individual health insurance mandate
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Nevada Health Insurance Exchange
The Nevada Division of Health Care Financing and Policy (DHCFP) has scheduled another set of public meetings to discuss the purpose and general requirements of a Nevada health insurance exchange, Earlier this month, DHCFP held a set of public meetings that focused on outreach, education and enrollment to establish a […]
Kansas Health Insurance Companies Individual Market
The Kansas Health Insurance Department held a fact-finding hearing last week on the impact that PPACA’s 80 percent MLR will have on health insurance companies operating in the state’s individual health insurance market and any potential disruption of the market as a whole. The Department asked insurers to provide information […]
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 […]
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 […]
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