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WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Two state attorneys general squared off Thursday in a discussion about the constitutionality of President Barack Obama‘s health care law.
Humana letters leave CEO blindsided
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Call it the power of word processing: two letters set off a chain of events last month that still has thousands of state Medicare recipients shaken up, … Read →
BATON ROUGE — Medicaid is a major source of health care for Louisiana’s large low-income and elderly population but it’s also an economic driver, a report released Thursday by the … Read →
Just as Medicaid prepares for a vast expansion under the federal health care overhaul, the 47-year-old entitlement program for the poor is under increasing pressure as deficit-burdened states chip away … Read →
State’s health-care plan hits roadblock
Even before a new public corporation sets up an electronic marketplace enabling individuals and small businesses to shop for health insurance coverage, its executive director says it’s been tossed “a … Read →
Medicare passes on big profits to insurers
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — This has been a volatile year for the stock market. But one sector has been consistently earning a windfall for investors: health insurers who provide private … Read →
Lawsuit challenges Health Benefits Exchange
PROVIDENCE – A lawsuit challenging the legal right of Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee to use an executive order to create the R.I. Health Benefits Exchange was filed on Thursday in … Read →
BUFFALO, N.Y. — It’s no secret that, often times, government employees end up with a pretty good health insurance plan.
Democrats urge Obama to protect contraceptive coverage in health plans
WASHINGTON — A dispute has erupted between President Obama and Democrats in Congress over a proposal to broaden the exemption from new rules that require health insurance plans to cover … Read →
A seemingly obscure regulatory battle in Florida could upend efforts to implement health-care reform nationwide.

Slight majority fault Obama’s forcing insurers to issue birth control
Commercial insurers, Medicare paying 5.28% more for health services
N.Y regulators to conduct surprise audits on insurers, HMOs

Obama’s 2013 budget will discourage people from buying life insurance
New York Life to add 3,700, especially women, minorities
New life insurance sales growth built on pent up need, demand

Allstate alerts insurance agents of 1099 errors
Senators urge leadership to vote on long-term NFIP extension
Pa. insurance department liquidates First Sealord Surety Insurance


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