Our Nightmare Health Care System in One Doctor’s Bill

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Dec 23, 2019 American health care gets more insidiously outrageous all the time. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Bernie Sanders Should Be Democrats’ First Choice

Jeff Cohen / Truthdig Dec 12, 2019 While Elizabeth Warren and Pete Buttigieg snipe at each other, the Vermont senator has shown why he's best equipped to beat Donald Trump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Victims Gain a Voice to Help Guide Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy

CARLA K. JOHNSON and GEOFF MULVIHILL / The Associated Press Oct 6, 2019 Four people touched by addiction are on a bankruptcy committee that will help decide Purdue's fine and potentially, how that money will be spent. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Joe Biden Is Already Courting Big Money Donors

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Apr 25, 2019 Hours after entering the 2020 race, the former vice president announces he'll attend a fundraiser hosted by Comcast and Blue Cross execs. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Washington Post’s Disgraceful Coverage of Medicare-for-All

Michael Cochran / FAIR Mar 21, 2019 Time and again, it has peddled blatant falsehoods about the bill's popularity and affordability. The newspaper's readers deserve better. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

How Health Insurers Use Cash and Gifts to Manipulate Employers

Marshall Allen / ProPublica Feb 20, 2019 A new report finds the industry is lavishing independent brokers with payouts and perks. Critics call them a "classic conflict of interest." Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Senate Republicans Fail to Pass Two of Three Obamacare Repeal Options

Emily Wells / Truthdig Jul 27, 2017 Tuesday's progress gives way to Wednesday's quagmire for Senate Republicans in their repeal-and-replace quest. (Pictured, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa.) Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Smoking Mad: Tobacco Users Caught Up in Insurer’s Obamacare ‘Glitch’

Staff / Truthdig Mar 25, 2014 After signing up for coverage and disclosing they were smokers, about 100 New Hampshire consumers, including Terry Wetherby, find their new Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield policies canceled because they were charged incorrect “non-smoker” rates. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Obamacare’s Market Share Mystery: Will the Health Law Shake Up Insurance Leader Board?

Staff / Truthdig Feb 13, 2014 Well before enrollment began in Obamacare's new insurance exchanges, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Rhode Island dominated the state's individual insurance market, with a 95 percent market share in 2011. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Anthem Customer Service

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Damage Control Time for Blue Cross

Staff / Truthdig Jul 10, 2007 A Blue Cross exec sent out a memo with talking points to help company employees handle the fallout resulting from filmmaker Michael Moore's scathing take on the American healthcare system, "SiCKO" -- and Moore got his hands on it. Oops! (H/t: Crooks and Liars) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )