Stop the Health Insurers’ Raid on the Treasury

Stop the Health Insurers’ Raid on the Treasury

No one likes insurance companies — trying to get them to pay a claim is like wrenching a bone out of a dog’s clenched teeth — and now we have another reason to hold them in low regard. The biggest advocate for blowing another $1 trillion hole in the federal budget is the health insurance lobby. The giant insurance companies — including UnitedHealthcare, Blue Cross Blue Shield and Humana are leading what Capitol Hill sources describe as “an unpre…