Insurance Journal » health exchange http://www.insurancejournal.com Insurance Journal delivers the latest business news for the Property/Casualty insurance industry Thu, 23 May 2013 13:46:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 California Health Exchange Also Will Offer Voter Registration http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2013/05/20/292674.htm Mon, 20 May 2013 16:04:55 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=292674 California will become the first state to offer voter registration through its health insurance marketplace later this year. Millions of Californians will get the chance to register at the same time they are buying insurance under the federal Affordable Care …

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]]> Emails Show Change in Oklahoma Health Exchange Policy http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southcentral/2013/02/11/280827.htm Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:51:38 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=280827 A 2011 decision by Oklahoma’s insurance commissioner to return a federal health care grant came just days after a prominent conservative encouraged state officials to reconsider their approach to President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul. Insurance Commissioner John Doak announced …

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]]> Utah Governor Asks Obama to Approve His State’s Health Exchange http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2012/12/12/273747.htm Wed, 12 Dec 2012 19:13:08 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=273747 Utah Gov. Gary Herbert asked President Barack Obama on Tuesday for help getting the state’s small-business health insurance marketplace approved as good enough for Obama’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Utah created a health insurance exchange for small businesses …

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]]> Idaho’s Otter May Take Another Month On Exchange Decision http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2012/11/20/271264.htm Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:34:56 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=271264 Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter will take up to another month to decide whether Idaho will build its own health insurance exchange – or opt for an exchange created by the federal government. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services …

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]]> Five Republican Governors Reject State-Run Health Exchanges http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2012/11/19/270990.htm Mon, 19 Nov 2012 13:16:01 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=270990 Five Republican governors rejected on Friday a major provision of President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform law that calls on states to set up online health insurance markets where consumers can purchase private coverage at federally subsidized rates. That makes it …

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]]> States Given Another Month to Meet Health Exchange Deadline http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2012/11/16/270867.htm Fri, 16 Nov 2012 13:27:30 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=270867 The Obama administration on Thursday gave states an extra month to say whether they plan to operate their own health insurance exchanges, after governors asked for more time in light of the Nov. 6 election, which ensured the survival of …

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]]> Obama Administration Gives States Extra Time on Health Exchanges http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2012/11/11/270172.htm Mon, 12 Nov 2012 02:06:02 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=270172 The Obama administration gave states extra time to work toward setting up new health insurance exchanges on Friday, days after President Barack Obama’s re-election ensured the survival of his healthcare reform law. The move is seen as a concession to …

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]]> Kentucky Recommends Anthem Health Plan as Benchmark for Insurers http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2012/10/05/265644.htm Fri, 05 Oct 2012 13:47:23 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=265644 Kentucky has recommended that the Anthem Preferred Provider Organization serve as the benchmark plan for insurers in Kentucky under federal health care reforms. Anthem’s offerings would be the minimum level of benefits provided for individual and small group coverage under …

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]]> Challenges, Opportunities of Health Exchanges, New Insureds http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2012/10/02/264966.htm Tue, 02 Oct 2012 13:04:38 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=264966 The 12 million Americans expected to begin enrollment in health insurance exchanges next year represent a customer base of new insureds with a demographic profile and health needs that differ from those of the current insured population, according to a …

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]]> South Dakota Will Not Run its Own Health Insurance Exchange http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2012/09/28/264795.htm Fri, 28 Sep 2012 16:25:21 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=264795 South Dakota will not set up its own health insurance exchange, instead deferring to the federal government to operate and pay for a key component required by the federal health care overhaul, Gov. Dennis Daugaard said. President Barack Obama’s health …

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]]> Kansas Insurance Commissioner Urges Health Care Law Plans http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2012/09/07/262245.htm Fri, 07 Sep 2012 16:32:14 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=262245 The state of Kansas needs to decide soon what services it will provide in a health insurance exchange required by the federal health care law, even if the future of the exchanges hinges on the outcome of the presidential election, …

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]]> Obama Administration Says Federal Health Exchanges on Track for 2014 http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2012/07/27/257493.htm Fri, 27 Jul 2012 18:42:40 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=257493 The Obama administration on Friday said it is on track to set up federal health insurance exchanges by 2014 in U.S. states that fail to establish their own regulated insurance markets as required by the U.S. healthcare reform law. The …

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]]> Michigan House GOP Won’t OK Health Exchange Anytime Soon http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2012/07/20/256637.htm Fri, 20 Jul 2012 16:33:37 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=256637 Republican lawmakers want more questions answered before they’ll consider giving GOP Gov. Rick Snyder approval to start work on a website for purchasing health insurance required under the federal health care law, Michigan House Speaker Jase Bolger said. The GOP …

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]]> Health Care on Agenda When Michigan Lawmakers Return http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2012/07/16/255713.htm Mon, 16 Jul 2012 05:29:36 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=255713 Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and his fellow Republicans could find themselves knee-deep in health care issues soon when lawmakers briefly return after a five-week break. Snyder needs to get reluctant House Republicans on board with his efforts to create an …

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]]> Texas Governor Refuses to Implement Insurance Exchange, Expand Medicaid http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southcentral/2012/07/10/254903.htm Tue, 10 Jul 2012 05:49:07 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=254903 Texas won’t be working on the implementation of a health insurance exchange, one of the key provisions of the federal healthcare reform law that was recently upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court, any time soon. In a letter to U.S. …

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]]> Lawmaker Says Nebraska Has Time for Health Exchange http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2012/06/29/253727.htm Fri, 29 Jun 2012 16:11:31 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=253727 A Nebraska lawmaker who has led the push to create a state-based marketplace for health insurance says officials must move quickly and seek public comments as they enact the requirements of the federal health care law. Omaha Sen. Jeremy Nordquist …

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]]> Arkansas Moving Forward With Plans After Health Ruling http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southcentral/2012/06/29/253721.htm Fri, 29 Jun 2012 16:08:26 +0000 Andrew DeMillo http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=253721 Arkansas’ insurance commissioner says the state is moving forward with its plans to implement the federal health care law after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the overhaul. Commissioner Jay Bradford told The Associated Press that the state will continue moving …

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]]> California Legislator: Feds Will Step Up Involvement in Insurance Industry http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2012/01/25/232754.htm Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:29:13 +0000 Don Jergler http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=232754 “Listen to me now, understand me later.” State Sen. Juan Vargas, D-San Diego, gave a well-received Arnold Schwarzenegger impression, chest heaving and heavy on the former California governor’s thick Austrian accent. Vargas, a former president of external affairs for Safeco …

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]]> Internet Business Told to Stop Misrepresenting Kansas Health Exchange http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2011/12/22/228606.htm Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:41:28 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=228606 An Internet business operating out of Washington state has been told to cease misrepresenting itself as linked to any official Kansas health insurance exchange. Kansas Commissioner of Insurance Sandy Praeger has ordered a halt to any Kansas references located on …

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]]> Arizona Gets $30 Million Grant for Health Exchange http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2011/12/01/225830.htm Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:59:20 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=225830 Arizona is getting a $30 million federal grant to implement part of the federal health care overhaul. The Arizona grant is among 13 state grants awarded Tuesday totaling nearly $220 million awarded for setting up health insurance exchanges. Exchanges will …

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]]> Lawmaker: Oklahoma Cannot Wait On Insurance Exchange http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southcentral/2011/11/17/224433.htm Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:45:39 +0000 Sean Murphy http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=224433 A legislative panel exploring the impact of the new federal health care law on Oklahoma will likely suggest that the state should do the minimum amount required to comply with the act, the committee’s chairman said. State Sen. Gary Stanislawski, …

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]]> North Dakota House Rejects Health Insurance Exchange http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2011/11/14/223960.htm Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:59:10 +0000 Dale Wetzel http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=223960 Angered by a federal health care law that most of them despise, North Dakota House Republicans defeated legislation to give state officials authority over a health insurance marketing agency that the law requires states to establish. They said endorsing state …

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]]> Nebraska Insurance Director Needs More Data on Exchange Cost http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2011/10/17/220334.htm Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:40:44 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=220334 Nebraska insurance officials can’t decide whether to recommend a state-based health insurance exchange or follow a proposed federal model until they know how much the national plan will cost, Nebraska Department of Insurance Director Bruce Ramge said. The department is …

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]]> Illinois Granted $5.1M for Insurance Exchange http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2011/08/25/212366.htm Thu, 25 Aug 2011 16:25:31 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=212366 The Illinois Department of Insurance has been awarded a $5.1 million federal grant to develop and maintain a health insurance exchange where consumers can shop for coverage. The nation’s new health care law requires the exchanges to be running in …

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]]> Arkansas Insurance Chief to Try Again on Health Insurance Exchange http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southcentral/2011/06/29/204410.htm Wed, 29 Jun 2011 16:04:55 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=204410 Arkansas’ top insurance official said he hopes to win legislative approval next year to begin implementing a key part of the federal health care overhaul. Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Jay Bradford said he plans to ask the state Legislature to give …

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