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Public Option Please

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 17:58:22 +0000

In the health care bill in Congress, there’s a dangerous provision about “biologics” drugs that will make it virtually impossible for patients of breast cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, and Crohn’s disease to have access to affordable medication. Several members of Congress – like Rep. Anna Eshoo ...

Firedoglake found this 6 days ago on publicoptionplease.com

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BCBS plea to customers on reform hits a nerve

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:30:45 +0000

Maybe it was just lousy timing, but many customers of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina are ticked off at the mail they've received recently from the state's largest insurer. First, they learned their rates will rise by an average of 11 percent next year. Next, they opened a slick ...

Firedoglake found this 10 days ago on newsobserver.com

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Yuna Shin: BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina Urges Its Enrollees to Oppose Health Care Reform

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:34:15 +0000

As the Senate prepares to vote on health care reform, BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina sent its enrollees a mass mailing on Wednesday asking them to oppose health care reform by sending a pre-paid postcard to Senator Kay Hagan, a Democrat and supporter. The cover of the mailing asks: ...

BlueNC - The people's think tank found this 13 days ago on huffingtonpost.com

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NC Health Insurer Asks Voters To Lobby Hagan Against Reform

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:50:50 +0000

Health insurers are using every tool at their disposal to pressure wavering senators into opposing a public option. The latest example: Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina has sent a mailer -- obtained by TPMmuckraker -- to voters in the state, warning that a public option will lead to ...

Talking Points Memo found this 13 days ago on tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com

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Kay Hagan and J Street

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:37:00 +0000

An authoritative source informs THE WEEKLY STANDARD that the Democratic Senator from North Carolina, Kay Hagan, has asked J Street to remove her name from the host committee for its inaugural Israel-bashing conference this weekend featuring anti-Semite Salam " Zionism is Nazism " Al-Maryati. ...

OxBlog found this 12 days ago on weeklystandard.com

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Commissioners vote to send letter opposing BCBSNC mailing

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 20:28:30 +0000

The Pitt County Board of Commissioners voted to send a letter to Blue Cross/Blue Shield of North Car...

newsobserver.com projects - Comments found this 5 days ago on reflector.com

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