'Whose side are you on?' Rally
Lobsterman Park in Portland, Lobsterman Park (Map)
Portland, ME 04101
Wednesday, October 14th, 12:00 PM
Let's keep the momentum going! Please sign up for this gathering right away! 
SIGN UP: http://pol.moveon.org/event/events/event.html?event_id=98918
Message from your host, Bill D.: In October, the votes in the US Senate will decide the fate of a real public option. We need to be highlighting the connections between the money the insurance industry is giving to our elected officials and how these same elected officials are voting to block real health care reform and at the same...(more) time guaranteeing that huge profits will be made by Big Insurance.
So across the United States, MoveOn is organizing hundreds of "Whose side are you on? rallies" to put pressure directly on our senate targets to side with their constituents -- not with Big Insurance. At these events, we'll release a new report detailing how much they've taken in campaign contributions from Big Insurance and other health special interests.
http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/industries.php?cycle=Career&cid=N00000480&type=I
Competition in health insurance
A comprehensive study of U.S. markets | 2007 update
http://www.moveon.org/pac/sickofit/amastudy.pdf
| 7 | Aetna Inc | $25,300 | $15,300 | $10,000 |
| 11 | Blue Cross/Blue Shield | $23,500 | $3,500 | $20,000 |
| 5 | American Dental Assn | $20,000 | $0 | $20,000 |
| 5 | American Hospital Assn | $20,000 | $0 | $20,000 |
| 10 | American Health Care Assn | $18,500 | $0 | $18,500 |
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council] Portland MoveOn: Tonight's meeting agendaTuesday, September 8, 2009 10:35 AM
From: "Bill DiGiulio" <winnie04106@yahoo.com>View contact detailsTo: everyone-3696-FrWMyt@ml.moveon.orgCc: ekmissal@gmail.comHi All,
Here is our agenda for tonight's meeting at the Snug. We have a pretty full plate so please try to arrive by 6pm. I have also included a link to all the members of the insurance lobby group America's Health Insurance Plans, if you get a minute take a look it before the meeting and think about who we might want to be targeting here in Maine.
Thanks all -- see you tonight!
September Next Steps Agenda
* Welcome and go-round (5 min)
* Review August campaign work + debrief August actions (15 min)
* Planning "Big Insurance: Sick of It" Rallies (30 min)
* Summarize your next steps (10 min)
You can find a full list of AHIP members here: http://www.ahip.org/content/default.aspx?bc=31|42|55
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OpenSecrets.org-SEN. COLLINS
http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cycle=2010&cid=N00000491&type=I&mem=
Rank Contributor Total Indivs PACs
1 General Dynamics $51,750 $42,750 $9,000
2 Marriott International $46,500 $36,500 $10,000
3 Elliott Management $41,400 $41,400 $0
4 Wish List $36,363 $21,700 $14,663
5 Verizon Communications $28,450 $18,450 $10,000
6 Raytheon Co $25,301 $15,301 $10,000
7 Aetna Inc $25,300 $15,300 $10,000
8 Blank Rome LLP $24,500 $21,500 $3,000
9 Goldman Sachs $23,900 $13,900 $10,000
10 Time Warner $23,600 $14,600 $9,000
11 Blue Cross/Blue Shield $23,500 $3,500 $20,000
12 Pitney Bowes Inc $22,650 $12,650 $10,000
13 Scruggs Law Firm $22,000 $22,000 $0
14 AshBritt Environmental $20,900 $20,900 $0
15 Pfizer Inc $19,200 $9,200 $10,000
16 Morgan Stanley $18,233 $10,233 $8,000
17 Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett $17,200 $17,200 $0
18 Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu $17,000 $7,000 $10,000
19 Cisco Systems $16,700 $11,700 $5,000
20 Unisys Corp $16,300 $6,300 $10,000
COLLINS - Summary
http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?id=MES2&cycle=2008
Total Raised and Spent
cycle: 2008
Susan Collins (R) *
(60% of vote)
Raised: $8,039,750
Spent: $7,996,626
Cash on Hand: $263,713
Last Report: December 31, 2008
PAC contributions $2,870,274 (36%)
Individual contributions $4,638,943 (58%)
Candidate self-financing $0 (0%)
Other $530,533 (7%)
Tom Allen (D)
(40% of vote)
Raised: $5,998,773
Spent: $6,462,451
Cash on Hand: $38,168
Last Report: December 31, 2008
PAC contributions $573,340 (10%)
Individual contributions $4,968,521 (83%)
Candidate self-financing $0 (0%)
Other $456,912 (8%)
Herbert J Hoffman (I)
(0% of vote)
Raised: $43,301
Spent: $42,657
Cash on Hand: $642
Last Report: December 31, 2008
PAC contributions $0 (0%)
Individual contributions $14,667 (34%)
Candidate self-financing $26,534 (61%)
Other $2,100 (5%)
Other Candidates Who Ran
Laurie Dobson (I)
Tom Ledue (D)
* Incumbent
NOTE: All the numbers on this page are for the 2007 - 2008 House election cycle and based on Federal Election Commission data available electronically on Friday, July 17, 2009. ("Help! The numbers don't add up...")
Feel free to distribute or cite this material, but please credit the Center for Responsive Politics. For permission to reprint for commercial uses, such as textbooks, contact the Center.
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AHIP members
http://www.ahip.org/content/default.aspx?bc=31|42|55
Chairman, TD Banknorth Inc.
http://www.mehmc.org/
| This record contains information from the CEC database and is accurate as of: Fri Sep 11 2009 22:10:29. Please print or save for your records. | |||
| Legal Name | Charter Number | Filing Type | Status |
| THE WELLPOINT COMPANIES, INC. | 19930157 F | BUSINESS CORPORATION (FOREIGN) | GOOD STANDING |
| Filing Date | Expiration Date | Jurisdiction | |
| 09/21/1992 | N/A | INDIANA | |
| Other Names | (A=Assumed ; F=Former) | ||
| ANTHEM HEALTH SYSTEMS - CANCELLED | A | ||
| THE ANTHEM COMPANIES, INC. | F | ||
| ANTHEM BENEFIT SERVICES, INC. | F | ||
| ANTHEM HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. | F | ||
| Clerk/Registered Agent | |||
| C T CORPORATION SYSTEM ONE PORTLAND SQUARE PORTLAND, ME 04101 | |||
| This record contains information from the CEC database and is accurate as of: Fri Sep 11 2009 22:14:18. Please print or save for your records. | |||
| Legal Name | Charter Number | Filing Type | Status |
| ANTHEM HEALTH PLANS OF MAINE, INC. | 20000000 I | INSURANCE CORPORATION | GOOD STANDING |
| Filing Date | Expiration Date | Jurisdiction | |
| 03/10/2000 | N/A | MAINE | |
| Other Names | (A=Assumed ; F=Former) | ||
| ASSOCIATED HOSPTIAL SERVICE | A | ||
| ANTHEM BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD | A | ||
| Clerk/Registered Agent | |||
| PETER B. WEBSTER ONE PORTLAND SQUARE PORTLAND, ME 04101 | |||
| This record contains information from the CEC database and is accurate as of: Fri Sep 11 2009 22:31:56. Please print or save for your records. | |||
| Legal Name | Charter Number | Filing Type | Status |
| AETNA HEALTH INC. | 19960639 D | BUSINESS CORPORATION | GOOD STANDING |
| Filing Date | Expiration Date | Jurisdiction | |
| 10/03/1995 | N/A | MAINE | |
| Other Names | (A=Assumed ; F=Former) | ||
| NYLCARE HEALTH PLANS - CANCELLED | A | ||
| NYLCARE HEALTH PLANS OF MAINE - CANCELLED | A | ||
| NYLCARE HEALTH PLANS OF MAINE, INC. - CANCELLED | A | ||
| NYLCARE - CANCELLED | A | ||
| AETNA U.S. HEALTHCARE INC. | F | ||
| NYLCARE HEALTH PLANS OF MAINE, INC. | F | ||
| NYLCARE HEALTHPLANS OF MAINE, INC. | F | ||
| Clerk/Registered Agent | |||
| PETER B. WEBSTER ONE PORTLAND SQUARE P.O. BOX 586 PORTLAND, ME 04101 | |||
| This record contains information from the CEC database and is accurate as of: Fri Sep 11 2009 22:38:35. Please print or save for your records. | |||
| Legal Name | Charter Number | Filing Type | Status |
| CIGNA HEALTHCARE OF MAINE, INC. | 19861633 D | BUSINESS CORPORATION | GOOD STANDING |
| Filing Date | Expiration Date | Jurisdiction | |
| 03/07/1986 | N/A | MAINE | |
| Other Names | (A=Assumed ; F=Former) | ||
| HEALTHSOURCE MAINE, INC. | F | ||
| Clerk/Registered Agent | |||
| PETER WEBSTER ONE PORTLAND SQUARE PORTLAND, ME 04101 | |||
UNUM
http://www.unum.com/aboutus/responsibility/PublicPolicy.aspx
Public policy
We understand the critical role our products and services have in society by protecting families and individuals. That's why Unum is committed to building strong public/private partnerships that offer innovative solutions and serve the broader public good.
Sharing expertise
Unum contributes to the public discussion of disability and its complex challenges by sharing our expertise and supporting efforts to improve the handling of disability issues in the public sector. We also support policies that would make disability protection more accessible to more people.
In the U.S., we are working with the Social Security Administration, at their request, to:
Help the agency reduce their paperwork by developing a proposal to share electronic medical records of claimants. This process will also reduce workload for the agency and avoid redundant requests to claimants for information.
Assist with streamlining the agency's claims handling practices by developing a method to batch-ship disability application claims electronically.
Maximize their limited resources by providing ideas on modernization, best practices and prioritization of claims for the most severe conditions.
In the U.K., Unum:
Funds education and research at Cardiff University on issues relating to welfare reform and disability management
Launched the Beginnings initiative in 2001 to raise the awareness of disability issues among government in an effort to strengthen public policy about disabled employees in the workforce.
Lobbying congress
We are proud to have lobbied Congress to make long term care more accessible and taken the leadership in trade organizations to address disability, benefits and other policy issues
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AMA Study
Competition in health insurance
A comprehensive study of U.S. markets | 2007 update
http://www.moveon.org/pac/sickofit/amastudy.pdf
Table 1. Combined HMO/PPO product markets
HHI market concentration and dominant insurers
Maine 6,219 WellPoint Inc. 78 Aetna 10
Bangor, ME 6,809 WellPoint Inc. 82 Aetna 8
Lewiston–Auburn, ME 5,719 WellPoint Inc. 74 Aetna 14
Portland–South Portland, ME 6,216 WellPoint Inc. 78 CIGNA 9
Table 2. HMO product markets
HHI market concentration and dominant health insurer
Maine 4,665 WellPoint Inc. 63 CIGNA 21
Bangor, ME 5,640 WellPoint Inc. 73 CIGNA 15
Lewiston–Auburn, ME 4,354 WellPoint Inc. 60 Aetna 20
Portland–South Portland, ME 4,841 WellPoint Inc. 66 CIGNA 20
Table 3. PPO product markets
HHI market concentration and dominant insurers
Maine 7,682 WellPoint Inc. 87 Aetna 7
Bangor, ME 7,634 WellPoint Inc. 87 Aetna 6
Lewiston–Auburn, ME 7,186 WellPoint Inc. 84 Aetna 10
Portland–South Portland, ME 7,586 WellPoint Inc. 87 Aetna 7
Table 4. HHI by product for state and MSAs
Maine 6,219 4,665 7,682
Bangor, ME 6,809 5,640 7,634
Lewiston–Auburn, ME 5,719 4,354 7,186
Portland–South Portland, ME 6,216 4,841 7,586
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WEBSTER, PETER
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VERRILL AND DANA/ATTORNEY
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WEBSTER, PETER B
ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314
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| ALLEN, THOMAS H VIA TOM ALLEN FOR SENATE | |||
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WEBSTER, PETER B
GREAT FALLS, VA 22066
SELF/MEDIA CONSULTANT
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WEBSTER, PETER B
GREAT FALLS, VA 22066
VERILL DANA/COUNSEL
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WEBSTER, PETER B
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VERRILL DANA LLP/ATTORNEY
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WEBSTER, PETER B.
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SELF/MEDIA CONSULTANT
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