Monday Headlines: Congressional Oversight, Election ‘08 & More
- Colorado veterans oppose VA hospital plan to partner with an existing private non-profit.
- Wisconsin Medicaid fraud unit exposes tactics of neuroleptic drug maker.
- Holy menu, Batman! NYC restaurants can be fined for not showing calorie counts on their offerings.
- House committee will investigate healthcare plan rescissions nationwide.
- McCain criticizes Obama for voting against so-called “partial birth” abortion ban.
A congressional committee will investigate health insurers’ practice of canceling coverage when policyholders get sick, its chairman said Thursday.
The problem first came to light in California, but witnesses testifying before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee suggested that it was more widespread. The problem affects the individual insurance market, in which 14 million Americans, including nearly 3 million Californians, purchase medical benefits on their own. In light of proposals to expand the individual market, the committee’s chairman, Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-Beverly Hills), said the individual market demanded more scrutiny, especially of cancellation practices.
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