States Alliance for Balanced Insurance Regulation
A new group, the States Alliance for Balanced Insurance Regulation, will represent small and midsize insurance-related businesses in the looming battle over the role of federal regulators. With health care reform we have seen the Office of Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight created by the Federal Goverment and SABIR is being created to in protecting […]
Indiana Individual Health Plan Black Out On Sept. 23rd 2010
With Sept. 23rd right around the corner health plans are ordered by law to cover certain aspect of reform. There is real uncertainty in the carrier market. We have already seen an exodus of stand alone children policies being offered. The only carrier offer standalone children’s plan is Anthem. There is a chance that they too […]
Health Reform Repeal
Rep. Wally Herger (R-Calif.) filed a discharge petition Tuesday that would get rid of the Democrats’ health care reform and replace it with a Republican alternative. His push follows Rep. Steve King’s (R-Iowa) petition to simply repeal the reform without replacing it with new legislation. King’s petition currently has 170 supporters, while Herger’s got 28 […]
Legislation Introduced to Repeal FSA and HSA Limitations
As the health care reform becomes more and more clear we are starting to see the debate to repeal certain aspects. This recent legislation to repeal makes a lot of sense. The entire purpose of the Health Savings Accounts and Flexible Spending Accounts is to make consumers more engaged in their health care spending. With […]
New Consumer Protections Go Into Affect Sept. 23rd
New Consumer Protections Start This Fall The new Patients’ Bill of Rights regulations detail a set of protections that apply to health coverage starting on or after September 23, 2010. They are: No Pre-Existing Condition Exclusions for Children Under Age 19. The new regulations will prohibit insurance plans from denying coverage to children based on pre-existing […]
Interim Final Rules on New Appeals Process
Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, a non-grandfathered group health plan must adopt an improved internal claims and appeal process and follow minimum requirements for external review. On July 23, 2010, interim final regulations were issued implementing these requirements (the Interim Final Rule). The appeals process rules are effective for plan years beginning […]
Missouri Residents Vote Against Mandate In Health Care Law
Missouri voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected a key provision of health care reform law. About 71 percent of Missouri voters backed a ballot measure, Proposition C, that would prohibit the government from requiring people to have health insurance or from penalizing them for not having it. Missouri is the first state to challenge aspects of the […]
Affordable Care Act & Medicare Reforms
With the Affordable Care Act comes medicare Reforms. Historically, Medicare has often led the entire health care system in the adoption of quality and payment innovation. The reforms that go into place will not only affect Medicare but could change the way the health care system is paid. Meidcare reform means Reform our health care […]
US Judge Lets Virginia Healthcare Challenge Proceed
The new health care reform forces everyone to buy health insurance or pay a tax penalty. This has become a major debate with many who oppose the health care reform. This requirement is the corner stone of the white house health plan. The argument was that if everyone is on a health plan that will help […]
Health Insurance Exchange
On Thursday, the US Department of Health and Human Services announced that there would be federal grants of $1 million to help for each state to set up the health insurance exchange. Each state is then going to be able to set up the exchange how they see fit. The idea is that the Gov […]
