The insurers, led by Cigna and its 2nd quarter 6.4% drop, seek to benefit in two primary ways: 1) by squeezing out as many profits as they can, similar to credit card companies raising rates before laws kick in limiting those rates and 2) shoving consumers into lower cost plans in a way they would not be able under the new regulatory regime. |
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Margaret Bassett passed away August 21, 2011. She was a treasured member of the Opednews.com editorial team for four years.
Margaret Bassett--OEN editor--is an 89-year old, currently living in senior housing, with a lifelong interest in political philosophy. Bachelors from State University of Iowa (1944) and Masters from Roosevelt University (1975) help to unravel important requirements for modern communication. Early introduction to computer science (1966) trumps them. It's payback time. She's been "entitled" so long she hopes to find some good coming off the keyboard into the lives of those who come after her.