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		<title>Hidden Influence-Peddling in Washington</title>
		<link>http://wendellpotter.com/2013/05/hidden-influence-peddling-in-washington/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 10:24:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendell Potter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mainstream media largely ignore how special interests get what they want in nation&#8217;s capital. I was not among those who believed the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision would open the floodgates of corporate money to influence elections and public policy. While the decision enables corporations to make direct contributions to campaigns, those contributions have to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DC Officials Will Decide Next Week if Key Obamacare Provision Will Benefit Residents or Big Insurers</title>
		<link>http://wendellpotter.com/2013/05/dc-officials-will-decide-next-week-if-key-obamacare-provision-will-benefit-residents-or-big-insurers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 12:29:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendell Potter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The moment President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act three years ago, health insurers began intense lobbying at the federal, state and even municipal levels to influence how the law would be implemented. Among the most important policy goals for the industry from day one has been to control as much as possible how the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obamacare Myths and Realities</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 10:17:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendell Potter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[State exchanges were a Republican idea, and early evidence shows they&#8217;re working. The House of Representatives is expected to vote for the 40th time this week to repeal Obamacare, not because anyone believes the 40th time will be the charm, but because the exercise will enable Republican freshmen to vote for repeal and brag about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No Shortage of Health Insurance ‘Flavors’ Ahead</title>
		<link>http://wendellpotter.com/2013/05/no-shortage-of-health-insurance-flavors-ahead/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 10:46:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendell Potter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Consumers shouldn&#8217;t fall for headlines predicting that carriers will provide few plan options in ACA&#8217;s health insurance marketplaces. It will be almost five months before the states’ health insurance exchanges will be up and running and already we’re seeing media stories suggesting that some insurance companies will not sign up to sell their policies on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Health Reform to be Political Fodder in 2014</title>
		<link>http://wendellpotter.com/2013/05/health-reform-to-be-political-fodder-in-2014/</link>
		<comments>http://wendellpotter.com/2013/05/health-reform-to-be-political-fodder-in-2014/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 10:28:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendell Potter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Changes prompted by law a political opportunity. Will the implementation of some of the most important provisions of ObamaCare this fall and next year result in the “train wreck” Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) predicted a few days ago? No. But you can be certain that there will be no shortage of political candidates [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Insurers Hiding Political Spending</title>
		<link>http://wendellpotter.com/2013/04/insurers-hiding-political-spending/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:12:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendell Potter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Big firms have beaten back shareholder efforts aimed at full disclosure. If you have private health insurance, it’s almost certain that a portion of the premiums you pay every month is used to support political agendas that are not in your best interests. But good luck finding out how much of that premium money your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vermont Law Illuminates Claims Statistics</title>
		<link>http://wendellpotter.com/2013/04/vermont-law-illuminates-claims-statistics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:39:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendell Potter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Consumers will benefit from understanding disparities among insurers. When you’re shopping for health insurance, wouldn’t it be great if you could find out every insurer’s claim denial rate?  And how much each one spent on lobbying and advertising—and how much they paid their CEO? You can now find all of that information and more if [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medicare Advantage – or DISAdvantage?</title>
		<link>http://wendellpotter.com/2013/04/medicare-advantage-or-disadvantage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2013 11:22:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendell Potter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Overpaid by federal government, private program may actually keep critically ill patients from from getting the coverage they need. If you’re being courted by a private insurance company to enroll in one of its Medicare Advantage plans, don’t sign on the bottom line until you’ve read a recent report by a researcher at the Center [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Limited Benefit&#8217; Plans Are No Real Bargain</title>
		<link>http://wendellpotter.com/2013/04/limited-benefit-plans-are-no-real-bargain/</link>
		<comments>http://wendellpotter.com/2013/04/limited-benefit-plans-are-no-real-bargain/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:05:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendell Potter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Insurers warn of premium hikes, but modest plans they&#8217;re pitching now don&#8217;t provide much coverage. Among insurance executives, Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini has been among the most vocal in warning of “premium rate shock” when major provisions of Obamacare kick in on January 1. &#8220;We&#8217;ve done all the math, we&#8217;ve shared it with all the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obamacare&#8217;s Help for Small Business</title>
		<link>http://wendellpotter.com/2013/04/obamacares-help-for-small-business/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 01:13:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendell Potter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tax credits will allow more modest employers to provide coverage. With April 15 approaching, some small business owners who provide health coverage to their workers are not going to be as indebted to Uncle Sam as they have in years past, thanks to Obamacare. That’s right, thanks to Obamacare. Mike Roach, owner of Paloma Clothing, [...]]]></description>
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