Latest Health Insurance Headlines
All the headlines from our Health Insurance Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Insurance-related measures filed in Oklahoma Legislature after Jan. 1, 2006, for 2006 Regular Session
Feb 5 2006 // HB2375 Insurance; surplus lines HB2392 Requirements for pharmacy benefits managers HB2398 Health Insurance Purchasing Groups HB2584 Health care insurance premiums; law enforcement officials HB2642 Insurance; prohibiting...
Illinois State Pool Benefits from Hard Fought Compromise Health Funding Bill
Feb 3 2006 // Illinois’ state health insurance pool should get $5.4 million under a compromise measure Sen. Dick Durbin helped push through after negotiating a more than $1 million increase over what the original bill proposed....
Nebraska Senators Take ‘Hit in the Wallet’ to Pay Health Insurance Bill
Feb 2 2006 // Nebraska state senators took a hit in the wallet recently when some were left with little of their state pay check in order to pay their health insurance premiums. Due to a 22 percent increase in health insurance costs,...
Colo. Drivers Could Pay Extra $10 to Subsidize Ambulances
Jan 26 2006 // Colorado drivers could be asked to pay about $10 extra on their annual car registration renewals in order to subsidize ambulance services under a proposed change to the state’s new car insurance system. First...
Okla. Warns of Scam Artists Targeting Seniors Enrolling in Medicare Part D
Jan 25 2006 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland and Attorney General Drew Edmondson are concerned that Oklahoma seniors will fall victim to scam artists taking advantage of the confusion created by Medicare Part D enrollment...
Montana Inks Small Business Health Insurance Contract
Jan 23 2006 // Montana sealed a deal with the state’s largest health insurer Thursday to offer affordable group coverage to small businesses that enroll in a new insurance pool. The pool is part of a $13 million state program...
Minn. Gov. Issues Executive Order to Correct Medicare Glitches
Jan 22 2006 // Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty signed an emergency executive order this month authorizing the Minnesota Department of Human Services to help cover some costs for low-income residents struggling to get prescription drugs...
Indiana Lawmakers May Lose Free Ride on Health Insurance
Jan 18 2006 // Indiana House representatives and their families could lose a lifetime of free health insurance if a policy released by the speaker of House is adopted. In 2002, a series of laws passed by the General Assemby gave...
Colo. Lawmakers Consider Car Insurance Changes
Jan 18 2006 // Nearly three years after Colorado abandoned no-fault auto insurance, hospitals complain they’re not getting paid to treat accident victims and consumers have to do some checking to make sure they’ve got enough...
W.Va. Governor Appoints Haden, Prunty to AccessWV Board of Directors
Jan 17 2006 // West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin III has announced today appointment of David E. Haden and Paul Prunty to the AccessWV Board of Directors. The AccessWV Board of Directors works to provide access to health insurance to...
Minn. Gov. Issues Executive Order to Correct Medicare Glitches
Jan 16 2006 // Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty signed an emergency executive order this weekend authorizing the Minnesota Department of Human Services to help cover some costs for low-income residents struggling to get prescription drugs...
Ky. General Assembly Bill Would Require Large Companies to Provide Health Insurance
Jan 16 2006 // A bill before Kentucky’s General Assembly follows Maryland’s lead to require Wal-Mart to spend more on health insurance for employees and would require employers with 10,000 or more workers to spend at least 8...
Maryland Approves Bill Forcing Wal-Mart to Boost Health Plan
Jan 13 2006 // Maryland became the first state to pass legislation requiring Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. to spend a minimum amount on health care for its employees or pay the difference in taxes as the Democrat-controlled legislature overrode...
Health Insurance Plan: New Option for Low-income Kansas Residents
Jan 13 2006 // Low-income Kansas residents, who have not had health insurance for more than a year, may qualify for a new program that promises half-price premiums, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas announced this week. Named...
Minnesota Officials Address Medicare Prescription Problems
Jan 9 2006 // A St. Paul, Minnesota Medicare official said today that a system glitch that has left hundreds of Minnesotans unable to get prescription drugs should be able to be identified and quickly fixed. Low-income people on both...
Michigan Insurer Honors Top Independent Agents
Jan 4 2006 // American Community Mutual Insurance Company, a provider of individual and group health insurance, home-based in Livonia, Mich., honored its top-producing independent agents earlier this year. The annual event recognizes...
Insurance Commissioner Kreidler Backs Sale of Wash. Health Insurer
Jan 3 2006 // The acquisition of a Washington-based health care service contractor as part of a national merger involving 10 states was approved recently by Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler’s office. The acquisition of...
The industry goes to school
Jan 2 2006 // More universities that offer insurance degrees In this second installment in a series, Insurance Journal profiled five universities that offer undergraduate and graduate degrees in insurance. More universities will be...
IJ Exclusive: Colorado Commissioner David Rivera Has Age and Experience
Jan 2 2006 // When David Rivera was appointed Insurance Commissioner by Colorado Governor Bill Owens in April 2005, he was the youngest commissioner in the United States. Despite his age, however, Rivera already had a wealth of...
The industry goes to school
Jan 1 2006 // In this second installment in a series, Insurance Journal profiled five universities that offer undergraduate and graduate degrees in insurance. More universities will be featured in future editions. Baylor...
