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ObamaCare rules changed to make insurers ‘bad guys’ in Catholic furor

Tony Ondrusek — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:08:45 +0000

President Obama is poised to change the HHS rule on ObamaCare that would require Catholic institutions to offer contraceptive coverage in direct contradiction to the church’s religious doctrines.

ObamaCare rules changed to make insurers ‘bad guys’ in Catholic furor via IFAwebnews.

Urgent action needed to retain health insurance agent commissions!

Tony Ondrusek — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:31:28 +0000

As a direct result of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) – also known as ObamaCare – health insurance agent and broker commissions have been slashed by as much as 50%. Agencies have been forced to lay off employees, limit products and services, shift to other lines, and have seen significant drops in compensation.

Urgent action needed to retain health insurance agent commissions! via IFAwebnews.

Group representing 119 in Congress calls individual mandate illegal

Bob Graham — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:20:46 +0000

The American Center for Law and Justice has filed a second brief with the U.S. Supreme Court, this time arguing against the individual mandate in the federal health reform law.

Group representing 119 in Congress calls individual mandate illegal via IFAwebnews.

McDonald’s trumps Catholic Church with exemption from ObamaCare

Tony Ondrusek — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:11:34 +0000

A firestorm is brewing as leaders of the Catholic Church in the U.S. react to a decision by the Obama Administration that there will be no exemption for church-owned hospitals, universities, social service organizations, homeless shelters and soup kitchens from certain provisions in the new federal health insurance law.

McDonald’s trumps Catholic Church with exemption from ObamaCare via IFAwebnews.

Feinstein, advocates push review of Calif. health insurance rate hikes

IFAwebnews Staff — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:11:55 +0000

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a San Francisco Democrat, has joined forces with those seeking approval of an initiative that would allow California to regulate health insurance rates.

Feinstein, advocates push review of Calif. health insurance rate hikes via IFAwebnews.

Bravo Health’s sale to Cigna gets Maryland regulator’s approval

Bob Graham — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:13:22 +0000

The Maryland Insurance Administration has approved the Cigna's acquisition of Bravo Health, a Baltimore, Md.-based operator of Medicare Advantage plans.

Bravo Health’s sale to Cigna gets Maryland regulator’s approval via IFAwebnews.

Bill may ‘fix’ what HHS doesn’t see in agent compensation under MLR

Jaime L. Brockway — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:11:32 +0000

A bipartisan, companion Senate bill to the House bill excluding insurance agent compensation from medical loss ratio (MLR) calculations will be introduced in a few days, although the political environment makes its passage uncertain.

Bill may ‘fix’ what HHS doesn’t see in agent compensation under MLR via IFAwebnews.

HHS tells Texas it can’t phase in health reform’s medical loss ratio

Bob Graham — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:18:55 +0000

The Obama Administration rejected Texas' request that it be allowed to phase in federal health reform's medical loss ratio to prevent the state's health insurance market from destabilizing.

HHS tells Texas it can’t phase in health reform’s medical loss ratio via IFAwebnews.

Brief: If individual mandate is illegal, health reform law must die

Jaime L. Brockway — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:17:19 +0000

A Washington, D.C.-based advocacy organization says that the federal health reform should be declared unconstitutional because it is cannot function without the individual mandate, which the group also argues is unconstitutional.

Brief: If individual mandate is illegal, health reform law must die via IFAwebnews.

Rep. Schakowsky: Obama win opens door to public option, single-payer

Bob Graham — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:50:25 +0000

Rep. Jan Schakowsky told health care advocates that the November presidential election is all about health reform and how far it can be taken.

Rep. Schakowsky: Obama win opens door to public option, single-payer via IFAwebnews.