Public Option Support Now Over 40 In Senate
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/10/publ...

http://www.counterpunch.org/monkerud03102010....

California's Consumer Watchdog group is suing Anthem Blue Cross after they raised health care insurance premiums 39 percent, but the company isn't budging.

Meanwhile Goldman Sachs recommended buying health insurance company stock because competition is decreasing and prices are going up. The Center for Retirement Research at Boston College estimates that "the typical married couple at age 65 should expect to spend" a whopping $197,000 on uninsured medical expenses. Obama urges action on a watered-down health care bill, but the Republicans and conservative Democrats just say no and collect money from the private health care lobby. Will we continue to tolerate skyrocketing health care costs?

Consumers in Illinois who lose their jobs and have no other option but to buy their own health insurance will get socked this year with premium increases of up to 60 percent, according to state records.

That group of consumers has been growing, as the recession has created more uninsured Americans looking for ways to protect themselves and their families.Now, Illinois consumers will get a glimpse into just how wide-ranging rate increases among individual health plans can be. The data, obtained by the Tribune, also provide a window into the overall trend of premium increases at large and small employers.

For the state's more than half-million consumers in individual health plans, base rates will go up from 8.5 percent to more than 60 percent, according to state data. Base rates do not take into consideration health status, gender, age, place of residence and length of a policy -- all factors that could raise premiums further.
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but in the world of extreme "individualism" many people don't see how this could/will affect all of us directly/indirectly. Lower rung tea baggers/(r)'s and so-called "conservatives" can't see beyond their own nose thinking this is a handout. There's many reasons for the need the health care insurance cost reason......our ability to compete in the GLOBAL ECONOMY is very important.....reduce imports increase exports.

Massa quit. Why doe even MSNBC have to carry on about whether he is gat or not? Fucking 24/7 on Massa.

Barry tries to get Reid to remove the "pork" from the health care bill to appease Republicans. Unemployment went up in 30 states in January. ABC pulls an NBC-style reporting mistake. A Mississippi school would rather stop its prom than invite a lesbian couple to it. Think this would fly if it was a black or interracial couple? Thanks for letting us illegally hold you captive for 20 years. Now don't think you're suddenly being given a green-light to reform the system. Minority birth rates are going to out-number those of whites for the first time this year.Missouri board forced to close half its schools. Over 250,000 students could be turned away from Cali colleges, due to lack of funding. At least Obama's job is secure in 2012. Bailing out GM could cost us $6 billion. Anyone want the feds to track your shopping habits in exchange for preventing the spread of salmonella? Viacom threatens to sue bloggers who upload "unauthorized" Daily Show clips. Repugs can't quit their earmark habits. Georgie too broke to afford public defenders. Um, no, giving away your SS# as a marketing gimmick is a bad idea. A whale of a tale. We're losing ground on being the richest country. Even Ken Starr can't stand Liz's bullshit. Rosie wasn't just riveting back in WW2. Cockfight raid in L.A. nets 2,000 birds. In KY, kids and cops attended a fight.

And earmarks.

I do like this video but the embedded player seems to be set to "auto-play infinite repeat."

Jesus wrote the constitution? Liberals hate puppies? Beck against Christianity because he's a moron, er, uh, mormon? A blonde cry baby? 750 million teabaggers at a protest? Will somebody, please, at Crooks and Liars turn this stream off? This crying baby man can't even spell.