Archive for Day: April 6, 2011
Texas Health Insurance Exchange
Rep. John Zerwas, the Republican legislator who has filed legislation to implement a key element of federal health care reform, said his bill may be permanently stuck. Zerwas proposed establishing a Texas health insurance exchange not because he approves of federal health reform but because he fears the federal government […]
Pennsylvania Health Insurance Individual Mandate
On March 23, Republican Congressman Joe Pitts, Chairman of the Health Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, held a public hearing in Harrisburg to mark the one-year anniversary of PPACA. In testimony before the Committee, Governor Tom Corbett, who as Attorney General joined Pennsylvania in the multi-state suit […]
Oklahoma Health Insurance Exchange
Gov. Mary Fallin is defending her efforts to create an Oklahoma health insurance exchange for uninsured Oklahoma residents, explaining that if the state does not have an exchange in place by 2013 the federal government will step in and create its own. Fallin discussed her support for legislation to help […]
Ohio Health Insurance Transformation
Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor, who also serves as the Director of the Department of Insurance, has disbanded the Ohio Health insurance Care Coverage and Quality Council, saying the Department needs to focus on implementing federal health care reform. She noted, however, that two council subgroups, the Payment Reform Task Force […]
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 […]
Nevada Health Insurance Exchange
Legislation to create the Silver State Nevada Health Insurance Exchange was introduced last week on the last day for bill introductions and has been referred to the Committee on Commerce, Labor, and Energy. No hearing has been scheduled. The bill contains the basic framework and governance structure for the health […]
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.
Indiana Health Insurance Bills Healthy Indiana Plan
The Democrats returned to the state Capitol on Monday of last week, almost five weeks after they fled the state to protest several bills they said would weaken organized labor. The move eclipsed a dubious national record – Indiana legislators claim the longest quorum-busting walkout in U.S. legislative history. Indiana […]
Georgia Health Insurance Claims
A bill that would apply prompt payment of Georgia health insurance claims requirements to self-funded plans has been voted out of the Judiciary Committee. As reported previously, the Chamber and other health plans are working continuously to defeat the legislation. However, providers are actively lobbying for it and are making […]
Colorado Health Insurance Exchange
The administration-supported Colorado health insurance exchange bill had its first hearing in the Senate Health and Human Services Committee last week. Although it passed out of the Democratic-controlled committee, there was a heated debate when Republicans asked for an amendment that would add a conditional repeal provision in case ongoing […]
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