Today, the Department of Commerce reported economic growth of 5.9% for the last quarter of 2009 (up from its earlier estimate of 5.7%). This represents a large change in direction from when President Obama took office and the economy was … Continue reading
In our current health care system, women often face higher health costs than men and multiple other barriers to health insurance. Fewer women are eligible for employer-based coverage, and comprehensive coverage in the individual health care market is often unavailable … Continue reading
Today, House and Senate leaders of both parties are meeting with President Obama at the Blair House to discuss moving forward with comprehensive health reform. Speaker Pelosi’s opening remarks: Transcript:
Today, House and Senate leaders of both parties will be meeting with the President at the Blair House to discuss moving forward with comprehensive health reform. Without reform, the cost of health care for the average family of four is … Continue reading
By a vote of 406-19, the House passed the Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (HR 4626), introduced by Reps. Tom Perriello (D-VA) and Betsy Markey (D-CO). This bill is designed to restore competition and transparency to the health insurance … Continue reading
Yesterday, Speaker Pelosi, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, Chairwoman Louise Slaughter, Congressman Peter DeFazio, and Wendell Potter, senior fellow on health care at the Center for Media and Democracy and a former insurance industry executive, held a news conference to … Continue reading
Today, the Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations is holding a hearing on the “response by Toyota and NHTSA to Incidents of Sudden Unintended Acceleration” to examine the response to persistent consumer complaints of sudden, unintended acceleration in … Continue reading
One year ago, President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act into law to bring America's economy back from the brink by giving most Americans the fastest and one of the largest tax cuts in history, creating and saving … Continue reading
New reports detailing shocking increases in insurance premiums across the country continue to roll in. Just today, we learned that premiums for individual health insurance plans in Connecticut increased on average more than 20% for 2010. These increases are simply … Continue reading
In 2008, credit card issuers imposed $19 billion in penalty fees on families with credit cards—exploiting loopholes in the law to make profits at the expense of responsible credit cardholders with minimal oversight. Last May, the House passed, and the … Continue reading