Regional news: Health Insurance News
Texas insurance regulators expect a decision soon from the Obama Administration on whether they can delay forcing insurers to pay rebates to health plan members if the companies exceed new medical loss ratio requirements.
ANNAPOLIS, MD — A group tasked with implementing federal health reform in Maryland is recommending that insurance agents and brokers continue to sell small-group health insurance when health exchanges begin operating in the state.
Coventry Health Care said it completed its acquisition of the business of Children’s Mercy’s Family Health Partners, a Medicaid health plan operated by Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Mo.
Delaware’s insurance commissioner approved the affiliation between Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware (BCBSD) and Highmark, imposing 49 conditions designed to protect consumers and BCBSD.
Consumers don’t understand health insurance, need transparency
More than half of adults report they are confused about health insurance when choosing which plan to purchase, a new survey found.
A major Delaware insurer, if affiliated with a Pennsylvania insurer, plans to invest $45 million over the next decade to help control in-state health insurance costs and improve health care infrastructure.
Business owners see value of private health plans over government option
Most independent business owners do not plan on buying health insurance from the government because most believe it is wrong to require Americans to have health insurance, a new survey says.
Baltimore County’s Health Care Review Committee agreed to extend health care benefits to same-sex couples legally married in other states, starting Jan. 1, 2012.
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.
Obama to force insurers to give out birth control when employers won’t
Group representing 119 in Congress calls individual mandate illegal
Insurer fined for charging unapproved rates on students’ policies
Brokerage firm pays $3.3M for bad-mouthing insurance broker
Employee benefit offerings only as good as the discussion about them
Sponsors of 401(k)s adding features to boost participants’ investment
Mercury Insurance seeks agents, unveils new commercial auto product
Most, least expensive 2012 car models to insure announced
Two insurance agents allegedly stole $422,000 from family brokerage
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