Hello. I’m sending a copy of a statement I made earlier today on the Senate floor. I point out the major flaws in the way supporters of Senator Reid’s health care bill are spinning a new analysis of the health care bill’s impact on insurance premiums. It says a lot [...]
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Jasper County senior citizens have until Dec. 31 to open enroll into new plans for Medicare health and prescription drug coverage and Skiff Medical Center is trying to make residents aware of a free program that may help residents make the best decision for their individual situations.
The Senior Health [...]
One of the first people to enter the race for the Republican Party nomination for the 2010 Iowa gubernatorial position was Cedar Rapids insurance executive Christian Fong, who hails from Underwood in western Iowa. Fong was the only thirtysomething in the field and he made his [...]
MOUNT PLEASANT, IA. -- Is there a problem with health-care in America today? Of course there is! Costs continue to escalate faster than other living costs, not everyone who wants insurance coverage can get it or get it at a price they can afford, and insurance plans – both private and [...]
Get Senate Debate Updates Today From Health Care for America NOW!May Congress follow the lead of Blizzard Entertainment, and vote on the health care bill “when it’s ready.” Ezra Klein, who’s essential reading on health care reform, points out some of the cost control measures being considered.
The first comes from the excise tax on high-cost health insurance plans. The [...]
Even if Democrats manage to pass health reform legislation, if it contains an individual mandate it could prove unconstitutional, U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley said Thursday.
During an interview with KAYL radio in Storm Lake and the Marshalltown Times Republican, Grassley said that even though he’s never studied law and is [...]
Though it’s been little mentioned throughout the health reform debate, there’s a showdown brewing between House and Senate Democrats over the future of the popular Children’s Health Insurance Program, previously known as SCHIP.
House lawmakers have proposed to do away with the program at the end of 2013, transitioning millions [...]
Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin said today the House-passed health care bill “goes too far” in restricting insurance providers from covering abortions.
The Democrat said he supported the status quo, which prohibits federal funding for abortions except in cases of rape, incest or to save the woman’s life.
“I fear that the House-passed [...]
A new white paper released by The Iowa Policy Project focuses on the disparities at play when rural residents seek health care insurance.
“[This report] really highlights that the need for health reform that isn’t limited to people who are working outside their home — that it is a big issue [...]
President Obama Signs Unemployment Insurance Extension – Economy Still SlumpsIf Maddy doesn’t have health insurance and gets sick, though, she may have to die so we don’t become Commies.
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[...]218 yes votes were needed to pass the Pelosi Health insurance reform bill and Congressman Dave Loebsack was one of them.
The unconstitutional measure barely passed by a margin of 220-215. One Republican representing a Democrat district in Louisiana voted yes, 39 smart Democrats sided [...]
The Catholics endorse the health care reform bill.
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops delivered a critical endorsement to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Saturday by signing off on late-night agreement to grant a vote on an amendment barring insurance companies that participate in the exchange from covering abortions.
“Passing [...]
Seventy-two percent (72%) of voters nationwide say passage of the proposed health care plan could lead companies to drop private health insurance coverage for their employees. Forty-eight percent (48%) say it's very likely.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that only 16% say it’s [...]
First Obama and his liberal co-horts told us they wanted to insure the 47 million uninsured in this country.
On July 23rd of this year the president said "This is not just about the 47 million Americans who don't have any health insurance at all…"
At an August 10 town hall meeting,' [...]
The City of Coralville received notification from the Insurance Services Office (ISO) of an upgrade to the City's public fire protection classification by the Public Protection Classification Program (PPC) from a Class 4 to a Class 3.
ISO is the nation's leading risk assessment firm, and its [...]
Except when they shove a broomstick up their asses.
Earlier this fall, Coburn placed holds on S 252, the Veterans Health Care Authorization Act of 2009, and S 728, the Veterans’ Insurance and Benefits Enhancement Act of 2009, which led to the introduction of S 1963, which combines key [...]
(This is the print version of the story about Sen. Tom Harkin’s health-insurer price investigation.)
Sen. Tom Harkin said Tuesday he was launching an investigation into health insurance pricing, asking four major insurers to justify their pricing practices.
An industry spokesman called the move unfair and misguided.
Harkin, chairman of the Committee on [...]
Four major yet private health insurance companies are being asked to justify to a U.S. Senate committee their pricing policies and to provide detailed information on any employee or officer who makes $5 million or more a year.
The investigation, launched today by Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin, comes after small business [...]
By Ed Failor, Jr., President of Iowans for Tax Relief
Last week, the possibility of renegotiating the current state employee pay contract was discussed by Governor Culver. However, neither the Governor nor the employee unions have stated they intend to reopen the current contract, an action which should happen without delay.
The [...]
