Business Identity Theft

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Giving the Sick A Fighting Chance ObamaCares

Today, Americans are seeing a difference and health reform is providing lower costs and better health care coverage. Here’s a look at the numbers:
•Up to 17 million children with pre-existing conditions are protected from discrimination
•Over 500,000 additional young people gained health care insurance
•165 million Americans with private insurance are now protected from lifetime and annual limits on their coverage
•1.3 million seniors have received a 50% discount on brand name drugs, collectively saving over $650 million in out-of-pocket costs
•19 million seniors have already received one or more preventative services
•1.3 million seniors have taken advantage of a free Annual Wellness visit
•4 million small businesses are eligible for tax credits if they offer coverage to their employees

The Vote is Today Thank-You Mr. President

The President’s Proposal puts American families and small business owners in control of their own health care. Over the past year the House and the Senate have been working on an effort to provide health insurance reform that lowers costs, guarantees choices, and enhances quality health care for all Americans. Building on that year-long effort, [...]

The Consumer Financial Protection Agency

You will here more about this in the days ahead as the lobby’s spin the media and public opinion against the Obama administrations efforts to cleans house with regulatory reform that will change the fraudulent ways investment banker, insurance companies and mortgage brokers do business.

Insurance Reform Coming Soon!!

Illinois Governor Quinn Signs Bill Reforming the State’s Health Insurance Industry

The Individual Health Insurance Fairness Act (House Bill 3923), introduced by State Representative Greg Harris (D-Chicago), and State Senator Heather Steans (D-Chicago), addresses key barriers facing consumers who struggle with unfair and inconsistent industry practices. The measure was strongly backed by AARP and a coalition of health and consumer advocates.

My Small Business Supports Healthcare Reform

Over the years I have working for the lobbies who sell insurance products to their members.  In exchange for profits they also lobbied for insurance companies and  interests.  The main concerns for these small business owners I spoke to on a daily bases was rising cost of healthcare.  One bad illness would wipe both them and their small business out. [...]

Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force Press Conference

We face unprecedented challenges in responding to the financial crisis that has gripped our economy for the past year. Mortgage, securities, and corporate fraud schemes have eroded the public’s confidence in the nation’s financial markets and have led to a growing sentiment that Wall Street does not play by the same rules as Main Street. Unscrupulous executives, Ponzi scheme operators, and common criminals alike have targeted the pocketbooks and retirement accounts of middle class Americans, and in many cases, devastated entire families’ futures.

Affordable Health Care for America Act

Requires the Commissioner to establish a Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan program (CO-OP program) under which the Commissioner may make grants and loans for the establishment and initial operation of not-for-profit, member-run, health insurance cooperatives that provide insurance through the Health Insurance Exchange or a state-based Health Insurance Exchange.

Reality Check: The Health Insurance Lobby Deceives Seniors

All Medicare beneficiaries subsidize those extra benefits in Medicare Advantage plans, even though only the people enrolled in those plans receive them. Medicare pays an average of $1236 more per year for people enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans than for those enrolled in traditional Medicare.