Roman Catholic groups in the U.S. started a two-week campaign Thursday of prayer vigils and rallies to fight what they consider government attacks on religious liberty.The immediate target is the mandate that President Barack Obama announced in January requiring most …
The Obama administration has announced that 300,000 Illinoisans will benefit from nearly $62 million in rebates from insurance companies because of the federal health law that critics have labeled “Obamacare.” The law requires insurance companies to spend at least 80 …
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said on Thursday the administration will be ready to respond if the Supreme Court strikes down all or part of the healthcare reform law in a landmark ruling expected this month. Speaking …
A proposal that would have set up a body of elected and appointed officials to craft the health insurance exchanges that anchor President Barack Obama’s health overhaul has failed to gain traction in the Louisiana Senate. The Senate Finance Committee …
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn may use an executive order to establish a health insurance exchange, a website where consumers could comparison shop for insurance that’s a key piece of President Barack Obama’s health care law, according to Quinn’s chief health …
Employer-sponsored health insurance plans with low premiums and high deductibles could cut U.S. healthcare costs significantly but not without potential risks for workers, according to a study published on Monday. A Rand Corp. study, published in the May issue of …
Oklahoma legislative leaders said on March 8 they are shelving a plan to comply with the new federal health care law by setting up a state health insurance exchange. In a joint statement, House Speaker Kris Steele and Senate President …
The California Office of Administrative Law approved Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones’ request to make permanent an emergency regulation he issued last year that requires health insurers to put a larger share of premiums into medical care. The regulation requires health …
Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin and legislative leaders said this week they wanted to make it possible for more of the state’s small businesses to offer lower premium health insurance plans sometimes known as “bronze plans” until the state can implement …
Two U.S. senators have filed a bill to clarify that agent compensation should be excluded from the federal health reform Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) requirement for the individual and small group markets. Sen. Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., chair of the …
