Mitt Romney must feel like “Bizarro Jerry.” I reference an episode when the title character of the Seinfeld television series and his whacky bunch find that things are not as they seem, notably as Elaine discovers a group of men who are the polar opposites of her close friends Jerry, George and Kramer.
A federal court threw out one of the key appeals of the federal health reform law, reversing a lower court’s ruling that held the law unconstitutional.
Each time the organization representing state insurance commissioners puts out its critique of some aspect of the federal health reform law or its proposed implementation, a key question is raised: Is the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) representing the interests of those it is serving, primarily consumers, or is it serving its own interests?
A possible U.S. government default on its debts, if the federal debt ceiling is not increased, will not “in the near term” hurt the property-casualty insurance sector, according to a financial analysis firm.
The parties that filed a Michigan challenge to the federal health reform law passed last year have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review the decision deeming the law constitutional.
The U.S. Health and Human Services Department has provided states, already hard at work on preparation, with a proposed “framework” to establish health exchanges, including an offer to partner on developing local health exchanges.
A federal appeals court in Cincinnati ruled the federal health reform law constitutional, the latest in a string of conflicting rulings regarding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
The American Medical Association reaffirmed its support for federal health reform‘s individual mandate, despite debate focused on ending the doctors’ group’s endorsement.
With the advent of the Supreme Court argument, all parties involved in the health insurance business are waiting. This is particularly true of health insurance carriers. Each insurance carrier to date has made adjustments to their business based on their best interpretation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the federal health reform law.