Archive for Month: December 2010
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 […]
Colorado Health Insurance Carriers
Colorado health insurance, Colorado Medical Society has concerns regarding potential 2011 legislation affecting the Aexcel program. The association’s concerns center around increased availability of reports prior to appeals of health insurance carriers‘ decisions to exclude physicians, more standardization around measures used to assess quality, and mid-term progress reports. CMS expressed […]
California Health Plan & Health Insurance
In California health insurance, Governor-elect Jerry Brown appointed Diana Dooley (a Democrat) as the next secretary of California’s Health and Human Services Agency. Dooley currently serves as president and CEO of the California Children’s Hospital Association and previously worked as a special assistant to Brown during his previous term as […]
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 […]
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