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Health Insurance Reform State Changes April

Governor Jan Brewer has signed a state budget that includes $1.1 billion in spending cuts and the elimination of programs that Democratic legislators say will have a disproportionate impact on the poor and children of the state. The budget eliminates $385 million from the Arizona Health Insurance Cost Containment System […]

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New Mexico Health Insurance Exchange

Governor Susana Martinez has two PPACA-related bills on her desk. The legislature passed an New Mexico health insurance exchange bill that would create a nonprofit public corporation with the ability to selectively contract with health plans. Throughout the legislative session, the governor expressed concerns about the direction the bill was […]

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New Mexico Health Insurance Exchange

The Democrat-controlled legislature passed a New Mexico health insurance exchange bill that has a strong chance of being vetoed by Governor Susana Martinez, who leans toward waiting for the dust to settle on PPACA litigation. The health insurance exchange would be a nonprofit public corporation with the ability to negotiate […]

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Health Insurance Reform State Updates

The Legislative New Mexico health insurance Health and Human Services Interim Committee has endorsed rate reviews and health insurance exchange bills. Governor Dave Heineman has announced that Bruce Ramge has been appointed Director of the Department of Nebraska Health Insurance, effective immediately. Governor Steve Beshear has announced changes  designed to […]

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New Mexico Health Insurance Medical Loss Ratio

New Mexico health insurance has established development of regulations clarifying the recently enacted medical loss ratio law has slowed dramatically in light of both the exodus of key employees from the Division of Insurance and the need to determine its interplay with the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. […]

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Health Insurance Reform State High Risk Pools

In the new health insurance reform law the states are permitted to create their own high risk pools, expand existing pools, or allow the federal government to create and administer the pools for them. The following states will operate their own pools: Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, […]

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New Mexico Health Insurance Blue Cross Blue Shield Rates Increase

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico health insurance (BCBSNM) has reached a settlement with the New Mexico Insurance Division and the state Attorney General’s Office on its individual market premium increase. In December 2009, the New Mexico Insurance Division approved a rate increase for BCBSNM individual plans for […]