Death by a Thousand Cuts

By ROBERT LASZEWSKI The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) issued a report today saying that if the Reid bill becomes law the price of non group policies would be about 10 percent to 13 percent higher...

The Senate Bill: Abortion And The Individual Mandate’s Constitutionality

Abortion. Early drafts of the health reform legislation attempted to ignore the issue of abortion, but in American politics, abortion is an issue that refuses to be ignored.  The problem is that...

The Senate Bill: Getting Into The Details

My first post presented a broad overview of the Senate bill, HR 3590 and a more detailed analysis of the bill’s provisions that go into effect prior to the 2014 general effective date.  This post...

Four Things To Avoid Saying to Your Insurance Agent

In many ways, insurance is a lot like a game. The goal? Trying to get a payment for a claim since you have been paying insurance for that very purpose: Protection against large expenses due to...

Health Reform And Abortion: The Stupak Amendment Hurts Women

From the very beginning, a central tenet of health care reform was that no one would lose coverage they already have. That’s why so many women are outraged by the Stupak amendment to the health...