Tag: HHS

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States Resisting Health Insurance Overhaul

ARIZONA: A bill that would require Arizona health insurance carriers to provide written claim reports to plan sponsors up to twice a year, upon request, has been favorably amended in the House to make compliance less onerous. Modeled after a Texas law enacted in 2007, the bill originally required the […]

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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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Louisiana Health Insurance Wants Waiver of MLR

The Louisiana Department of Insurance filed its request with HHS for a waiver of the MLR requirements for the Louisiana health insurance individual market.  Louisiana joins eight other states in filing for a waiver. Louisiana is proposing a phase-in until 2014.

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Health Insurance Reform & Makena

Long awaited proposed rules that would govern the operation of accountable care organizations (ACOs), with relation to Medicare, were released last week. ACOs have been touted by some as an important step toward building a health care system that better encourages value and quality outcomes for patients. Aetna insurance early […]

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Georgia Health Insurance Exchange

Governor Nathan Deal has announced that he will no longer pursue legislation to implement a Georgia health insurance exchange this session. In a statement, he said he favors waiting for an expedited ruling expected from the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals on the constitutionality of PPACA. The governor said he […]

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Problematic Health Insurance Reform One Year Anniversary

Senate Finance Republicans are using the one-year anniversary of the PPACA to question Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on what they call the administration’s lack of transparency in the law’s implementation.  During a Senate Finance Committee hearing, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) said that the Congressional Research Service […]