Patient Bill Of Rights Shifts Power To The American People, Says Lawmaker

Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Ia) says that with the Patient Bill of Rights, policyholders will have more of a say in their treatment. (0:28)

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Sebelius: Worst Health Insurance Abuses End Today

Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius explains that with the Patients Bill of Rights becoming effective today, the worst abuses from insurance companies worst are now a thing of the past. (0:17)

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Insurance Companies "Purge" Older Customers, Says White House Health Official

During a conference call with reporters on Friday, Nancy DeParle, Director of the White House Office of Health Reform, discusses a common practice within the insurance industry called purging that is designed to weed out people who are getting older and may have more health risks. (0:32)
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Sebelius Calls Health Insurance Companies Out On Double-Digit Rate Increases

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebleius gives information on the earning statements of insurance companies and gives perspective on what double-digit rate increases mean for customers. (0:23)
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House Healthcare Bill Allows Insurance Co's To Charge Seniors More

Health care expert Trudy Lieberman says there is a "hitch" in the House health care bill that permits insurance companies to charge seniors up to "two times more" for a policy than people in their 30's. (0:17)
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Without Reform Now, Americans Will "Beg" For Single Payer In The Future Says Rockefeller

Sen. John Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) says that if insurance companies are allowed to operate as they are now, years from now the American people will be begging Congress for a single payer insurance system. (0:39)
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Pelosi: Public Will See Through Insurance Industry's Misinformation

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif) says that the health insurance industry is waging a war of disinformation against the health care reform bill in order to maintain the status quo. The Speaker says that members of Congress will work throughout the August recess to promote their message and "set the record straight." Pelosi says she is confident the American people will see through the "myths" and ultimately support the health care bill. (0:26)
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Competitive Marketplace In Healthcare

By Michael Combier-Talk Radio News Service

U.S. Rep. Steve Kagen (D-Wis.) says that creating a competitive marketplace of insurance companies where patients would be able to compare prices and services will drive down costs for everybody. (0:35)
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Clinton says we need to shift priorities in the tax code

At the CWA Conference, Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) says when she says solutions, she says, she will rebuild the middle class, and will end 55 billion dollars in tax breaks for oil companies, drug companies, insurance companies, and Wall Street, and will give that money back to hard working middle class families instead. You will get more help with student loans, health care for all, and millions of jobs that cannot be sent overseas because they will be created right here. I will cut middle class taxes, she says, by at least 100 billion dollars a year, and I will let taxes increase on people earning more than $250,000 a year. They have had their run, it's time we shifted our priorities in the tax code. (:50)
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