Latest Health Insurance Headlines
All the headlines from our Health Insurance Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Washington Insurance Commissioner Fines Health Insurer
Aug 16 2011 // Wshington State Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has fined Regence BlueShield (Regence) $100,000 for denying contraceptive coverage to 984 women. Kreidler learned about the violation from a consumer who contacted his...
U.S. Court Rules Against Obama Healthcare Mandate
Aug 15 2011 // President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law suffered a setback Friday when a U.S. appeals court ruled that it was unconstitutional to require all Americans to buy insurance or face a penalty. The U.S. Appeals...
Health Insurance Exchange Chief, Ario, Steps Down After 1 Year
Aug 2 2011 // The official charged with overseeing the creation of U.S. state-based health insurance exchanges is stepping down at a critical juncture for the Obama administration’s healthcare overhaul. Joel Ario, director of...
Iowa Health Insurance Review Process OK’d
Aug 2 2011 // Federal officials have approved Iowa’s process for external review of health insurance providers as established under the Affordable Care Act. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services notified the Iowa...
Feds to Review Iowa Health Insurance Rates
Jul 28 2011 // Federal officials say they intend to conduct their own review of Iowa’s health insurance rates because the state’s review of rates is insufficient. The Des Moines Register reports that Iowa is one of 10 states...
Feds to Review Idaho Health Insurance Rate Hikes
Jul 22 2011 // BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ The federal government will assume the responsibility of reviewing increases of 10 percent or more in health insurance premiums proposed by private Idaho insurance companies starting later this...
Morgan Keegan to Advise Louisiana on Health Insurance Privatization Effort
Jul 18 2011 // Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s administration has selected a company to offer financial advice on the governor’s proposal to privatize a state employee health insurance program, and pushed back any chance the...
Win Ratio
Jul 18 2011 // A task force of state insurance regulators has recommended that states support legislation to protect agent and broker commissions from the expense cap imposed on health insurers by the new federal healthcare law’s...
Win Ratio
Jul 18 2011 // A task force of state insurance regulators has recommended that states support legislation to protect agent and broker commissions from the expense cap imposed on health insurers by the new federal healthcare law’s...
How Health Insurance Premiums Vary by State
Jul 15 2011 // Nationwide, private-sector employees with single coverage contributed 21 percent of the cost of their health insurance and employees with family coverage paid 27 percent, according to the latest numbers from the Agency for...
States Given Flexibility on Health Insurance Exchanges
Jul 11 2011 // The Obama administration proposed a framework for health insurance exchanges that gives states great flexibility in how and when they set up these open marketplaces designed to boost competition. The U.S. Health and Human...
Louisiana Governor to Choose Adviser on Health Insurance Privatization
Jul 11 2011 // Three firms are vying to advise the Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s administration on efforts to privatize a state worker health insurance program. Michael DiResto, a spokesman for the governor’s Division of...
States to Learn Details of Health Insurance Exchanges Today
Jul 11 2011 // States deciding whether to set up health insurance exchanges will get more information today when the Obama administration reveals more on how these complex marketplaces will work. The federal government has so far given...
Federal Debt Negotiators Eye Limiting Health Insurance Tax Break
Jul 11 2011 // Limiting the tax break for employer-provided health insurance became a bargaining chip on Friday in congressional negotiations to beat an Aug. 2 deadline for averting a U.S. default. “Limiting the deduction for the...
California Bill Regulating Health Insurance Rates Passes Committee
Jul 7 2011 // A California bill that would allow state officials to reject rate increases proposed by health insurers has passed a key committee vote. The Senate Health Committee approved the measure in a 5-3 vote. The bill, AB52, now...
Make Employers’ Provision of Group Health Insurance Easier, Less Costly
Jul 4 2011 // More than half of all Americans receive health insurance through an employer. Let me advance a bold premise: This is not entirely a bad thing. By insuring 150 million of us, employer-based plans relieve government of the...
Insurance Agents Cheer State Commissioners’ Vote on Medical Loss Ratio
Jul 1 2011 // In a move being applauded by insurance agents, a task force of state insurance regulators has recommended that states support legislation to protect agent and broker commissions from the expense cap imposed on health...
Federal Appeals Court Upholds Individual Health Insurance Mandate
Jun 29 2011 // A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday upheld President Barack Obama’s landmark healthcare law that requires Americans to buy insurance as constitutional, an early victory for the White House. The U.S. Court of Appeals...
Wisconsin Health Insurance Program Participation, Claims on the Rise
Jun 29 2011 // A new report shows more people are joining a Wisconsin state program that provides health insurance for the seriously ill. The Legislative Audit Bureau reviewed the financial status of the Wisconsin Health Insurance...
Arkansas Insurance Chief to Try Again on Health Insurance Exchange
Jun 29 2011 // 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...
