health insurance

Damage Control Time for Blue Cross

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)
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Mass. Pushes Mandatory Health Insurance

Apr 5, 2006
In what would amount to the country's first universal coverage plan, the Massachusetts Legislature approved a bill that will require all its residents to buy health insurace or face legal penalties. How did they finally eke out a winning strategy for such a long-sought goal? The program is modeled on the state's policy on auto insurance.