Weird science: Calif. lawmakers want insurance companies to cover gay infertility

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Hey, why not? California has been circling the political drain for some time now, so goofy legislators might as well put a little more icing on that cake, right? Assemblyman Tom Ammiano — a Democrat, natch — has introduced a bill that would require group insurance to cover infertility treatments for homosexual couples — regardless… Read more »

In Obamacare, online insurance brokers see potential windfall

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Online insurance brokers see a potential windfall when the federal government doles out billions in subsidies to buy help Americans buy health insurance. And they are asking state governments to help them score it. The online brokers want millions of new insurance customers to be able to use those subsidies to buy health coverage through… Read more »

States Find ObamaCare Exchange ‘Benchmark’ Insurance Plans Too Expensive

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According to the rules of President Obama’s signature health care legislation, individual states, the site of the new “exchanges,” were required to choose a “benchmark” health insurance plan, one that contains the essential benefits that all other plans must include. The problem is most Americans will not be able to afford these plans. Trudy Lieberman,… Read more »