Stossel, Sick in America, Part 2

July 25th, 2008 | by Brian Schwartz |

Continued from Part 1.

Topics:

  • pre-existing conditions
  • Michael Moore on why insurers deny care (Moore did not confront insurance executives about this.)
  • Stossel’s interview with an executive (Karen Ignagni, America’s Health Insurance Plans)
  • claims denial rate, consumer satisfaction with coverage (sites a NY Times/CBS Poll, 87%),
  • prevalence of insurance fraud, bad incentives of insurance
  • What if car insurance covered oil changes?
  • Cato’s Michael Cannon on opacity of costs to doctors and patients
  • politicians on the number of uninsured (Huckabee - 40 million, Romney - 45 million, Obama - 46 million, Clinton - 47 million)
  • insulation vs. insurance
  • Whole Foods employee insurance plans (HSAs)

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