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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 […]
Delaware Health Insurance Small Employers Legislation
Last week the legislature reconvened with the House Economic Development, Banking, Delaware Health Insurance, Commerce Committee taking action on legislation that would permit issuance of stop-loss coverage to small employers having no more than 50 employees. The bill was favorably voted out of committee and will be scheduled for a […]
California Health Insurance Health Care Costs
The Assembly and Senate California Health Insurance Committees held a hearing last week examining why health care costs continue to escalate. The hearing included testimony from health insurance policy experts, hospitals, doctors, medical groups, pharmaceutical companies, purchasers and health insurance plans. Aetna insurance worked with other insurers to brief legislators […]
Arizona Health Insurance Cost Reductions
The Republican-controlled Senate passed a budget last week that features $700 million less in spending than Governor Jan Brewer’s proposed $8.8 billion budget and includes drastic reductions in health care and education. The governor has yet to weigh in on the Senate proposal, although she has unveiled her latest plan […]
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 […]
Health Insurance Reform Issues Student Health Insurance
With a law as complex as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), unintended consequences are always a concern. Last week The Wall Street Journal reported that the physician community is witnessing the emergence of a significant unintended consequence — since tax-advantaged flexible spending accounts can no longer be […]
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 […]
Very Busy Week In Individual Health Insurance Reform
If you’re keeping score, three federal judges have now ruled in favor of the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) while two have ruled against it. The latest to weigh in was a federal judge in the District of Columbia who last week upheld the constitutionality […]
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 […]
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