All the headlines from our Health Insurance Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 18 2006 // Indiana House representatives and their families could lose a lifetime of free health insurance if a policy released by the speaker of House is adopted. In 2002, a series of laws passed by the General Assemby gave...
Jan 18 2006 // Nearly three years after Colorado abandoned no-fault auto insurance, hospitals complain they’re not getting paid to treat accident victims and consumers have to do some checking to make sure they’ve got enough...
Jan 17 2006 // West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin III has announced today appointment of David E. Haden and Paul Prunty to the AccessWV Board of Directors.The AccessWV Board of Directors works to provide access to health insurance to...
Jan 16 2006 // Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty signed an emergency executive order this weekend authorizing the Minnesota Department of Human Services to help cover some costs for low-income residents struggling to get prescription drugs...
Jan 16 2006 // A bill before Kentucky’s General Assembly follows Maryland’s lead to require Wal-Mart to spend more on health insurance for employees and would require employers with 10,000 or more workers to spend at least 8...
Jan 13 2006 // Maryland became the first state to pass legislation requiring Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. to spend a minimum amount on health care for its employees or pay the difference in taxes as the Democrat-controlled legislature overrode...
Jan 13 2006 // Low-income Kansas residents, who have not had health insurance for more than a year, may qualify for a new program that promises half-price premiums, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas announced this week.Named...
Jan 9 2006 // A St. Paul, Minnesota Medicare official said today that a system glitch that has left hundreds of Minnesotans unable to get prescription drugs should be able to be identified and quickly fixed.Low-income people on both...
Jan 4 2006 // American Community Mutual Insurance Company, a provider of individual and group health insurance, home-based in Livonia, Mich., honored its top-producing independent agents earlier this year.The annual event recognizes...
Jan 3 2006 // The acquisition of a Washington-based health care service contractor as part of a national merger involving 10 states was approved recently by Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler’s office.The acquisition of...
Jan 2 2006 // More universities that offer insurance degreesIn this second installment in a series, Insurance Journal profiled five universities that offer undergraduate and graduate degrees in insurance. More universities will be...
Jan 2 2006 // When David Rivera was appointed Insurance Commissioner by Colorado Governor Bill Owens in April 2005, he was the youngest commissioner in the United States. Despite his age, however, Rivera already had a wealth of...
Jan 1 2006 // In this second installment in a series, Insurance Journal profiled five universities that offer undergraduate and graduate degrees in insurance. More universities will be featured in future editions.Baylor University...
Jan 1 2006 // When David Rivera was appointed Insurance Commissioner by Colorado Governor Bill Owens in April 2005, he was the youngest commissioner in the United States. Despite his age, however, Rivera already had a wealth of...
Dec 23 2005 // A dispute between the health insurance industry and Maine’s Dirigo Health program continues to escalate, as a trade group representing four large health insurers files a second lawsuit against the 2-year-old...
Dec 18 2005 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Robert Wooley announced that Clarissa A. Preston has been named deputy commissioner of the Louisiana Department of Insurance Office of Property and Casualty, and Scott Kipper is now deputy...
Dec 2 2005 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Robert Wooley announced that Clarissa A. Preston has been named deputy commissioner of the Louisiana Department of Insurance Office of Property and Casualty, and Scott Kipper is now deputy...
Nov 30 2005 // A health insurance industry group this week appealed a state regulatory decision that provides a critical source of funding for Maine’s Dirigo universal health insurance program.The Maine Association of Health Plans...
Nov 30 2005 // A bill mandating that emergency medical care coverage be included in all automobile insurance policies was approved Nov. 17 for possible introduction during Colorado’s 2006 legislative session.The Legislative Council...
Nov 21 2005 // Nebraska state employees will pay 22.1 percent more for health insurance next year, after union representatives and administrators failed to reach a compromise.The rising premiums will cost taxpayers about $21.4 million...