September promises to be a busy month for health insurance executives as they respond to requests for data and prepare testimony for a number of congressional committees working on healthcare reform.

Now that the national healthcare debate has morphed into one aimed at reforming the health insurance industry, the focus appears to have turned to health insurers’ business practices and financials. Congressional leaders are looking for data to help them frame the debate. As they focus on these details, we hope they don’t lose sight of the broader goals of healthcare reform – to bring the overall costs of healthcare in the United States down to a sustainable level and provide coverage for everyone.

This email and online newsletter was published by Mark Farrah Associates on September 1, 2009.

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