Latest Health Insurance Headlines
All the headlines from our Health Insurance Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Bipartisan Optimism As Sweet As Maple Syrup at Workers’ Comp Conference
Feb 28 2013 // The political stalemate in Washington regarding the deficit and sequestration is not as dire or depressing as most people and pundits proclaim, and is in fact a positive sign that the country is grappling with important...
Rate Cap for Older Insureds to Mean Higher Health Insurance Costs for Younger
Feb 25 2013 // The Obama administration on Friday finalized new consumer safeguards for health insurance that impose tighter restrictions on what insurers can charge older customers, despite industry warnings that the young may be forced...
New Jersey Hospitals Pioneer Cost-Cutting Model
Feb 19 2013 // When a patient was moved from the intensive care unit to a regular hospital bed, it used to be routine for Dr. Anthony Granato to order 24 hours of heart monitoring, just in case. A few years ago, his thinking changed: If...
Feds Approve Illinois Health Exchange with Conditions
Feb 18 2013 // Illinois has received conditional federal approval for its plan to help run an online marketplace where thousands of state residents will shop for health insurance beginning Oct. 1 – a big step toward carrying out...
Geography To Play Larger Role In California Health Premiums
Feb 17 2013 // Whether it’s the densely populated Southern California coast or the mountains of rural Northern California, geography is going to play a larger role in the cost of health insurance under the federal health care...
Obama Administration Says Health Insurance Exchanges on Track
Feb 14 2013 // The Obama administration on Thursday assured U.S. lawmakers that it is on track to enroll millions of people in new state health insurance markets, but it quickly came under fire from Republicans and Democrats about how...
Emails Show Change in Oklahoma Health Exchange Policy
Feb 11 2013 // 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...
Mississippi Insurance Chief Wants State-Run Health Exchange, Not Partnership
Feb 11 2013 // After blocking Mississippi’s proposal for a state-run health insurance exchange because of divisions among state leaders on the plan, federal officials said Friday that they’re encouraging the state to seek...
Florida’s Workers’ Comp Market Outlook Remains Positive
Feb 11 2013 // The outlook for Florida’s workers’ compensation market continues to be strong as a competitive market offers affordable rates, although costs could be reduced further if the state addressed prescription drug...
Florida Considers Partners for Health Insurance Exchange
Feb 6 2013 // Florida lawmakers heard this week from two organizations that could serve as partners in running an insurance exchange under the federal health overhaul. Florida has missed the deadline to run its own online marketplace...
North Carolina Cites $26M in Consumer Recoveries in 2012
Jan 31 2013 // North Carolina’s Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin announced that the state’s insurance department saved or recovered more than $26 million for North Carolinians in 2012. “The Department of Insurance...
What Employees Should Know About Healthcare Changes Ahead
Jan 28 2013 // If you like your 401(k) retirement savings account, you’re going to love what healthcare reform does to your employer-provided health care plan. In a post-Obamacare future, expect more employers to adopt defined...
Florida Turns to Massachusetts for Health Insurance Advice
Jan 24 2013 // Florida lawmakers considering how to implement the federal health care overhaul sought information this week from two economists on the Massachusetts initiative that served as the blueprint for the national...
Ohio Health Insurance Company Sues State, Feds
Jan 23 2013 // An Ohio health insurance company is suing state and federal officials over confusion in rules for a program for patients with pre-existing conditions. At issue is a high-risk insurance pool created by President Barack...
Florida Facing $300M Fine Over Health Insurance for Part-Time Employees
Jan 18 2013 // It turns out that the state of Florida has yet another major decision to make in the next few months when it comes to the federal healthcare overhaul. The state may be forced to make sweeping changes to its health...
What Employees Should Know About Healthcare Changes Ahead
Jan 17 2013 // If you like your 401(k) retirement savings account, you’re going to love what healthcare reform does to your employer-provided health care plan. In a post-Obamacare future, expect more employers to adopt defined...
Study Urges National Healthcare Spending Target
Jan 11 2013 // The United States could save $2 trillion in healthcare spending over the next decade, if the U.S. government used its influence in the public and private sectors to nudge soaring costs into line with economic growth, a...
Florida Hospital Group to Offer Health Insurance to Patients
Jan 8 2013 // The Florida Hospital group has announced it will begin offering patients health insurance starting in January 2014. The Daytona-based Florida Hospital, which has five hospitals in the state, is part of the Adventist Health...
Mississippi Governor, Insurance Chief At Odds Over Health Insurance Exchange
Jan 7 2013 // Mississippi’s proposed health insurance exchange is in limbo because of a dispute between the governor and the insurance commissioner. Gov. Phil Bryant and Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney, both Republicans,...
Four ‘Red’ States Get Health Exchange OK
Jan 7 2013 // Injecting a rare shot of bipartisanship in the nation’s contentious health care overhaul, the Obama administration Thursday cleared four Republican-led states to build their own consumer-friendly insurance...
