Tag: Consumer Protections

Today, House and Senate leaders of both parties are meeting with President Obama at the Blair House to discuss moving forward with comprehensive health reform. Speaker Pelosi’s opening remarks: Transcript:

Today, House and Senate leaders of both parties will be meeting with the President at the Blair House to discuss moving forward with comprehensive health reform. Without reform, the cost of health care for the average family of four is projected to… Continue

By a vote of 406-19, the House passed the Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (HR 4626), introduced by Reps. Tom Perriello (D-VA) and Betsy Markey (D-CO). This bill is designed to restore competition and transparency to the health insurance market —… Continue

Yesterday, Speaker Pelosi, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, Chairwoman Louise Slaughter, Congressman Peter DeFazio, and Wendell Potter, senior fellow on health care at the Center for Media and Democracy and a former insurance industry executive, held a news conference to discuss the… Continue

Today, the Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations is holding a hearing on the “response by Toyota and NHTSA to Incidents of Sudden Unintended Acceleration” to examine the response to persistent consumer complaints of sudden, unintended acceleration in vehicles manufactured… Continue

New reports detailing shocking increases in insurance premiums across the country continue to roll in. Just today, we learned that premiums for individual health insurance plans in Connecticut increased on average more than 20% for 2010. These increases are simply unsustainable. The… Continue

In 2008, credit card issuers imposed $19 billion in penalty fees on families with credit cards—exploiting loopholes in the law to make profits at the expense of responsible credit cardholders with minimal oversight. Last May, the House passed, and the President signed,… Continue

This morning, President Obama released his health insurance reform proposal in advance of Thursday's bipartisan meeting on health reform: The President's proposal on health reform web page» The full PDF of the President’s proposal» The overview President’s proposal» Speaker Pelosi on the… Continue

President Obama's announcement is an encouraging step in the effort to stabilize our nation's housing markets, help unemployed homeowners, and bring relief to many families hardest hit by the recession. Recognizing that each city and state faces a unique set of challenges,… Continue

The announcement by Anthem Blue Cross to increase premium rates up to 39% for individual policy holders in California and a new Department of Health and Human Services report detailing the shocking rise in insurance premiums across the nation affecting millions of… Continue