House health-care reform bill to include public option – NIMBRUNG.NET

Washington Times House health-care reform bill to include public option Washington Post House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will unveil a health-care reform bill on Thursday that includes a government insurance option and a historic expansion of Medicaid, although sticking points in the legislation involving abortion and ... House health compromise has 'public option' with a catch Los Angeles Times House Democrats Set Deal on Government Option Wall Street Journal Pelosi Backs Off Having Set Rates for Pub

Aflac posts higher third-quarter profit, beats Wall Street expectations

Aflac posts higher 3Q profit COLUMBUS, Ga. ? Disability insurance provider Aflac Inc. said Wednesday that stronger revenue helped more than triple its third-quarter profit and beat Wall Street expectations. For the three months ended Sept. 30, the company earned $363 million, or 77 cents per share, compared with $100 million, or 21 cents per share, a [...]

House Republicans take aim at AARP

The Wall Street Journal: Republicans in Congress are taking aim at AARP's financial ties to the health-insurance industry just as the advocacy group is taking a more prominent role supporting an overhaul of the nation's health-care system.

NBC/WSJ poll: Support for Afghan surge rises

admin 27 October 2009Bizzare and Offbeat No CommentThe latest NBC/Wall Street Journal poll finds that a plurality of Americans now backs a troop increase in Afghanistan, and that there is slightly more support for a government-run health insurance option.

What is a Guarantee Worth?

What is a guarantee worth? For as long as I have been in the business, using the word guarantee meant one of two things: [1] The investment police were going to come through the ceiling tiles, because no investment is guaranteed. or [2] You were selling expensive insurance. Sure there are ways to guarantee or insure your investment portfolio. You could use an annuity with a living benefit [please don't accuse me of promoting annuities; I don't sell annuities, this is just an exam

WRAPUP 1-U.S. Senate healthcare bill includes public option – NIMBRUNG.NET

Voice of America WRAPUP 1-U.S. Senate healthcare bill includes public option Reuters WASHINGTON, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Democratic leader Harry Reid said on Monday the US Senate's healthcare overhaul will include a government-run insurance plan that lets states opt out, handing liberals an early victory ... Cheers and jeers for Nevada's Harry Reid Los Angeles Times Reid Says Senate Bill Will Have Public Plan Wall Street Journal Obama says 'now's the time' to pass health care The Associated Press Blo

Reid Says Senate Bill Will Have Public Plan – NIMBRUNG.NET

FOXNews Reid Says Senate Bill Will Have Public Plan Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON -- The Senate's top Democrat said the health-care bill he is bringing to the Senate floor will include a government-run health-insurance plan, a remarkable comeback for an idea that was voted down in a key ... Senate healthcare bill to include public option, Reid says Los Angeles Times Nelson Says Senate to Extend, Reduce Homebuyer Credit Bloomberg Reid includes opt-out public option in latest health care bill Mia

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Peter Tatchell ( The Independent , via UK Gay News ): We are making huge strides in the battle against homophobia … “LGBT people have made great progress in Britain … But in large parts of the world, homophobic and transphobic oppression remain rife” Robert Scheer ( TruthDig ): Public Health Before Wall Street Wealth … “The main thrust of the [healthcare] proposal is to forcibly submit even more customers to the tender mercies of the insurance industry while doing nothing si

Jobless Claims Drop UNEXPECTEDLY to 514,000

The number of newly laid-off workers filing claims for unemployment insurance has fallen to the lowest level since early January, a sign the labor market is slowly improving.The Labor Department said Thursday that first-time claims for jobless benefits dropped to a seasonally-adjusted 514,000 from an upwardly revised 524,000 the previous week. The fifth decline in six weeks was below Wall Street economists’ forecasts of 525,000, according to Thomson Reuters. The four-week average, which smooth

GOP Blocks Extension of Unemployment Insurance (Again)

Last week, Senate Democratic leaders rolled out a proposal to extend unemployment insurance by 14 weeks — with an extra six weeks thrown in for those states where jobless figures have topped 8.5 percent — only to have Republicans block the measure on the chamber floor. Well, today it happened again. According to the office of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), Democrats on Tuesday asked for consent to pass the bill, only to be shot down by GOP leaders. The Wall Street Jour

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