Latest Health Insurance Headlines
All the headlines from our Health Insurance Topic Page, ordered by recency.
States Lack Controls Over Workers’ Comp Drug Costs
Jun 29 2006 // Public policymakers are considering cost containment measures to bring the costs of prescription drugs used to treat injured workers more into line with similar costs in group health or government insurance programs,...
Florida Releases Its Annual ‘Top-10 Fraud List’
Jun 21 2006 // The Florida Department of Financial Services has released its annual “Top-10 Fraud List,” summarizing 10 of the costliest or boldest securities, finance and insurance fraud scams investigated by the DFS...
Va. Gov. Kaine Signs Small Business Insurance Purchasing Bill
Jun 20 2006 // Virginia Governor Timothy M. Kaine has signed a General Assembly bill that allows small businesses to collectively purchase health insurance, which supportershope will help address health care concerns within the...
Okla. Governor Signs Small Business Insurance Plan
Jun 12 2006 // Gov. Brad Henry on June 9 signed into law a bill to expand health insurance coverage to small businesses and their employees. It was among more than a dozen bills passed during the final week of the legislative session...
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Jun 5 2006 // Zurich announced that Oliver Ade has been named regional executive for the company’s North Central Region. Ade will be responsible for all business operations within the region, including profit-and-loss objectives,...
Ohio State Law Backs Health Insurance Groups’ Silence on Probe, Settlement
May 31 2006 // Details about allegations that two of Ohio’s largest health insurers paid independent agents to steer government entities to their plans cannot legally be released even though the companies have paid settlements to...
Mo. Director Praises Legislature for Passing Health Insurance Bill for Small Employers
May 16 2006 // Department of Insurance Director Dale Finke today praised the Missouri Legislature for passing House Bill 1827, which will allow more small employers to obtain health insurance for their employees. According to release...
Vermont Leaders Reach Compromise on Health Insurance Package
May 11 2006 // As many as 25,000 people in Vermont who have no health insurance will be able to get it under a compromise health care reform package reached among Gov. Jim Douglas and legislative leaders. The bill envisions extending...
Democrats Vow to Block Bill Freeing Health Policies from State Mandates
May 11 2006 // Senate Democrats pledged this week to fight provisions in Republican-backed legislation that they said would reduce health insurance coverage for millions. The bill would let small businesses join across state lines to buy...
Michigan Senate Votes to Tie Health Insurance to Behavior
May 11 2006 // Health insurers and HMOs in Michigan could offer financial incentives to smaller employers that want to reward workers for healthy behavior under legislation passed unanimously May 9 in the state Senate. Supporters of the...
lll. Attorney General, 38 others, oppose health plan pending in U.S. Senate
May 8 2006 // Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan sent a letter at the end of April to U.S. Senate members urging them to oppose a bill that would dramatically change the health insurance marketplace by preempting state-mandated...
lll. Attorney General, 38 others, oppose health plan pending in U.S. Senate
May 8 2006 // Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan sent a letter at the end of April to U.S. Senate members urging them to oppose a bill that would dramatically change the health insurance marketplace by preempting state-mandated...
N.H. Gov. Joins Foes of Association Health Plan Bill
May 3 2006 // New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch has joined a chorus of state leaders opposing a bill in the U.S. Senate that would let small businesses buy health insurance policies exempt from state coverage requirements. Senate Bill 1955...
Enrollment in W.Va.’s High-Risk Health Insurance Plan Growing
May 2 2006 // More than 200 West Virginians who have had difficulty obtaining health insurance in the regular market are now insured through AccessWV, the state’s high-risk health insurance plan, according to Insurance...
Mich. House Okays Ethics-related Health Insurance Bills
Apr 28 2006 // Michigan insurance companies and HMOs would not have to provide health care benefits that conflict with the organization’s moral or religious mission under legislation passed this week by the state House. The...
Ill. Attorney General, 38 Others, Oppose Health Plan in U.S. Senate
Apr 27 2006 // Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan sent a letter this week to U.S. Senate members urging them to oppose a bill that would dramatically change the health insurance marketplace by preempting state-mandated benefit...
Tenn. Health Insurance Plan Advances With Sunset Amendment
Apr 20 2006 // Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen’s proposed health insurance initiative was unanimously approved by a House subcommittee after being amended with a six-year sunset provision. The “Cover Tennessee” proposal is...
Colorado Senator Kills $10 Per Vehicle Fee for Trauma Care
Apr 19 2006 // Facing a difficult election year and a “buzz saw” of opposition from a range of powerful groups, a state senator on Monday pulled his plan to charge drivers a $10-per-vehicle fee to shore up the state’s...
Mississippi Officials Warn of Possible Medicare-Related Scam
Apr 19 2006 // State officials in Jackson have warned Mississippians to be aware of a potential scam involving Medicare prescription drug cards and Medicare Part C, known as Medicare Advantage. The state insurance department, working...
Bredesen: Tennessee Health Plan ‘Opposite’ of Massachusetts
Apr 19 2006 // Massachusetts may be getting a lot of attention for a new law requiring health insurance for all state residents, but in Nashville, Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen is happy to be taking what he calls the opposite...
