Health Insurers Making Record Profits as Many Postpone Care

By Reed Abelson for New York Times – The nation’s major health insurers are barreling into a third year of record profits, enriched in recent months by a lingering recessionary mind-set among Americans who are postponing or forgoing medical care. The UnitedHealth Group, one of the largest commercial insurers, told analysts that so far this…

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Action Alert: Demo. at National Health Policy Conference

Action alert! Target Health Insurers, Big Pharma, and Senator Baucus! When: Tuesday, February 3, 2009, 8:30 – 10:00 AM Where: JW Marriott, 1331 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC What National Health Policy Conference that includes a Congressional Plenary on Tuesday morning starting at 9:00 AM. Senator Baucus and Representative Stark start off at 9:00, followed…

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