Stories tagged with "rising health care costs"

Health insurers asked to explain rate hikes online by indystar

WASHINGTON — Unless Congress revamps the nation’s health-care system, the federal government can weigh in on “wildly exorbitant” insurance rate increases... – Mar 05, 2010 at 12:00 AM in Health Care & Pharma

Sebelius calls for openness in insurance rate hikes by indystar

WASHINGTON — Unless Congress revamps the nation’s health care system, the federal government can weigh in on “wildly exorbitant” insurance rate increases... – Mar 05, 2010 at 12:00 AM in Business

WellPoint officials defend proposed rate increases by indystar

Insurer’s CEO tells Capitol Hill it lost $10M selling plans to individuals in Calif. in ’09 WASHINGTON — Lawmakers pressed insurance giant WellPoint on Wednesday... – Feb 25, 2010 at 2:48 AM in Health Care & Pharma

Panel hot about premium hikes by Daniel Lee

WellPoint’s state chief, state insurance agency pressed for explanations State lawmakers grilled the Indiana president of WellPoint’s Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield... – Feb 18, 2010 at 2:31 AM in Health Care & Pharma

Officials question Anthem rate hike in California by indystar

LOS ANGELES — Over the past 12 years, Josh Libresco’s health insurance premium has increased almost eight-fold for his family of four. The 54-year-old San Rafael... – Feb 09, 2010 at 7:38 AM in Business

It's not the disease, but the patient, that matters by indystar

There are many uncertainties in medicine today as we struggle to find solutions to ever-rising health-care costs and access to quality care for all. In such chaos it is easy to... – Feb 03, 2010 at 12:00 AM in Letters to the editor

A sign of hard choices to come by indystar

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force’s recent recommendation against routine mammography screening of women ages 40 to 49 has sparked a major public debate, one that... – Dec 06, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Voices

A $250 donation by indystar

This story begins, as do so many dramas, at the box office. We are standing in line, three generations defined by a three-tier price structure: senior, adult, child. This provokes... – Oct 21, 2009 at 7:12 PM in Commentary

Insurers' market shares enter into health-care debate by indystar

Groups say many companies dominate their areas WASHINGTON — Increasing government’s role in health care would interfere with natural market competition and reduce... – Jul 19, 2009 at 1:57 AM in Politics & Government

St. Vincent ending use of bill collectors by Daniel Lee

St. Vincent Health — which in recent months has come under scrutiny for the level in charity care it provided in return for its tax-exempt status — said it is ending a... – Apr 08, 2009 at 3:51 PM in Business