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tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 27 days ago

NC Health Insurer Asks Voters To Lobby Hagan Against Reform

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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 ...

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Talking Points Memo — ... In a new direct mail campaign, Blue Cross/Blue Shield is pressuring Sen. Kay Hagan (D-NC) to oppose a public option because "it's a slippery slope to a single payer system." You can read the mailer ...

Lots of other national coverage of this story.
newsobserver.com projects - Comments — ... has sent a mailer intended to pressure U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan to back off a public option. The mailer includes a post card for recipients to send to Hagan's office, Talking Points Memo reports .  The mailer states that any public option in health insurance reform would be a first step toward a single-payer system in which the government would run the health care system."No matter what you call it, if the federal government intervenes in the private health insurance market, it's a slippery slope to a single-payer system," the mailer states.

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newsobserver.com projects - Comments — ... has sent a mailer intended to pressure U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan to back off a public option. The mailer includes a post card for recipients to send to Hagan's office, Talking Points Memo reports .  The mailer states that any public option in health insurance reform would be a first step toward a single-payer system in which the government would run the health care system."No matter what you call it, if the federal government intervenes in the private health insurance market, it's a slippery slope to a single-payer system," the mailer states.

Chuck Schumer: "I wouldn't bet against Leader Reid"
Daily Kos — ... We know that the insurance companies are going to redouble their efforts to fight this reform now that it's become real. I asked Schumer to respond to reports that one insurer has targeted Kay Hagan to have subscribers send postcards opposing the public option. In short, he doesn't think it will work. ...

Sen. Hagan: 'Closely' Looking At Health Care Bill, Still Worried About Deficit
TPMDC — ... Reporters also asked about the TPMMuckraker scoop yesterday about Blue Cross mailers asking customers to lobby Hagan to oppose the public option. ...