Attorneys general from 11 states and Washington, D.C., have filed court papers in the federal health reform law case, arguing that the individual mandate forcing all Americans to buy health insurance, starting in 2014, is constitutional.

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.

The Annapolis, Md.-based Maryland Citizens’ Health Initiative announced it will join a national coalition of health groups with the mission to enroll uninsured people under the federal health care reform in 2014.

Joel Ario, former insurance commissioner of Pennsylvania, has compared the federal health reform law that President Barack Obama signed in March to Republican Mitt Romney’s plan in Massachusetts.

BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York (BCBSWNY) and BlueShield of Northeastern New York (BSNENY) have launched Online Care NY, a service that offers on-demand health care services in New York state to eligible members and employers.

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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.

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.

The number of people who are covered by Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) has reached 10 million, spurred in part by strong growth in the large-group market, according to America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP).

While not included in sweeping federal health reform, the head of the Senate’s health committee said “we can and should do more” to protect consumers from unjustified premium increases.