Regional news: Health Insurance News
Maryland insurance regulators have ordered American Trade Association and its subsidiaries to stop selling what they called bogus health insurance, according to an administrative order.
Health insurers have fewer group enrollments, more on Medicaid rolls
Economic pressures, which hurt health insurance companies in 2008, continued to take an effect last year, as growing unemployment meant member loss according to a new report from A.M. Best Co.
Golden Rule Insurance Co. introduced a new dental and vision products aimed at individuals and families in Maryland and Illinois, according to a company statement.
AMA says Medicare cut puts seniors’ health care at ‘grave risk’
Congress has put the health care for older Americans on Medicare at “grave risk” by not stopping the 21% cut in doctor’s payments for serving the federal program, the American Medical Association warned.
A federal judge has scheduled a July 1 hearing on Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli’s attempt to overturn federal health care reform.
Insurance regulators miss HHS deadline for medical loss ratio plan
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) submitted a letter June 1 to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) saying it was delaying its report on how health insurers should calculate their medical loss ratios.
WellPoint, the nation’s largest health insurer by medical membership, plans to unilaterally implement key provisions of the Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act introduced in Congress.
Blue Cross, Blue Shield firms report $510 million in fraud recoveries
Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies’ anti-fraud investigations resulted in recoveries of more than $510 million in 2009, according to data released by the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA).
AHIP on board with federal effort to improve health literacy
America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) said it supports a new federal effort to make health care clearer to the public, an effort it says it has already undertaken.
Congressmen urge revisiting COBRA subsidy extension after holiday
With an extension of benefits under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) removed from a comprehensive jobs bill in the U.S. House, future health coverage for the unemployed remains unresolved going into the Memorial Day weekend.
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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