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3/25/98
by Consumers Union Washington, D. C. Office
Gail Shearer, director of health policy analysis for Consumers Union, publisher of Consumers Reports Magazine, speaks to the issue of affordable health care:
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3/15/98 |
NBC Nightly News: Problems Arise with Health Insurance Legislation that was Designed to Help People Keep Insurance When Changing Jobs We were all hopeful that some good would come of it. But as the months go by, it's looking less and less likely that it's going to make a very positive difference in people's lives… |
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3/17/98 |
New York Times: High Rates Hobble Law to Guarantee Health Insurance; a Safety Net is Faulted; 96 Measure Fails The whole focus of the law was on access to insurance, not affordability. Now, the chickens are coming home to roost. A lot of consumers will be disappointed. They can't afford the access congress promised them. For them, the law is an empty promise… |
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3/24/98 |
Washington Post: Unaffordable Insurance The key health care issue facing consumers is affordability. |
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3/18/98 |
USA Today: Firms lashed over health coverage gaps The law will remain an "empty promise" as long as insurers can charge whatever they want… |
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3/21/98 |
Congressional Quarterly: Lawmakers Begin Looking for Cure for Insurance Portability Law Our concerns were on target. Consumers' hopes for portability of health insurance when they leave their job are not being met. Insurance remains unaffordable to many who lose their group coverage. State Flexibility has resulted in portability options that do not meet consumers' needs. Consumers re not getting the assistance that they need to navigate the alphabet soup of legislation and regulations that leave too many not knowing where to turn for assistance. |
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3/11/98 |
Associated Press: Insurance Law Not Always Working This news may be bitter medicine for official Washington policy-makers to swallow, but this report demonstrates that most consumers cannot afford the access Congress promised them… |
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3/19/98 |
National Public Radio: Problems with Insurance Law You can't talk about portability of health coverage or access to health coverage unless you're also figuring out how people are going to pay and whether they can indeed afford the premiums… |
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