Latest Health Insurance Headlines
All the headlines from our Health Insurance Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Georgia Law Allows Out-of-State Health Insurance Policies July 1
Jun 29 2011 // State-licensed insurance companies will soon be able to sell health policies offered in other states that provide less coverage than Georgia requires. The new law is one of dozens set to take effect in Georgia on July 1,...
New York Health Insurance Exchange Bill Preserves Agents’ Role
Jun 20 2011 // New York agents are cheering a new State Senate bill that that would guarantee a role for agents and brokers in the state’s health insurance exchange. A bill introduced this month by Sens. James L. Seward (R-Milford)...
Nearly 10% of Health Insurers Leaving Indiana; State Seeks MLR Waiver
Jun 16 2011 // Indiana Insurance Commissioner Stephen W. Robertson has announced he is seeking a waiver on behalf of Indiana from the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) 80 percent minimum medical loss ratio...
New York Health Insurance Exchange Bill Preserves Agents’ Role
Jun 10 2011 // New York agents are cheering a new Senate bill that guarantees a role for producers in the state’s health insurance exchange. A bill introduced yesterday by Sens. James L. Seward (R-Milford) and Kemp Hannon (R-Garden...
Lawyers for Obama, 26 States Square Off Over Healthcare Law
Jun 9 2011 // Lawyers for President Barack Obama and plaintiffs representing 26 states presented oral arguments Wednesday in an appeal over the government’s healthcare reform law, a contentious cornerstone of Obama’s...
Louisiana Group Benefits Chief Resigns
Jun 8 2011 // The chief executive officer of the health insurance office for state employees and retirees, hired by the Jindal administration in April, is resigning after receiving strong criticism from lawmakers about his work to help...
U.S. Court in Georgia to Hear States’ Healthcare Law Challenge Today
Jun 8 2011 // A U.S. appeals court in Atlanta will hear a lawsuit Wednesday challenging the constitutionality of the healthcare reforms signed into law by President Barack Obama a year ago. The suit, filed by more than half the states,...
Oklahoma Returning Federal Funds for Health Insurance Overhaul
May 17 2011 // The Oklahoma Insurance Department has formally notified federal officials that it is returning nearly $1 million in federal funds targeted for health insurance rate reviews, Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John Doak...
Health Insurance Exchange Hearings Begin in New York
May 16 2011 // Officials are staging a series of public hearings around New York on designing the state’s health insurance exchange as part of federal health care reform. The exchanges are intended to create a market for small...
Agents Tell Regulators Commissions, Consumers Hurt by Medical Loss Rule
May 16 2011 // “The impact of the medical loss ratio has been dramatic on the agents and brokers in this country and it was dramatic immediately.” That’s a quote from Beth Ashmore, an independent insurance agency owner...
MLR Dramatically Impacting Commissions, Agents Tell Regulators
May 16 2011 // The impact of the medical loss ratio has been dramatic on the agents and brokers in this country, and it was dramatic immediately.” That’s a quote from Beth Ashmore, an independent insurance agency owner from...
MLR Dramatically Impacting Commissions, Agents Tell Regulators
May 2 2011 // The impact of the medical loss ratio has been dramatic on the agents and brokers in this country and it was dramatic immediately.” That’s a quote from Beth Ashmore, an independent insurance agency owner from...
MLR Dramatically Impacting Commissions, Agents Tell Regulators
May 2 2011 // The impact of the medical loss ratio has been dramatic on the agents and brokers in this country and it was dramatic immediately.” That’s a quote from Beth Ashmore, an independent insurance agency owner from...
Health of Agents
May 2 2011 // The role of health insurance agents under the new federal healthcare law is under review, again, by state and federal policymakers. Illinois Insurance Director Michael McRaith says the law’s medical loss ratio (MLR)...
Lawmakers Question Louisiana Governor’s Insurance Privatization Plan
Apr 28 2011 // Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s top financial advisor has defended the administration’s proposal to hire a private company to run a state worker and retiree health insurance program, rebutting complaints the...
Health Insurers’ Claims Cost Continues to Rise
Apr 26 2011 // The cost of claims in employer-sponsored health plans continues to increase, although the rate is slightly lower than six months ago. A new trend survey by Wells Fargo Insurance Services projects that overall claim cost...
Alabama Boosts Tax Break for Small Businesses Buying Health Insurance
Apr 25 2011 // Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley has signed legislation increasing the state income tax deduction that small businesses get for supplying health insurance for their employees. The new law applies to the current tax year....
Seeking to Privatize, Louisiana Ousts Chief of Group Benefits Office
Apr 18 2011 // Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s administration on April 15 ousted the CEO of the state-run health insurance office, the Office of Group Benefits, as the governor seeks to privatize parts of the operation. The...
MLR Dramatically Impacting Commissions, Agents Tell Regulators
Apr 18 2011 // “The impact of the medical loss ratio has been dramatic on the agents and brokers in this country and it was dramatic immediately.” That’s a quote from Beth Ashmore, an independent insurance agency owner...
Arizona Lawmakers Moving to Open Door to Health Insurers
Apr 15 2011 // Individuals and employers in Arizona would be able to buy health insurance policies across state lines under legislation that would excuse out-of-state insurers – and possibly in-state providers – from the...
