Corruption, Government Bailout
This post was written by PoliticsRX on June 30, 2009
Lawmakers ask Healthcare insurers about practice of “any-reason”, after-the-fact cancellation
Did you know your insurance company might cancel your policy if you’ve developed a serious condition, but, in good faith, omitted a previous minor, unrelated treatment?
Witnesses testified, that after having paid on an insurance policy for years, their coverage and claims were denied for virtually “any reason”, whether related or unrelated to the condition (e.g. having been treated for acne).
Watch the video to see these companies’ responses when asked if they would commit to no longer rescinding policies as a result of unrelated minor omissions!
Once you’ve seen enough of their shady practices, please provide feedback to your lawmaker, or click here to visit NCPIRG.org.
Under the current healthcare environment:
- If you develop a condition (anything), you may not be able to change insurance companies; Your current insurer knows this, and can essentially set any rate they want, or drop you altogether and/or potentially refuse the coverage you’ve been paying for.
- Essentially, like many credit card contracts, they can change the terms, for any reason, at any time; forget your previous “agreements”
- Insurers know that if you are forking over funding for the healthcare you insured, you probably can’t afford legal assistance (sound like credit-card-company “sweatboxing”*?)
* Sweatboxing is a practice of credit card companies, where they raise rates and fees, so as to put the borrower in a position of “not being able to escape”. This model is based on the premise that the borrower will continue to pay on interest and fees, for as long as possible, without having the ability to fully pay the debt – essentially forcing the borrower to pay an endless, after-the-fact stream of income to the lender.
Posted under Corruption, Healthcare, Keeping Informed
This post was written by PoliticsRX on June 22, 2009
