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States Fight Back On Health Care Reform
When the nation’s governors came calling at the White House last week, President Obama greeted his guests with the offer of new flexibility toward implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). The President said he is willing to give states an earlier opportunity to opt out of […]
Individual Health Insurance Reform Intense Debate
When House Republicans voted Friday to block funding for health care reform implementation (see below), it was with the knowledge that most Americans disapprove of the tactic. A new CBS News poll shows 55 percent of Americans disapprove of the defunding effort while just 35 percent support it. The poll […]
Individual Health Insurance Reform Breaking News
By any measure, last week was a big one for the future of individual health insurance reform. It started with a federal judge in Florida ruling the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) unconstitutional. Just two days later the U.S. Senate, unlike the House, voted down an effort to […]
The Real Deal On Health Insurance Reform
Without being too specific, President Obama signaled a willingness to consider changes to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) during his State of the Union speech last week. The only detail referenced, though, was the proposed elimination of a tax-reporting provision of the law that is unpopular with […]
Individual Texas Health Insurance Providers
In Texas health insurance, a recently released joint study by the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and the Department of Insurance that examines the consequences of the state losing Medicaid funding leaves little doubt that Medicaid withdrawal would harm the state economically. It would also deprive poor, elderly and […]
Health Care Reform December Update
By an overwhelming vote of 409 to 2, the House last week approved a 12-month (all of 2011) Medicare reimbursement or “doc fix” bill (previously approved by the Senate) and shipped it off to the President for his certain signature. By this bill Congress has once again halted a physician […]
Forced Health Insurance Purchase Unconstitutional
Federal judge rules against provision requiring health insurance purchase A federal judge in Richmond, Va., ruled Monday that Congress had no authority under the Constitution to require that nearly every American obtain health insurance by the year 2014 — a crucial part of the health care package promoted by President […]
Health Insurance Medical Loss Ratio and Exchanges
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released two new sets of guidelines: the long-awaited regulations governing the Affordable Care Act provision on Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) and the first of a series of guidance and rules to aid states in complying with a health care reform law […]
Health Care Reform Overhaul Update
Last week, Health & Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius issued a letter to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners expressing concerns about the approach some carriers have considered for child-only health insurance coverage. In particular, while endorsing the idea of open enrollment periods, she rejected the idea of denying sick […]
Health Insurance Quotes for Children
Health insurance companies are reluctant to offer child only health insurance policies under The Obama administration and new health law. The Affordable Care Act also know as Obama Care, states that all future plans in the individual health insurance market for children age 18 and younger cannot deny coverage to […]
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