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Insurance spokesman decries 'fishing expedition'

AP News 98 days ago

House Democrats request detailed records from industry opposed to health legislation A spokesman for the health insurance industry accused Democrats of mounting a "fishing expedition" on Wednesday, as individual insurers decided whether to honor a request for financial records sought in a ...

House Democrats expand health insurer probe

Reuters US Online Report Politics News 98 days ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top Democrats on the U.S. House of Representatives Energy & Commerce Committee are questioning dozens of health insurance companies about executive compensation and other practices. Letters sent to Aetna Inc, Cigna Corp, Humana Inc, UnitedHealth Group Inc and WellPoint, ...

House Dems seek info from health insurers

AP News 98 days ago

House Democrats request detailed records from industry opposed to health legislation A spokesman for the health insurance industry accused Democrats of mounting a "fishing expedition" on Wednesday, as individual insurers decided whether to honor a request for financial records sought in a ...

US climate bill would raise energy costs slightly: study

AFP Global Edition 113 days ago

A key climate change bill now being considered by US Congress would only modestly raise annual energy costs for families, far less than some industry estimates, a federal study said Tuesday. The estimate by the Energy Department's Energy Information Administration (EIA) said ...

THE INFLUENCE GAME: Biotech drug lobbying war

AP Features 114 days ago

EDITOR'S NOTE — An occasional look at how behind-the-scenes influence is exercised in Washington. By ALAN FRAM Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — With the nation's $46 billion biological drug market at stake, the war between makers of the pricey biotech medicines ...

Dems win approval of health bill in committee

AP Features 117 days ago

In a triumph for President Barack Obama, Democrats narrowly pushed sweeping health care legislation through a key congressional committee Friday night and cleared the way for a September showdown in the House. The 31-28 vote in the House Energy and Commerce Committee, ...

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