Washington Mutual Inc. says it has resolved disputes with JPMorgan Chase & Co. and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. over some $4 billion at issue in the bank holding company's Chapter 11 bankruptcy...

Washington DC insurance regulator, citing errors, rescinds a previously approved price rise for a health insurer. At TheStreet.com

WASHINGTON, March 10 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama said Wednesday the healthcare system loses billions of dollars a year to fraud, waste, abuse and subsidies to insurance companies. WASHINGTON, March 10 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama said Wednesday the healthcare system loses billions of dollars a year to fraud, waste, abuse and subsidies to insurance companies.

WASHINGTON, March 10 (UPI) -- Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Wednesday asked insurance companies to work with the White House -- not fight it -- on healthcare reform. WASHINGTON, March 10 (UPI) -- Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Wednesday asked insurance companies to work with the White House -- not fight it -- on healthcare reform.

NAR Calls for Affordable, Comprehensive, Proactive Disaster Insurance Policy Earthtimes (press release) WASHINGTON, DC -- 03/10/10 -- US policy toward natural catastrophe risk is largely reactive and a comprehensive, forward-looking national natural disaster ... and more »

The Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Wednesday renewed America's commitment to the recovery and reconstruction of earthquake-devastated Haiti, telling visiting President Rene ...

A business coalition backed by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other groups will allocate between $4 million and $10 million on anti-bill ads.

It's Worse Than Ezra Says... Huffington Post (blog) You don't have to lose your job to fall into the ranks of the uninsured. All you have to do is get really sick and have your annual and lifetime limits run ... A progressive win, but not a conservative loss Washington Post (blog)

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Thousands of protesters marched through downtown Washington, DC, to criticize the health insurance industry and attempt to draw support for the Democratic proposal to overhaul the system. Organizers with Health Care for America Now, a coalition of labor and other liberal groups, targeted insurance company leaders attending a policy conference held by industry advocates. The demonstrators marched to the hotel to make a mock "citizen's arrest" of insurance executives, who were demonized on demonstration posters and over the loudspeaker, the Washington Post reports.

Washington Times

Bunning made his point on spending, fellow senators Lancaster Eagle Gazette ... he single-handedly blocked an extension of unemployment benefits for 1.2 million workers, allowed the National Flood Insurance Program to lapse, ...

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Americans continue to protest for healthcare RT While the major lobbying group for the US healthcare industry held its annual meeting at the Washington, DC Ritz-Carlton, angry protester outside demanded ... and more »

Ben Stone, 23, of Washington, marches during a protest against health insurance companies that demonstrators say are derailing efforts at health care reforms, in Washington, on Tuesday, March 9, 2010....

WASHINGTON, March 9 (UPI) -- The White House said Tuesday it still believes the U.S. House will vote on a healthcare bill by March 18 even though a key lawmaker suggested that's unlikely. WASHINGTON, March 9 (UPI) -- The White House said Tuesday it still believes the U.S. House will vote on a healthcare bill by March 18 even though a key lawmaker suggested that's unlikely.

Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Jobless Benefits as Entitlement The Washington Independent “It is appropriate and natural for Congress to extend the time limit of unemployment insurance with the job market as bad as it is,” Sherk said. ...

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Sen. Jim Bunning, R-Ky., center, follows Sen. David Vitter, R-La., as they head to the Senate floor on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 2, 2010. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)

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Why insurers don't control costs Washington Post (blog) Serious tort reform (limits on awards and medical oversight/censure) 2. Mandatory coverage (if uninsured, at time of need, enrollment and premiums charged ...

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RALEIGH, N.C. — Scores of state workers are taking a bus from North Carolina to Washington to join a rally protesting insurance industry opposition to overhauling health care. Members of the St...

Washington Flood Bill Ready for Governor's Signature Insurance News Net (press release) Business owners' first stop for coverage is the National Flood Insurance Program, which covers the first $500000 of property and first $500000 of content ...

By STEVEN R. HURSTAssociated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Consumed by domestic battles over health care and the ravaged economy, President Barack Obama had nearly fallen silent on foreign policy - ...

Some say NASA's Ares I rocket is not the best choice to replace the space shuttle. WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama plans to host a conference in Florida next month on his administration's appro...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama has marked the 45th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday" by praising "these heroes" who marched into history and endured beatings by Alabama state troopers at the s...

WASHINGTON: US insurance giants American International Group and MetLife will announce a US$15.5 billion deal Monday for AIG's second-largest foreign life-insurance business, The Wall Street Journal reported.

WASHINGTON, March 7 (UPI) -- A U.S. House Democratic leader said Sunday he believes Congress will approve healthcare legislation. WASHINGTON, March 7 (UPI) -- A U.S. House Democratic leader said Sunday he believes Congress will approve healthcare legislation.

WASHINGTON, March 7 (UPI) -- Resorting to reconciliation to pass healthcare reform would prove "catastrophic" for the U.S. Senate, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said Sunday. WASHINGTON, March 7 (UPI) -- Resorting to reconciliation to pass healthcare reform would prove "catastrophic" for the U.S. Senate, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said Sunday.

WASHINGTON, March 7 (UPI) -- U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius predicted Sunday congressional Democrats would round up enough votes to pass healthcare reform. WASHINGTON, March 7 (UPI) -- U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius predicted Sunday congressional Democrats would round up enough votes to pass healthcare reform.