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Saturday, November 21, 2009 10:55 PM

Karen Ignagni

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Name: Karen Ignagni
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 2 Documents (in Politics)
U.S. Senate Gears Up for First Key Healthcare Reform Vote
Democrats in the U.S. Senate geared up for a fierce battle over a new healthcare reform plan Thursday as Republicans condemned the bill's price tag and tax hikes before the first crucial test vote Saturday.Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid's 2,074-page ... [Insurance Journal - 11/20/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents (in Politics)
Mary Landrieu - Click to view image in its original context
Mary Landrieu
Senate nears first healthcare vote (Reuters)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) Democrats in the U.S. Senate geared up for a fierce battle over a new healthcare reform plan on Thursday as Republicans condemned the bill's price tag and tax hikes before the first crucial test vote on Saturday. 's 2,074-page blueprint ... [Yahoo! News - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents (in Politics)
Harry Reid - Click to view image in its original context
Harry Reid
Health care's 'public option' would cover little of population
WASHINGTON A proposed government-run health insurance program, among the most divisive issues in the health care debate, would cover less than 1.5% of the population, new estimates show. SIDE-BY-SIDE: Comparing the House and Senate health billsThe latest ... [USA Today - 11/20/2009]
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents
Health Insurers Rail Against Senate Bill
From this morning's Earlybird: • "The insurance industry lobby is panning the Senate legislation. The lobbying group, America's Health Insurance Plans, said in a statement on Thursday that the bill would increase costs for individuals, families and employers; ... [Under The Influence - 11/20/2009]
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents (in Politics)
AHIP Statement on the Letter Regarding Health Care Costs
Letter Regarding Health Care Costs America's Health Insurance Plans AHIP tatement on the Letter Regarding Health Care Costs et Text ize: Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEAE November 18, 2009 Contact:Robert Zirkelbach(202) 778-8493 AHIP tatement ... [AHIP - 11/20/2009]
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents
AHIP Opposes Senate Health Bill
America's Health Insurance Plans, the industry trade group thathas tried to remain in the good graces of the Obamaadministration and Democtrats in Congress on health carelegislation, today issued a statement opposing the Senate bill."The promise of health ... [American Spectator - 11/20/2009]
First Reported 11/18/2009 - Updated 11/18/2009 - 1 Documents (in Politics)
Jason Rosenbaum: Insurance Company Greed Kills Jobs (rally photos and video)
Yesterday in Chicago, a message was delivered: Insurance company greed kills jobs, and we're not going to take it anymore. Eight small business owners from around the country met at the Renaissance Hotel in downtown Chicago, where the ... [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 11/18/2009]
First Reported 10/22/2009 - Updated 10/22/2009 - 4 Documents (in Politics)
AP sources: Public health insurance option on the table in Senate health care talks
WASHINGTON - Officials say the White House and senior Senate Democrats at work on health care legislation are strongly considering a requirement for the federal government to compete directly with private industry in the sale of insurance.Individual states ... [Minneapolis Star Tribune - 10/22/2009]
First Reported 10/26/2009 - Updated 10/26/2009 - 6 Documents (in Politics)
Is This Real Reform? The Insurance Companies Got Everything They Wanted.
So according to this L.A. Times article, the health insurance got everything it wanted in this healthcare "reform" bill - except the death of the public option. So as relatively small a concession as that is unacceptable to them - which tells you who ... [Crooks and Liars - 10/26/2009]
First Reported 10/29/2009 - Updated 10/30/2009 - 6 Documents (in Politics)
Health Reform By Bleeding The Rich
WASHINGTON -- Democrats in the House of Representatives have unveiled a new health care bill that they say will deliver $30 billion in savings over the next 10 years. But the wealthiest Americans aren't likely to be any happier with it than they were ... [Forbes.com - 10/30/2009]
First Reported 10/22/2009 - Updated 10/22/2009 - 6 Documents (in Politics)
Democrats in Congress go after insurers' antitrust exemption
WASHINGTON Democrats launched a drive at both ends of the Capitol on Wednesday to strip the insurance industry of its decades-old exemption from federal antitrust laws, part of an increasingly bare-knuckled struggle over landmark health care legislation ... [Denver Post - 10/22/2009]
First Reported 10/27/2009 - Updated 10/27/2009 - 3 Documents (in Politics)
No guarantees on Senate public plan
WASHINGTON -- The focus of the health overhaul debate now shifts to whether Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid can persuade a handful of moderate senators to get behind his new proposal for a government-sponsored insurance plan.That's no sure bet. Even ... [Washington Post - 10/27/2009]

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...Insurance Plans, which represents the insurance industry, and the National Federation of Independent Business, which represents small businesses. "the new healthcare taxes and fees will raise the cost of coverage for individuals, families, and employers" said Karen Ignagni, president of America s Health Insurance Plans
Senate nears first healthcare vote (Reuters) [Yahoo! News - 11/19/2009]
...healthcare cost curve and breaks the promise that those who like their current coverage can keep it,' said Karen Ignagni, president and CEO of AHIP. "a new government-run plan will cause millions to lose their existing coverage and draconian medicare advantage cuts will force millions of seniors out of the program entirely."
Backers, Opponents React Predictably to House Healthcare Bill [MedPage Today - 11/10/2009]

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AHIP Opposes Senate Health Bill [American Spectator - 11/20/2009]
U.S. Senate Gears Up for First Key Healthcare R... [Insurance Journal - 11/20/2009]
AHIP Statement on the Letter Regarding Health C... [AHIP - 11/20/2009]
Health care's 'public option' would cover few [USA Today - 11/20/2009]
Health care's 'public option' would cover littl... [USA Today - 11/20/2009]
Senate nears first healthcare vote (Reuters) [Yahoo! News - 11/19/2009]
Senate eyes first healthcare vote (Reuters) [Yahoo! News - 11/19/2009]
Insurers could bypass reforms [Washington Post - 11/13/2009]
Business and insurers' groups back health refor... [News-Medical.Net - 11/13/2009]
The Seven Most Powerful People in their Fields [Forbes.com via MSN Money - 11/13/2009]
Power Outage [Yahoo! India - 11/12/2009]
Backers, Opponents React Predictably to House H... [MedPage Today - 11/10/2009]
Jay Hancock's blog: Most biz lobbies pan health... [Baltimore Sun - 11/09/2009]
Medical industry to see more gains than losses [Tampa Bay Online - 11/09/2009]
Healthcare bill upsets US insurers [Economictimes - 11/09/2009]
House passes health reform bill, debate moves t... [American Medical News - 11/09/2009]
Week 21: House Gears Up for Floor Vote on Healt... [MedPage Today - 11/08/2009]
Pelosi Faces Competing Pressures on Health Care [New York Times - 11/07/2009]
Insurance Lobby Outlines Opposition to House He... [The Washington Independent - 11/06/2009]
An Interview with Kaiser Permanente CEO George ... [Washington Post - 11/05/2009]
Insurers, other interest groups prepare for fin... [News-Medical.Net - 11/02/2009]
As votes near, insurers make last stand [Politico - 11/02/2009]
US House leaders unveil health care bill [World Socialist Web Site - 10/31/2009]
The Times Misses the Mark [Columbia Journalism Review - 10/30/2009]
House Healthcare Overhaul Unveiled [Insurance Journal - 10/30/2009]
Healthcare Bill To Be Voted On Soon [Red Orbit - 10/30/2009]
House Faces Fight With Industry, Abortion Foes ... [Yahoo! News - 10/30/2009]
House Health Bill Hikes Taxes for Rich [CNBC - 10/30/2009]
Health care bill hailed as historic [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - 10/30/2009]
Pelosi unveils sweeping health plan [MSNBC - 10/30/2009]
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Health Insurers Rail Against Senate Bill [Under The Influence - 11/20/2009]
From this morning's Earlybird: • "The insurance industry lobby is panning the Senate legislation. The lobbying group, America's Health Insurance Plans, said in a ...
Jason Rosenbaum: Insurance Company Greed Kills ... [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 11/18/2009]
Yesterday in Chicago, a message was delivered: Insurance company greed kills jobs, and we're not going to take it anymore. Eight small business ...
An Interview with Kaiser Permanente CEO George ... [Ezra Klein - 11/05/2009]
On Friday, I sat down with George Halvorson, CEO of Kaiser Permanente, the largest managed-care organization in the United States. The interview is long, so I'm ...
MSM Shill for Obamacare [Skeptical CPA - 10/30/2009]
"On the surface, there was nothing unusual about the Oct. 6 telephone call between White House health-care boss Nancy-Ann DeParle and Karen Ignagni, the leading ...
AHIP 'Concerned' About House Health Reform Bill [TPM Election Central - 10/29/2009]
The health insurance lobby says it's worried about the health care bill proposed by Nancy Pelosi this morning, but says it's willing to work with Democrats to find ...
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Karen Ignagni on Health Insurance Reform [Rep. Michael C Burgess - YouTube Channel - 10/28/2009]
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