Bob Collins
Scott Jensen, a Republican state senator from Carver County, might be a fan of the individual mandate, which requires people to carry health insurance.
That’s unusual in one of the state’s reddest districts.
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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Tag: Health insurance
Nothing can disrupt a political debate like a human face put on the issue.
Alison Chandra did that this week. This face. Her son. Read more →
Theoretically, the supporters of taking health care away from 22 million Americans — as the Congressional Budget Office predicts the U.S. Senate health insurance bill will — shouldn’t be too bothered by today’s full-page ads in the Star Tribune that warn a dispute between an insurer and Children’s Hospital threatens health care for kids.
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ay what you will about Obamacare — and you will — but it was a fine declaration in it that put members of Congress and the federal government under its provisions. If we had to live with it, they had to live with it.
Vox reports today that a new plan to repeal and replace Obamacare will protect members of Congress, their families, and their staffs from being denied coverage for pre-existing conditions. The rest of America? You’re on your own. Read more →
The problem isn’t just that premiums are going up. Deductibles and co-pays have been rising faster than most employees’ wages’ ability to keep up. Read more →
Another area businesses has prevailed in its refusal to cover contraceptive costs in its health-care plan because of the owners’ religious beliefs. Read more →
There’s something not right at all about this morning’s NPR story from Texas in which a Texas family dropped their Blue Cross Blue Shield health insurance because not a single one of the 28 obstetricians in their area ‘took Obamacare.’
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The survey, from the Kaiser Family Foundation, finds found that only 39 percent of uninsured people 18-64 know that Monday is the deadline to sign up for individual health insurance this year or risk a penalty. Read more →
A reminder that when it comes to cancer, insurance companies still call the shots. Read more →
Like many people, I’ve been following the stories of people who are losing their health insurance as insurance companies cancel policies because they don’t meet the standards of the new health care law. People insisted they “liked” their old policies. And maybe they did. But it’s time to demand we get a look at those Read more →
If you buy your own health insurance, and particularly if you have a pre-existing condition and an older “guaranteed issue” policy, there’s a fair chance you’re getting canceled, Kaiser Health News is reporting. Read more →
The world of health insurance under Obamacare is certainly going to vary from state to state. That much is clear on the border of Minnesota and Wisconsin. Read more →
When it comes to the low number of people without health insurance, four states lead the nation: Massachusetts, Hawaii, Vermont and Minnesota.
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