as an aside, on the way home from work the other day, i heard the ceo or the president or someone at the top of kaiser permanente being interviewed (on npr). he was also taking questions. i hate to say it but he made a LOT of sense you can listen right here
do you know what a magician does? she or he is proficient in M I S D I R E C T I O N. seems so is this firm (and most all of our 'leaders' too)
Research Firm Cited by GOP Is Owned by Health Insurer
Washington Post Staff Writer
The political battle over health-care reform is waged largely with numbers, and few number-crunchers have shaped the debate as much as the Lewin Group, a consulting firm whose research has been widely cited by opponents of a public insurance option.
To Rep. Eric Cantor of Virginia, the House Republican whip, it is "the nonpartisan Lewin Group." To Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee, it is an "independent research firm." To Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah, the second-ranking Republican on the pivotal Finance Committee, it is "well known as one of the most nonpartisan groups in the country."
Generally left unsaid amid all the citations is that the Lewin Group is wholly owned by UnitedHealth Group, one of the nation's largest insurers...............
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