Health insurers want purchase mandate - Arizona Daily Star

We hope this will be a contribution to help members of Congress fashion their proposal," said Karen Ignagni, president and chief executive officer of the trade group. "We're going to provide all the technical background that we have assembled, all ...

Pa. senators oppose Blues insurance merger - Pittsburgh Tribune Review

HARRISBURG -- A Pennsylvania Senate committee says the state's insurance commissioner should reject the proposed merger of the state's two largest health insurers. The Senate Banking and Insurance Committee voted 10-4 Thursday to recommend that ...

This Time Around, Health-Care Revamp Has Wings - Wall Street Journal

WASHINGTON -- The effort to overhaul the nation's health system will begin next year with one clear advantage over previous attempts: A wide variety of interest groups are rooting for it to succeed rather than plotting to kill it. That is a stark ...

SCENARIOS-Daschle brings stature to U.S. health debate - Reuters AlertNet

Nov 20 (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Barack Obama has chosen former Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle to lead his drive to overhaul the U.S. health system. Daschle's nomination as secretary of health and human services would have to be ...

Insurers make pitch for health coverage mandate - AOL

WASHINGTON -The health insurance industry said Wednesday it will support a national health care overhaul that requires them to accept all customers, regardless of pre-existing medical conditions — but in return it wants lawmakers to mandate that ...