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?the Health Benefits Coalition
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Karen Ignagni, president of America's Health Insurance Plans, also seems to believe that disruption is a really scary word. Here's what she said on Bloomberg TV's Capitol Gains earlier this month:
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Margulis went on to tell the analysts that the industry anti-"disruption" campaign would be led by Stop The HIT because insurance companies "are not the best purveyors of that message, perhaps."
Like the HBC and many other front groups, the Stop The HIT Coalition operates out of a public affairs shop on K Street,Miu Miu Bags,Miu Miu Bags. The coalition's phone number is also the number for JDA Frontline, a firm formed by Republican political operatives. It is also the DC number for the office of Republican political strategist Ed Gillespie,Miu Miu Handbags. The coalition's media contact, Molly Pacela,Miu Miu Tote, is also director of public affairs at JDA and former media relations director at the Republican National Committee.
Don't let these people scare you. Their real agenda is to prevent any disruption in profits,Miu Miu Bags,Miu Miu Tote. |
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