Regional news: Health Insurance News
Obama wants states steering more federal health reform implementation
The Obama Administration has proposed sharing with states the responsibility of defining essential health benefits (EHBs), a move that empowers states to detail their specific offerings within broad federal categories.
A national advocacy group asked a Kansas federal judge to reject the state’s request to prohibit the group’s claim arguing that a law restricting insurance coverage for abortion discriminates against women.
A Jacksonville, Fla.-based Blue Cross/Blue Shield insurance subsidiary agreed to acquire Pittsburgh, Pa.-based Highmark‘s Medicare subsidiary.
Walgreens, Tricare battle over rates could jeopardize drug coverage
A spat between Walgreens and U.S. Department of Defense’s Tricare pharmacy benefits program could prohibit nearly 6 million enrollees from obtaining medications from the company’s pharmacies next year.
Humana, based in Louisville, Kent., acquired a San Diego, Calif.-based health care analytics company to enhance its health care and identify cost savings.
An Indiana-based insurance company approved to sell health insurance products in Pennsylvania has been charged with small businesses “unreasonably high premium increases” after increasing rates 12%, according to federal officials.
HHS doesn’t exempt insurance agent commissions in final MLR rules
The U.S. Health and Human Services Department issued final rules for its medical loss ratio, declining the request of insurance agent trade groups and state insurance regulators to exempt agent and broker compensation.
NAIC pushes brokers’ case to feds on exempting commissions from MLRs
The organization representing state insurance commissioners is backing health insurance agents and brokers’ efforts to get their commissions removed from the formula mandating how carriers use premiums they collect
The U.S. Supreme Court did not address Virginia’s appeal of the federal health reform law during a scheduling conference Nov. 22.
U.S. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va) says President Obama‘s Medicare nominee, Marilyn Tavenner, is “eminently qualified” to run the federal program.
Federal health exchange officials too busy to worry about Supreme Court
Federal health reform would add 100,000 jobs, $4.4 billion to Calif.
Lautenberg, Rubio want to cap TRICARE fees for military retirees
Combination life insurance product sales rise at ‘remarkable rate’
Pa. men charged in multi-state, ‘elaborate financial fraud scheme’
Small business worries about its role in retirement planning
Senate passes ‘Band-Aid’ bill to extend NFIP 60 days; House must act
Allstate seeking agency owners for Md., Va., D.C., Pa, Del., W.Va.
Wharton School establishes new risk and insurance program
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