Arkansas’ top insurance official says he’ll “go down fighting” in favor of the state setting up insurance exchanges under the federal health care overhaul. It’s a fight he’s entering as the clear underdog — with the odds stacked against him. …
In the first ruling by a federal appeals court on President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, a panel in Cincinnati affirmed that Congress can require Americans to have minimum insurance coverage. A conservative law center had challenged the measure, arguing …
A new report shows more people are joining a Wisconsin state program that provides health insurance for the seriously ill. The Legislative Audit Bureau reviewed the financial status of the Wisconsin Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan Authority, which provides medical and …
Arkansas’ top insurance official said he hopes to win legislative approval next year to begin implementing a key part of the federal health care overhaul. Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Jay Bradford said he plans to ask the state Legislature to give …
The Oklahoma Insurance Department has formally notified federal officials that it is returning nearly $1 million in federal funds targeted for health insurance rate reviews, Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John Doak announced. Doak has also urged Gov. Mary Fallin to sign …
Officials are staging a series of public hearings around New York on designing the state’s health insurance exchange as part of federal health care reform. The exchanges are intended to create a market for small businesses and individuals to buy …
“The impact of the medical loss ratio has been dramatic on the agents and brokers in this country and it was dramatic immediately.” That’s a quote from Beth Ashmore, an independent insurance agency owner from Lubbock, Texas, and a health …
Nearly one year after a federal law overhauling the nation’s health care system was enacted, Missouri lawmakers have taken a small step toward implementing some of its provisions by creating a health insurance exchange. The exchange would allow individuals and …
The federal government has granted Maine a waiver of a key provision in President Obama’s health care overhaul, citing the likelihood that enforcement could destabilize the state’s market for individual health insurance. The U.S. Health and Human Services department said …
Illinois has forged ahead with implementing the nation’s new health care law with support from its Democratic governor. Just back from a national governors meeting in Washington, Gov. Pat Quinn started reviewing a plan to roll out key components of …
