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Article: BLUE CROSS PROFESSOR OF HEALTH INSURANCE FELDMAN TESTIFIES ON THE HEALTH OF THE PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE MARKET BEFORE HOUSE PANEL
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- September 23, 2008
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The House Ways & Means Committee issued the following testimony from a subcommittee hearing:
STATEMENT OF ROGER FELDMAN, PH.D., BLUE CROSS PROFESSOR OF HEALTH INSURANCE, UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
TESTIMONY BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
It is my pleasure to appear before you today to discuss the private health insurance market in the United States. As you noted in the Advisory for this hearing, most people under age 65 in the United States purchase health insurance through the employment of a family member. This system of 'employer-sponsored insurance' or ESI provides many advantages to those who are covered. But it is ...