Latest Health Insurance Headlines
All the headlines from our Health Insurance Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Webinar to Help P&C Agents Benefit from Health Insurance Boom Under Reform Law
Jul 1 2010 // For independent insurance agents, upcoming healthcare reform could be an opportunity to gain a bigger share of the health insurance and benefits market, provided they can properly advise their customers about their...
Ohio Orders Health Insurer to Refund $6M to Policyholders
Jun 30 2010 // More than 45,000 Ohioans will receive a refund or credit from Community Insurance Co., also known as Anthem, according to Insurance Director Mary Jo Hudson. The Ohio Department of Insurance alleges that Anthem has been...
Illinois to Keep Sharp Eye on High-Risk Insurance Pool
Jun 28 2010 // Illinois may be one of the first states to start providing health insurance in a new high-risk pool funded under national health overhaul, but enrollment will be limited, eligibility requirements tight and coverage may not...
Judge Tells Louisiana to Reconsider Health Insurance Contract
Jun 23 2010 // A judge on June 21 ordered the state of Louisiana to reconsider its award of a contract to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana to administer the HMO health plan for state workers, retirees and their dependents. Humana...
Florida to Hold Hearing on Federal Healthcare Reform Impact
Apr 19 2010 // Florida regulatory officials are preparing for the implementation of the new healthcare reform law. Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty said his Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) will use a May 4 joint public...
Some Health Insurers Shifting Costs Ahead of New Loss Ratio Mandate
Apr 19 2010 // Some of the largest U.S. health insurers are changing their accounting practices to book administration costs as medical costs in an attempt to circumvent new industry reforms, according to a recent U.S. Senate...
President Obama Signs Jobless Aid, Flood Insurance Extension
Apr 15 2010 // Congress Thursday voted to restore jobless benefits for hundreds of thousands of Americans who had lost them during a partisan standoff in the Senate over spending. [The bill also reauthorizes the federal flood insurance...
Georgia Opts Out of Temporary Health Insurance High Risk Pool
Apr 13 2010 // Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine said that he will not participate in the first phase of recently enacted federal health care legislation that calls for the implementation of a temporary high risk insurance...
How Microinsurance Plans Extend Healthcare in Africa
Apr 12 2010 // Kenyan student Shadrack Silipo had a heart operation five years ago, the sort of surgery that often bankrupts families in Africa. Silipo’s parents normally would have paid by selling off land, the same green acres...
The Life of a Health Insurance Broker – Post Health Reform
Apr 5 2010 // The last couple of years have been challenging for the national economy – the housing market decline, bank bailouts, tightening credit markets, and a volatile stock market have strained many businesses across varying...
Tennessee Regulators Move to Close ATA Health Insurance Firm
Mar 30 2010 // Tennessee officials are trying to shut down operations of two Robertson County companies accused of defrauding more than 12,000 consumers nationwide who sought affordable health insurance. Some of the $14 million that...
Key Features of Healthcare Reform Passed By House
Mar 22 2010 // The U.S. House of Representatives approved a sweeping $940 billion healthcare overhaul Sunday in a two-step process that sends a Senate version of the bill to President Barack Obama for his signature and a package of...
Insurance Agents, U.S. Chamber Unhappy with Healthcare Reform
Mar 22 2010 // Independent insurance agents are among those today expressing their disappointment with the health care reform bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives. The House approved the Senate-passed bill and also approved a...
Illinois Outlines Expected Changes Resulting from Health Insurance Reform
Mar 22 2010 // The Illinois Department of Insurance has developed a “Top Ten” list of changes to the performance, transparency and accountability of health insurers and health insurance products in Illinois expected to result...
Number of Californians Without Health Insurance Soars
Mar 17 2010 // Nearly one in four Californians under age 65 lacked health insurance during all or part of last year, well above the latest national average, in a trend fueled by shrinking coverage due to mounting job layoffs, a new study...
Obama Health Secretary Keeps Pressure on Health Insurers
Mar 11 2010 // Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius ratcheted up the pressure on health insurance companies Wednesday, urging them to forgo short-term profits to make coverage more affordable and to stop fighting the...
Letter from Iowa Governor Prompts Wellmark to Delay Rate Hike
Mar 10 2010 // Iowa’s largest health insurance provider will delay a planned premium increase after Gov. Chet Culver raised questions about the higher rates to the state insurance commissioner. Culver sent a letter to Insurance...
North Carolina Insurance Department Helps Consumers Recover $9 Million
Mar 9 2010 // Consumers in North Carolina were able to recover more than $9 million from insurance companies in 2009 with the assistance of the state insurance department. Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin said the recovery came from...
U.S. Seeks Reimbursements from $300 Million PCB Settlement in Alabama
Mar 3 2010 // The federal government is seeking Medicare reimbursements from lawyers, manufacturers and insurers that were involved in a $300 million settlement over widespread PCB contamination in the east Alabama city of Anniston. A...
Kansas Insurance Chief Opposed to Interstate Health Insurance Options
Mar 2 2010 // Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger has joined colleagues from two other states in opposing interstate health insurance options. Praeger, along with state insurance commissioners from Oklahoma and West Virginia,...
