January 24, 2012
Delaware Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart expressed concern for soon-to-retire Baby Boomers (those born between 1946 and 1964), many of whom will face the uncertain prospect of finding alternative health insurance coverage until they reach the age of 65 when …
January 17, 2012
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley has filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court supporting a key provision in the federal health care law. The high court is expected to hear arguments this year on the constitutionality of a requirement …
August 31, 2011
A new Illinois law requires insurance companies to offer coverage for services meant to get smokers to kick the habit. The American Lung Association in Illinois enthusiastically backs the law. It says the law could be a tremendous help to …
August 4, 2011
A dispute between New Hampshire regulators and a nonprofit group over how it manages health insurance risk pools for public workers and retirees is headed for a state hearing. The state Bureau of Securities Regulation released its final report Tuesday …
June 20, 2011
A St. Louis-based health care organization will no longer hire smokers to work at any of its seven area hospitals, starting next month. Job applicants at SSM Health Care will be asked if they have used tobacco in the last …