October 26, 2009 3:47 pm ET filed under Blog
BlueCross BlueShield Opposes Reforms That Would Cut Into Their Monopoly
In an attempt to drum up opposition to Democratic proposals for health care reform, one of the country's biggest private insurers has sent a mailer (with prepaid return postage!) to incite its policyholders to fight against reform.
June 08, 2009 4:53 pm ET filed under Blog
GOP Letter To Obama Written By Frank Luntz, Insurance Giants
Senate Republicans sent a letter to President Obama detailing their opposition to a public health care plan.
May 19, 2009 10:12 am ET filed under Fact Check
BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina's Desperate Attempt To Deceive
In an effort to preserve the broken status quo, insurance giant BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina is preparing three television ads based on myths, half truths and downright hypocrisy. The ads make it clear that the company is more concerned with protecting their stranglehold on American patients than earnestly improving the country's health care system. The accusations lead one to ask: If BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina is so sure a public health care option would be a disaster, why are they so afraid to compete with it?
