Consumers Union News Releases

• Nonprofit BCBS Health Plans amass billions in surplus
  Health insurers set aside billions of dollars in surplus – essentially retained profits – even as they raised premiums for consumers. (July 22, 2010)
• Berwick appointed to head Medicare, Medicaid
  CU: Berwick will make a fundamental difference in improving the way the system works (July 7, 2010)
• CU board chair Teresa Moran Schwartz nominated for Health Advisory Panel
  Teresa is a visionary whose experience, integrity, and common-sense ability to get results make her an ideal choice to serve the public interest (July 6, 2010)
• CR Health: How to navigate the newly reformed health care system
  New report explains what consumers need to watch for; lays out next steps (May 4, 2010)
• Health reform poised to make health care safer
  New health care reform law includes important patient safety provisions that will save lives and dollars (March 31, 2010)
• CU applauds House passage of health care bill
  The House passed health care legislation which will now move the Senate for a floor vote (March 21, 2010)
• CU endorses health reform legislation
  Once passed, CU plans to help consumers understand how reforms will affect them (March 19, 2010)