Obama's Remarks on Health Care Bill and Health Insurance Reform
Obama's Big Health Care Push Where both sides say they agree is that the status quo is not working for the American people. Health Insurance is becoming more expensive by the day. Families can't afford it. Businesses can't afford it. The Federal Government can't afford it. Smaller businesses and individuals who don't get coverage at work are squeezed especially hard. And Insurance Companies freely ration Health Care based on who's sick and who's healthy; who can pay and who can't....

Health Care: Why Massachusetts is Not the Answer
First, it expanded Subsidies for low-income (below 300% of the federal Poverty line) residents to obtain Health Insurance. While this sounds like a valuable benefit being provided to indigent Massachusetts residents, the funding for those Subsidies was primarily pulled from the state's so-called "free Care pool," which had provided medical and Mental Health services to poor Bay Staters at locations ranging from community clinics to emergency rooms, regardless of their Insurance status. As...

Could Price Tags Save American Health Care?
There are a lot of things driving up the cost of medical Care in the U.S. Poorly managed chronic diseases and increasingly expensive medical equipment and drugs are partly to blame. But a lack of consumer awareness of how much Health Care actually costs is just as important. What was the full cost of the last medical procedure, surgery or checkup you had? If you have comprehensive Health Insurance, chances are good that you have no idea. This is a problem because it means you have no idea if...

Obama seeks to put human face on health care fight
Dear President Obama I am 50 years old. I was diagnosed with carcinoma in-situ 16 years ago and following my Divorce 12 years ago. I became self-employed. After my Cobra ran out I was able to find costly, but affordable Health Insurance. As a responsible individual, I have struggled to maintain my individual coverage and have increased my deductible and out of pocket-limits in an attempt to control my cost and keep my Health Insurance. Last year(2009) my Insurance premium was increased over 25%...