All the headlines from our Health Insurance Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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)...
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...
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...
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. Bentley...
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...
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...
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...
Apr 4 2011 // When it comes to health insurance reform, it seems that where you’re coming from makes all the difference.Illinois Insurance Director Michael McRaith, President Obama’s pick to head the Federal Insurance Office...
Apr 4 2011 // When it comes to health insurance reform, it seems that where you’re coming from makes all the difference.Illinois Insurance Director Michael McRaith, President Obama’s pick to head the Federal Insurance Office...
Apr 4 2011 // Georgia is requesting a waiver from a key element of the federal healthcare overhaul that sets how much of health insurance premiums must be spent on medical care.Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens said he wants a waiver...
Apr 4 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)...
Mar 30 2011 // Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin defended her efforts to create a health insurance exchange for uninsured Oklahoma residents, explaining if the state does not have an exchange in place by 2013 the federal government will step in...