April 8, 2010

The Suicidal Insurance Industry

The lobbying group that represents the U.S. health insurance industry, AHIP (America's Health Insurance Plans), announced the lineup for its annual meeting June 9 –11 in Las Vegas.  I present the full speaker list without comment so you c...

January 24, 2010

The secret to Ford Motor's success

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October 30, 2009

Three things to know about the 'Affordable Health Care for America Act'

Although Nancy Pelosi’s health care bill is over 1,900 pages long, there are only three things Members of Congress need to understand before they vote on it:1.    Americans would no longer be able to choose their own health insur...

October 26, 2009

Senate Plan Would Explode Number of Uninsured Americans

If recent reports are accurate, legislation being prepared in the U.S. Senate would cause nearly every healthy American under the age of 65 to become uninsured. Under current proposals, large employers would face a fine of up to $750 per employee if...

August 10, 2009

Obama Administration: Home of the Whopper

A recent Washington Post op-ed by Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius suggests a new motto for the Obama Administration: "Home of the Whopper."  The Sebelius piece contains no fewer than 10 health care whoppers,...

June 4, 2009

Health Reform Distortions

If economists were subject to the same ethics requirements as insurance agents, Christina Romer, the chair of President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), would be looking for a new career.  Insurance agents are legally prohibited...

March 8, 2009

A Stock Market Thing

“Black Monday,” October 19, 1987, was the biggest one-day drop in U.S. stock market history.  Pressed for fast and decisive federal action, President Reagan responded: "This is purely a stock market thing."Reaction from the...

March 4, 2009

The Suicidal Insurance Industry

When President Obama recently nominated Kansas governor and universal healthcare advocate Kathleen Sebelius to be to the country's Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), the president of America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) called it "...