Minnesota-based UnitedHealth has sent its 75,000 employees nationwide an email urging them to contact their senators to oppose pending health reform legislation, even providing a two form letters, with one attacking the public option.

The AFL-CIO wants insurance commissioners in four states to investigate whether rising health care premiums are the result of lobbying efforts by major insurers against widespread reform.

Calling it “wholly unacceptable,” Sen. Max Baucus is lashing out against health insurer Humana for mailings to its senior citizen customers the congressman says are misleading.

A consumer group is accusing WellPoint and UnitedHealthcare of asking workers during business hours to lobby Congress to weaken health reform, actions they say would violate California labor laws.

Insurance companies, including auto, home, business and life insurers, contributed more than $35.7 million to members of Congress over the last two election cycles, with an emphasis on those involved …  Read →

Federal regulation of insurance, based on a proposal before Congress, would “roll back strong, state based consumer protections,” according to the nonpartisan group, Consumer Watchdog.

Reps. Melissa Bean (D-Ill) and Ed …  Read →

The simmering debate over how to regulate insurance in this post-AIG bailout 1, 2 and 3, Bernie Madoff scandal and “will-I-have-enough-to-retire-in-20-years? world appears to have taken yet another turn, according …  Read →