Big Rallies to Protest Humana’s Scare Tactics, and More Health Care News

by Seth Michaels, Oct 20, 2009

Missouri retirees protest insurance company scare tactics.

Polling out today shows—again—that the U.S. public wants health care. More news from the battle for health care below.

 * The Alliance for Retired Americans continues to pressure Humana and other insurers to stop using scare tactics against seniors, including a rally at Humana’s offices in Springfield, Mo.

 * Health care reform isn’t about protecting just those who are uninsured now: A survey by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation shows more than one-third of those polled are worried about losing the insurance they have.

 * Negotiators in the U.S. House and Senate are looking for a way to get a public option into the final bill.

 * Paul Waldman of The American Prospect notes that the insurance industry has stopped pretending to support reform. It’s fighting hard—including using dodgy statistics—against any measures that would prevent them from denying care and charging exorbitant prices. 

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