Latest Health Insurance Headlines
All the headlines from our Health Insurance Topic Page, ordered by recency.
N.H. Gov. Joins Foes of Association Health Plan Bill
May 3 2006 // New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch has joined a chorus of state leaders opposing a bill in the U.S. Senate that would let small businesses buy health insurance policies exempt from state coverage requirements. Senate Bill 1955...
Enrollment in W.Va.’s High-Risk Health Insurance Plan Growing
May 2 2006 // More than 200 West Virginians who have had difficulty obtaining health insurance in the regular market are now insured through AccessWV, the state’s high-risk health insurance plan, according to Insurance...
Mich. House Okays Ethics-related Health Insurance Bills
Apr 28 2006 // Michigan insurance companies and HMOs would not have to provide health care benefits that conflict with the organization’s moral or religious mission under legislation passed this week by the state House. The...
Ill. Attorney General, 38 Others, Oppose Health Plan in U.S. Senate
Apr 27 2006 // Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan sent a letter this week to U.S. Senate members urging them to oppose a bill that would dramatically change the health insurance marketplace by preempting state-mandated benefit...
Tenn. Health Insurance Plan Advances With Sunset Amendment
Apr 20 2006 // Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen’s proposed health insurance initiative was unanimously approved by a House subcommittee after being amended with a six-year sunset provision. The “Cover Tennessee” proposal is...
Colorado Senator Kills $10 Per Vehicle Fee for Trauma Care
Apr 19 2006 // Facing a difficult election year and a “buzz saw” of opposition from a range of powerful groups, a state senator on Monday pulled his plan to charge drivers a $10-per-vehicle fee to shore up the state’s...
Mississippi Officials Warn of Possible Medicare-Related Scam
Apr 19 2006 // State officials in Jackson have warned Mississippians to be aware of a potential scam involving Medicare prescription drug cards and Medicare Part C, known as Medicare Advantage. The state insurance department, working...
Bredesen: Tennessee Health Plan ‘Opposite’ of Massachusetts
Apr 19 2006 // Massachusetts may be getting a lot of attention for a new law requiring health insurance for all state residents, but in Nashville, Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen is happy to be taking what he calls the opposite...
Conn. Doctors Hit Policy Exclusions for Alcohol-Related Injuries
Apr 18 2006 // Eight years ago, then-18-year-old Oliver Bishop IV made a costly mistake. The Guilford, Conn. teen bought a case of beer and a half-pint of liquor and visited numerous parties. Though he had a designated driver that night,...
Mass. makes health insurance history by making it compulsorypq”The state says the uninsured tend to be low income, par
Apr 17 2006 // Everyone pays their part: individuals, government, health care providers and employers,” proclaims the document outlining the latest plan to expand health insurance to all citizens in Massachusetts. The Commonwealth...
S.D. Forum Debates Health Issues
Apr 14 2006 // Rising insurance costs and increased government spending could trigger changes in the nation’s health care system, according to some participants in a health care discussion Tuesday. Republican Sen. John Thune, who...
Indiana Grappling with Half Million Uninsured Workers
Apr 14 2006 // More than a half-million people in Indiana have jobs but no health insurance, and the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration is trying to determine what, if anything, should be done about it. Agency officials...
Wis. Legislators Pushing Mandated State Health Plan Similar to Mass.
Apr 13 2006 // Two Wisconsin legislators, one Democrat and the other Republican, have worked with two health policy officials to generate interest in creating a Wisconsin Health Plan. With Massachusetts basking in the national spotlight...
Time to Join, Switch Medicare Plans Extended for Katrina Evacuees
Apr 13 2006 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance announced that individuals deemed evacuees of Hurricane Katrina will be given a special enrollment period (SEP) allowing them more time to enroll in or change their Medicare...
Ohio Seniors Reminded of Medicare Enrollment Deadline
Apr 12 2006 // Tommy Thompson was in Columbus, Ohio to speak about the new Medicare prescription drug coverage and highlight its successes. The former Health and Human Services secretary spoke to seniors at the Westminster-Thurber...
Insurance Clouds Future of Pa. Health System, Study Claims
Apr 9 2006 // Health care plays a significant role in Pennsylvania’s economy; however, the future of patient care is uncertain as problems with insurance and supply of services as well as increased demand for care combine to...
Mass. to Impose Individual Mandate, Employer Fee to Expand Health Cover
Apr 4 2006 // The Massachusetts House and Senate have passed a landmark plan designed to expand health insurance to most of the state’s estimated 500,000 uninsured citizens. The measure requires that all residents and most...
Summit Insurance Sells Health Business to Medical Mutual of Ohio
Mar 30 2006 // Summit Insurance Company has signed a definitive agreement to sell its health insurance business to Medical Mutual of Ohio, it announced this week. The agreement, to take effect May 1, 2006, means the transfer of...
Maine GOP Candidate Unveils Health Ideas; Calls for Dirigo Suspension
Mar 27 2006 // When it comes to health care, Mainers must stop thinking Augusta knows best, Chandler Woodcock said Friday as he campaigned for the Republican nomination for governor. Unveiling his health care plan for the state, Woodcock...
Governor Says ‘Cover Tennessee’ Program to be Voluntary
Mar 27 2006 // Tenn. Gov. Phil Bredesen said he won’t force his “Cover Tennessee” plan to cover the state’s uninsured on small businesses or individuals. If the one-in-10 state residents without health insurance...
