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Obama to force insurers to give out birth control when employers won’t

Bob Graham — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:48:08 +0000

The Obama Administration, fighting against critics of its health reform policy requiring religious employers to provide women with contraceptives, will force insurance companies to provide the services in cases where employers object to birth control on religious grounds.

Obama to force insurers to give out birth control when employers won’t via IFAwebnews.

Group representing 119 in Congress calls individual mandate illegal

Bob Graham — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:20:46 +0000

The American Center for Law and Justice has filed a second brief with the U.S. Supreme Court, this time arguing against the individual mandate in the federal health reform law.

Group representing 119 in Congress calls individual mandate illegal via IFAwebnews.

Insurer fined for charging unapproved rates on students’ policies

Jaime L. Brockway — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:30:47 +0000

An Indiana-based insurer agreed to pay the $100,000 fine for charging unapproved rates to thousands of medical insurance policies for college students in Washington State.

Insurer fined for charging unapproved rates on students’ policies via IFAwebnews.

Feinstein, advocates push review of Calif. health insurance rate hikes

IFAwebnews Staff — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:11:55 +0000

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a San Francisco Democrat, has joined forces with those seeking approval of an initiative that would allow California to regulate health insurance rates.

Feinstein, advocates push review of Calif. health insurance rate hikes via IFAwebnews.

Bravo Health’s sale to Cigna gets Maryland regulator’s approval

Bob Graham — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:13:22 +0000

The Maryland Insurance Administration has approved the Cigna's acquisition of Bravo Health, a Baltimore, Md.-based operator of Medicare Advantage plans.

Bravo Health’s sale to Cigna gets Maryland regulator’s approval via IFAwebnews.

Bill may ‘fix’ what HHS doesn’t see in agent compensation under MLR

Jaime L. Brockway — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:11:32 +0000

A bipartisan, companion Senate bill to the House bill excluding insurance agent compensation from medical loss ratio (MLR) calculations will be introduced in a few days, although the political environment makes its passage uncertain.

Bill may ‘fix’ what HHS doesn’t see in agent compensation under MLR via IFAwebnews.

HHS tells Texas it can’t phase in health reform’s medical loss ratio

Bob Graham — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:18:55 +0000

The Obama Administration rejected Texas' request that it be allowed to phase in federal health reform's medical loss ratio to prevent the state's health insurance market from destabilizing.

HHS tells Texas it can’t phase in health reform’s medical loss ratio via IFAwebnews.

Brief: If individual mandate is illegal, health reform law must die

Jaime L. Brockway — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:17:19 +0000

A Washington, D.C.-based advocacy organization says that the federal health reform should be declared unconstitutional because it is cannot function without the individual mandate, which the group also argues is unconstitutional.

Brief: If individual mandate is illegal, health reform law must die via IFAwebnews.

Delta Dental of Virginia forms two specialty companies

Bob Graham — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:56:30 +0000

The parent company of Delta Dental of Virginia formed two private, for-profit specialty companies to develop and market technologies and customer service programs.

Delta Dental of Virginia forms two specialty companies via IFAwebnews.

Grandfathered retirees in N.Y. fight premium payment increase

Jaime L. Brockway — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:11:22 +0000

A New York advocacy organization filed suit against the state and governor, asking them to roll back a 2% increase in the percentage public service retirees pay toward the cost of their health insurance premiums.

Grandfathered retirees in N.Y. fight premium payment increase via IFAwebnews.